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LCB Licensing Specialist

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Salary
Harrisburg, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

THE POSITION

Do you like to analyze and investigate? The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has the job for you! This position reviews and processes routine and advanced complex liquor license and permit applications in support of the licensing program administered by the PLCB through the Bureau of Licensing's Evaluation Division. If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, apply with us today!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a Licensing Specialist, you will examine, analyze, and evaluate applications for different types of licenses and permits based on laws, amendments, regulations, precedents, and policies controlling all aspects of alcohol production, distribution, and consumption within the Commonwealth. This includes reviewing applications and supporting documents for correctness and eligibility to determine subsequent approval or denial of each. You will be expected to summarize discrepancies, prepare correspondence, request investigations, and process cases to final conclusion as well as submit complex or unusual cases for upper-lever review and advice when necessary. Communication skills are essential as you will also answer inquiries and provide requested case status to applicants, licensees, attorneys, legislators, and agency personnel including the Executive staff. Advance your analytical career with an agency that is committed to the prevention of alcohol misuse and underage drinking while funding essential services and enterprises that support the Pennsylvania economy.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

  • Full-time employment
  • Work hours are 7 : 30 AM to 4 : 00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch. Work hours may be negotiable.
  • Telework : You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to four days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  • Salary : In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
  • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam / junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements :

  • Two years of experience as an LCB Licensing Technician 2; or
  • Five years of clerical, administrative, or para-professional experience supporting a legal, licensing, or other regulatory program requiring the application of statutes, program policies, and industry regulations, and graduation from high school; or
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
  • Other Requirements :

  • You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
  • You must be able to perform essential job functions.
  • Legal Requirements :

  • You must pass a background investigation. An applicant with a felony conviction within the last ten years of their prospective date of employment is not permitted to work for the PLCB, per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. Other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
  • How to Apply :

  • Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience / education).
  • If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
  • Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
  • Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
  • Veterans :

  • Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
  • 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov / Additional Info / Pages / default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.
  • Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) :

  • 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
  • If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

    The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

    EXAMINATION INFORMATION

  • Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
  • Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
  • Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
  • You must provide complete and accurate information or :
  • your score may be lower than deserved.

  • you may be disqualified.
  • You may only apply / test once for this posting.
  • Your results will be provided via email.
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