Senior Permit Specialist- Fire Department
About The Position
The San Jose Fire Department (SJFD) is seeking to fill one (1) full-time Senior Permit Specialist vacancy in the Bureau of Fire Prevention. This position performs a variety of construction review, permit issuance, and customer service functions related to plan review processes and permit issuance. The Senior Permit Specialist serves as a key resource to applicants, contractors, design professionals, and City staff by providing guidance on permit requirements, code compliance, and development review processes. The salary range for this classification is $82,534.40 – $100,505.60 annually, with an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay in addition to the starting salary. The SJFD is a high-volume, high-performance, “all hazard” fire department responding to approximately 110,000 calls for service each year from 34 Fire Stations.
Requirements
- Completion of high school, General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.) or equivalent.
- Two (2) years of experience as a Permit Specialist or equivalent in a public agency.
- Valid California Driver's License or the ability to obtain one.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations, including ability to read, comprehend, and interpret building plans and knowledge of Zoning, Building and/or Fire Code terminology, administration and permitting procedures.
- Ability to learn and use the department's automated permit processing database system and development related programs.
- Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree from an accredited college and one (1) year of experience as a Permit Specialist or equivalent in a public agency.
Responsibilities
- Processes and issues a variety of Fire permits for large scale multi-family, tract home projects, commercial and single-family projects.
- Receive/obtain and review a variety of fire protection and hazmat applications, construction plans and supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with state, county and local codes and other applicable criteria; secures missing information from applicants; determines the required level of plan review and/or inspection, based on submittal documents and enters detailed project data into computer-based systems.
- Research project address and files regarding prior actions, decisions, and development activities to support new project submittal; and ensure all necessary approvals are obtained from City Departments and external agencies.
- Respond to inquiries and confer with developers, engineers, contractors, architects, and the public concerning development review requirements, fire codes, and permit regulations in-person at the public counter, on the phone, virtually or by email.
- Coordinate project workflow and meetings between City staff, contractors, and applicant development teams.
- Act as a mentor and provide technical direction on fire protection and hazardous materials permits processes, policies and procedures to city staff and the general public.
- Calculate and issue plan check, inspection and permit fee invoices as necessary.
- Resolve permit review complications, complaints and customer service issues.
- Perform other duties of similar nature or level as required.
Benefits
- The City of San José is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
