Building Technician I/II

City of Folsom•Folsom, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Folsom's Community Development Department is currently recruiting for a Building Technician I/II to join the Building Services Division. This position is Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm and sits at a public counter located in Folsom City Hall. Under general supervision and direction from the Chief Building Official, the Building Technician I/II will provide customer service and information to the public regarding building issues, processes, and requirements; receive, review, route, and process plan checks and building permit applications; issue building permits; and collect, record, and balance permit-related monetary transactions. The Building Technician I/II responds to the public’s inquiries via email, phone or in-person and assists with navigating through the development and permitting process. Building Technician I/IIs are at the Community Development Department Public Counter available for inquiries throughout the day of work while managing the current building permit activity from submittal through issuance and to building final. Building Technician II incumbents may oversee, monitor, and/or direct the work of lower level personnel. The Building Technician I (salary M41: $57,847.15 - $73,279.04 annually) is the entry-level class of the Building Technician series. Initially under general supervision, the incumbents perform the more routine duties while learning city policies and procedures and becoming familiar with the variety of departmental systems and practices and how to handle increasingly more difficult paraprofessional/technical office and field engineering work. As experience is gained, duties become more diversified and are performed under more direction. At the discretion of the Department Director, this class is flexibly staffed with Building Technician II and incumbents may be advanced to the higher level after one year, and demonstrating proficiency that meets the qualifications. The Building Technician II (salary M45: $63,768.79 - $80,780.39 annually) is the experienced/journey level class in the series, fully competent to independently perform duties. This class is distinguished from the lower classification of Building Technician I by the relative independence with which they perform the duties and the complexity of assignments. This class is distinguished from the Building Plans Coordinator in that the latter serves as the lead or specialist in the Building Technician series. This position is non-exempt and represented by Local 39 IUOE.

Requirements

Building Technician I Education: Thirty (30) semester units in planning, drafting, engineering, building inspection, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Building Technician I Experience: One (1) year of experience in technical plan check work, field, and/or office building inspections or planning work.
Building Technician II Education: An Associate's degree in planning, drafting, engineering, building inspection, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Building Technician II Experience: One (1) year as a Building Technician I with the City of Folsom.
Building Technician II Experience: Two (2) years of experience in technical plan check work, field, and/or office building inspections or planning work.
Knowledge of planning approval and building permit processes and procedures, specification requirements, and construction practices.
Knowledge of modern office methods, practices, procedures, and computer equipment.
Knowledge of methods of tracking and compiling data.
Knowledge of customer service practices.
Knowledge of record keeping practices and methodologies.
Knowledge of basic mathematic principles.
Knowledge of project tracking methodologies.
Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
Ability to learn building inspection and planning policies and procedures, construction, design, and land use regulations and ordinances.
Ability to receive, understand, and respond to public service requests.
Ability to explain and interpret building-related policies and regulations accurately and tactfully to the public.
Ability to review plans for completeness and calculate permit fees in accordance with established laws, ordinances, and policies.
Ability to enter data into a computer system accurately.
Ability to perform arithmetic calculations.
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

Building Technician II incumbents may oversee, monitor, and/or direct the work of lower level personnel.
Building Technician II is the experienced/journey level class in the series, fully competent to independently perform duties.
Building Technician II is distinguished from the lower classification of Building Technician I by the relative independence with which they perform the duties and the complexity of assignments.
Building Technician II is distinguished from the Building Plans Coordinator in that the latter serves as the lead or specialist in the Building Technician series.

Responsibilities

Provide customer service and information to the public regarding building issues, processes, and requirements.
Receive, review, route, and process plan checks and building permit applications.
Issue building permits.
Collect, record, and balance permit-related monetary transactions.
Respond to the public’s inquiries via email, phone or in-person and assist with navigating through the development and permitting process.
Manage current building permit activity from submittal through issuance and to building final.
Oversee, monitor, and/or direct the work of lower level personnel (Building Technician II).
Calculate required fees and issue building permits.
Perform plan checks on residential plans for compliance with building codes.
Perform plan checks on commercial, industrial, and residential projects for compliance with city zoning, building, and planning regulations and codes.
Track and coordinate the routing of various new plan check submittals and re-submittals and building permit applications to City divisions and departments.
Confer with builders, engineers, contractors, architects, and the public concerning building codes, planning and zoning codes, and permit requirements.
Perform mathematical fee calculations for the public, other city staff, and other government agencies.
Record, collect, and balance permit-related monetary transactions.
Schedule and conduct pre-application meetings with developers, contractors, architects, and owners to discuss new projects.
Prepare written reports and correspondence.
Perform related duties as assigned.