What are the responsibilities and job description for the Permit Specialist position at Seatown?
Job Overview
We are a fast growing residential Electrical, Plumbing & HVAC company looking for a qualified, full-time, Permit Specialist to aid in the success of our company's growth. The candidate we are looking for is serious about their career and is willing to help us grow. It is a challenging, exciting, and fun opportunity in a professional environment. If you are a team player with a positive attitude, we want to hire you!
This position is full time position. (Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM)
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Continuous communication with controlling jurisdictions, clients, engineers, and project managers
- Responsible for pulling permits expeditiously, maintains all records and ensures all permits remain active throughout the duration of a project
- Research city/county requirements for permitting process on specific project locations
- Prepares, tracks, and reviews for completeness, accuracy, status, or eligibility a variety of documents and records such applications; and determines adequacy of documentation for local jurisdictions
- Maintain Permitting Excel Spreadsheet, Process Sales, Permits and Inspections daily
- Follow-up with city/county contacts to expedite permit issuance
- Provide exceptional customer service to our customers and inspectors about any/all issues that arise
- Communicate corrections to the correct department/technician, track tasks for return trips
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Must be reliable and punctual
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Must have proficient spreadsheet experience
- Spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation is very important
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain meticulous records.
- Must be able to work independently, be self-motivated, meet deadlines, highly detail orientated and high productive.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma required
- Experience in permitting a plus
- Ability to complete work on schedule
Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and type
- Speaking and hearing ability; heavy communication through talking and listening to employees and clients directly as well as through telephone conversations to resolve issues
- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- May lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Benefits
- Accrued PTO at 1 hour for every 40 hours worked
- 40 hours of vacation at 3 years and 80 hours at 5 years
- 7 Paid Holidays
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Health Savings Account
- 401k with company 100% company match up to 3% and 50% match up to 5%
- Prizes and giveaways
- Fully stocked break room
- Ongoing Training
- Onsite Gym
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About Seatown:
Seatown Electric Plumbing Heating and Air is proud to serve residents throughout Seattle and surrounding areas. We have a great reputation that keeps our customers coming back time and time again. We pride ourselves not only on providing great service for our customers, but our employees as well. We take care of all the employees like family. Everyone has room for growth, and everyone has a voice. Our company culture is something that any of our employees would say is like no other in Washington!
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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