Under limited supervision, to perform a wide variety of technical and specialized duties related to processing and issuing building permits and land development applications; to provide skilled assistance and administrative support to staff with all phases of the permit application, code compliance, and abatement process, including examining and analyzing applications, construction documents and building plans for completeness and conformance with requirements; researching property, database records, and field inspection reports; and providing customer service to the public.
Sufficient education and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks and the attainment of the knowledge and abilities listed below.
Training and Experience Note:
The knowledge, skills, and abilities are acquired through possession of a high school diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience providing assistance to a staff in the building trades or related trade or service to the public in the area of permit processing, plan checking, mapping, surveying, building inspection, or land development, and two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience as a Permit Technician I with Santa Clara County, or a functionally equivalent position.
Permit Technician certification by the International Code Council (ICC), or equivalent issuing agency, is desirable.
Knowledge of:
- Construction types, plans, specifications, and legal aspects of code enforcement;
- Building trades, codes, ordinances, regulations;
- Regulatory and discretionary permit application processes;
- Mathematical concepts to calculate fees;
- Operation of standard office software and equipment;
- Building and planning office procedures and operations;
- Public relations practices.
Ability to:
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Prioritize tasks and organize workload in order to provide efficient and effective customer service;
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Read and understand construction plans and documents;
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Understand and effectively explain regulations, procedures, and ordinances to the public;
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Perform basic mathematical calculations;
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Operate a variety of office software and equipment;
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Use computers to manage data, documents, and workflow;
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Maintain records, compile and tabulate data;
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Develop and maintain effective working relationships with builders, contractors, developers, department representatives, the general public and staff;
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Train technical and clerical staff.
