Planning & Permitting Technician I - GMCD - Operations & Regulatory Management

Job Summary

Performs professional work collecting, organizing, evaluating, and reporting planning data; reviews and processes permit applications for building, construction, and/or development permits; and provides assistance and information to property owners, contractors, architects and the general public.

Essential Functions

• Processes land use petitions and site development plans and distributes to appropriate divisions for review; processes carnival petitions; processes the transmittal and adoption of Growth Management Plan amendments; processes commercial Certificates of Adequacy.
• Tracks temporary use permits for model homes and sends out reminders to those that are expiring; tracks pre-application requests; tracks correspondence and zoning verification requests.
• Mans the front counter at the Planning Office; provides planning and zoning information to the general public and other employees in other divisions.
• Provides customer service and administrative/clerical support to the issuance of varied building and development permits.
• Receives permit applications and supporting documentation; determines what information and actions are needed to approve permit depending upon the nature/type of the permit requested.
• Verifies contractor licenses.
• Receives, reviews and routes revisions and ensures they are incorporated into permit application, review and approval as appropriate.
• Issues permits upon receipt of all documentation and approvals; calculates and collects fees and other revenues; issues payment slips; maintains records of monies collected; and prepares for deposit.
• Cancels permits or applies permit holds when necessary.
• Provides assistance to permit applicants, builders, property owners, planners, and other customers; provides information regarding permit application process, codes, statutes and other regulations, policies and standards governing the permit process.
• Assists the Code Enforcement staff with code violations as it related to building and/or construction permits.
• Reviews a variety of reports for accuracy and completeness; contacts appropriate person if there appears to be any discrepancies. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
• Performs general/clerical tasks, which may include answering telephone calls, making copies, sending/receiving faxes, filing documentation, or processing incoming/outgoing mail.
• Performs other related duties as required.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year of related experience preferred.
• Fingerprinting required.
  
  

Supplemental information

• Salary offers above the minimum of the pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident-by-incident basis, the County’s Administrative Office will make the determination as to who will be required to work.
• This job posting is not intended to be all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position.
  
  

Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part time employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer you when you join our team.

Individuals hired into temporary positions for a period of less than six months, volunteers and interns are not benefit eligible. Temporary employees hired for longer than six months may be eligible for Florida Retirement System Benefits as well as others required by law.

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APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.

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Do you possess a high school diploma or GED?

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Do you have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in clerical work, planning, land use terminology, reading legal descriptions, County zoning codes, or County codes and ordinances?

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