Planning & Permitting Specialist

City of Richmond, Virginia; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond, Department of Planning and Development Review, seeks a Planning Specialist to provide specialized and technical support for building and planning permitting activities.

Responsibilities include handling intake, reviewing preliminary drawings, answering code questions, issuing permits and Certificates of Occupancy, data entry, calculating fees, and coordinating administrative aspects of permitting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in planning or related field.
• Two years of paraprofessional planning review or permitting experience.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Receives and reviews documents for accuracy per City guidelines.
• Assesses project scope and required permits.
• Issues permits and Certificates of Occupancy for residential and change-of-use projects.
• Responds to customer requests and provides information.
• Maintains and updates records.
• Performs additional duties such as researching and processing permits as needed.

Skills

Relational data

Geodatabases

Fee calculations

Communication

Reading drawings

Education

Associate's degree in planning/engineering/building construction

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Business Administration/Construction

Tools

EnerGov

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

GIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

The City of Richmond, Department of Planning and Development Review, seeks a Planning Specialist to provide specialized and technical support for building and planning permitting activities.

Responsibilities include handling intake, reviewing preliminary drawings, answering code questions, issuing permits and Certificates of Occupancy, data entry, calculating fees, and coordinating administrative aspects of permitting.