Permit Technician

City of Seguin•Seguin, TX

23h•$20

About The Position

Performs computerized permitting/licensing work for the Planning/Codes Department. Responsibilities include taking payments, issuing permits and licenses, scheduling inspections, receiving applications and plans, creating reports, and other clerical duties including providing quality customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Knowledge of: building permitting and inspection process; Energov and Microsoft Office software; contractors licensing and requirements; and standard mathematical and grammatical practices.
Ability to: understand and follow instructions; operate standard office equipment, including computer, scanner, calculator, copier, etc.; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and with the general public; and handle several items at one time accurately during stressful situations.
High school graduation or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

Maintains specialized knowledge relevant to department assignment, for example, technical building permit information and building codes, and utilities information and applications
Performs general clerical duties such as: word processing, filing, answering phones and referring calls, preparing correspondence, etc.
Sets up contractors and takes payments for registration along with billing on a regular basis and verifying that all license requirements are being met
Receives and accounts for payments and receipts; responsible for cash drawer
Takes food establishment license applications
Takes and oversees the processing of applications for construction of temporary electric, electric, water, and sewer services
Schedules inspections in permitting software
Issues permits for building, electric, plumbing, gas, mechanical, sign, garage sale, etc.
Explains and interprets building permitting and inspection process to the public, property owners, and contractors
Posts and tabulates figures
Prepares construction and permitting activity reports
Organizes and prepares permit applications, building plans and documents for appropriate routing
Performs specific research tasks under supervision
Accepts applications and payment for other department fees as needed
Observes all safety rules and procedures
Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
Overtime may be mandatory during peak workloads.