Planning Specialist - Permit Technician

City of Richmond•Richmond, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Richmond, Department of Planning and Development Review, is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the position of Planning Specialist. This class is devoted to providing specialized and technical activities in support of building and planning permitting activities. As assigned, work may include assisting applicants who are applying for building and trade permits; performing initial intake plan reviews; reviewing preliminary drawings; responding to code questions; issuing permits; issuing Certificates of Occupancy; entering data; calculating fees; and coordinating the administrative aspects of the permitting process.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in planning, engineering, building construction, or field related to assignment
Two years of paraprofessional planning review or permitting experience.
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
Employee must complete first attempt at initial certification test (ICC Permit Technician 14) within 12 months of hire.
should a retest be required, employee must retest and pass required certification prior to the 18-month post-hire deadline.
Employee is required to participate in additional/ongoing training as mandated by the agency

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Business Administration or Construction
Candidate will have working knowledge of GIS (Geographical Information Systems)
Construction experience and knowledge of building codes
Experience working in the public sector
Bilingual is a plus
Microsoft Office Suite of products.

Responsibilities

Receives and reviews documents and verifies information is accurate and conforms to City guidelines.
Assesses the scope of projects including required permits and decides whether or not to accept proposals.
Issues documents such as permits or certificates of occupancy for residential projects or new building change-of-use projects.
Responds to customer requests and inquiries and provides information.
Maintains and updates records.
Performs additional duties at the local level, such as researching, extending and killing permits, verifying permits have the required information, performing initial review of permit applications, or filling in at a different station.