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PERMIT TECHNICIAN

Town of Paradise Valley
Paradise, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Paradise Valley Town Hall - Paradise Valley, AZ

Position Type

Full-Time

Salary Range

26.06 - $36.49 Hourly

Job Category

Construction

THE OPPORTUNITY

Do you have construction permitting experience and are looking for a new challenge in a great work environment? Then please read on because the Town of Paradise Valley is hiring for the position of Permit Technician! In support of the Town of Paradise Valley's (Town) mission to provide high-quality public services to a community that values limited government, the Permit Technician serves as the public face of the Community Development Department, performing complex technical support and customer service functions in support of the Building, Engineering, and Planning Divisions.

More specifically, the Permit Technician :

  • Issues building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, demolition and other permits.
  • Maintains files of planning and building permits, applications, inspection records, plans and logs.
  • Checks planning and building permit applications and supporting documentation for adherence to the municipal code to determine a minimum level of completeness.
  • Calculates and collects permit and plan review fees.
  • Utilizes and helps maintain the permitting database and assists with systems updates and modifications.
  • Works with vendor to address and resolve permitting database issues.
  • Creates required reports using the permitting system database.
  • Assists the public at the Community Development counter, by email and by telephone.
  • Provides customer service to public in Town Hall.
  • Researches, resolves, and documents complex issues and customer complaints.
  • Schedules inspections for building inspectors.

In return, the Permit Technician will enjoy the value of :

  • A superior workplace culture and environment that offers unique assignments and opportunities .
  • Work / life balance with flexible schedule options (after training period).
  • 100% Town-paid employee medical and dental premiums .
  • 85%-90% Town-paid medical and dental premiums for qualifying dependents.
  • 100% Town-paid basic life insurances equal to 1x annual salary.
  • Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
  • Paid vacation and sick leave accruals.
  • 10 paid holidays plus 2 personal days.
  • 5,000 in tuition reimbursement each year.
  • THE REQUIREMENTS

    To become a Permit Technician, the Town requires the following :

    Permit Technician 1 ($26.06-$34.75) :

  • Two years of technical and / or customer support experience, in the private development or municipal permitting process, including utilization of a geographic information database, in a development, architectural, building, engineering, or planning environment, including considerable public contact.
  • A valid class D Arizona driver's license.
  • Permit Technician 2 ($27.37-$36.49) :

  • Four years of technical construction related background with public contact in private development / municipal permitting and plan review in an architectural, building, engineering, or planning environment, to also include administering the citywide addressing policy.
  • A valid class D Arizona driver's license.
  • Possession of an ICC Building Permit Technician certificate.
  • APPLICATION PROCESS

  • The deadline to apply is Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11 : 59 p.m.
  • Interested candidates must complete an online application. Incomplete applications will be returned for completion or rejected with no further consideration.
  • Applicants must meet the posted minimum requirements .
  • The successful applicant must pass a background investigation which may include employment, driving, and criminal history checks.
  • The Town of Paradise Valley is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

    Salary : $26 - $36

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