Permit Technician - G115 Inspections and Codes

This position performs technical duties in the reception, review, issuance, and maintenance of all records relating to permit applications.

• Reviews, accepts, and issues all building, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, sign, and demolition permits; maintains daily and monthly reports.
• Calculates receipts from all permits, balances register at end of day and forwards funds to Finance Department.
• Issues certification of completion and occupancy to contractors and business owners.
• Confers with out-of-town businesses and assists in issuing one-time job applications and certificates of qualification while maintaining state cards and businesses licenses on a yearly basis.
• Maintains files for all daily faxed permits and daily balance records; processes files and records to storage.
• Receives telephone calls; responds to inquiries and forwards to appropriate personnel; records complaints; assists customers with maps, sales of codebooks, contractor testing information, permit processes, and housing code issues.
• Provides information and assistance to architects, engineers, and contractors concerning building codes and permit processes.
• Receives and distributes inspectors’ monthly reports; bills for monthly reports received by customers.
• Schedules inspections and enters to computer database. Confers with and assists inspectors in the field with information needed to complete inspections.
• Records inspections as part of permitting process.
• Carries out a continuous effort to improve operations, work processes, and works cooperatively and jointly to provide continuous improvement and customer-driven service.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of building and construction codes.
• Knowledge of permit processes and business licensing procedures.
• Knowledge of code books, maps, zoning ordinances, sign ordinances, and housing code ordinances.
• Knowledge of modern office administration and record management practices.
• Skill in problem solving and decision making.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.

Salary : $17