Permit Technician

POSITION SUMMARY

Permit Technician will provide administrative and technical service to the customer. Review Zoning, Building, and Planning applications for completeness prior to assigning permit or case numbers. Assign addresses, issue business licenses, process trade permits and schedule inspections as needed. Collect fees and issue receipts. Operate KIVA database.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SUMMARY

1. Assist general public with all questions and activities relevant to the intake of applications. Coordinate with staff and other County departments as necessary to ensure proper submittal of applications.
2. Prepare and compile reports related to department tracking and database systems. Add or remove flags/holds as necessary.
3. Review construction documents for completeness prior to assigning a building permit number; calculate and collect permit and impact fees.
4. Provide information as requested with regards to department records, reports, codes, ordinances, procedures, and calendar of events.
5. Coordinate the circulation of commercial plans between Zoning, Building, Electrical, and Mechanical/Plumbing sections.
6. Respond to administrative and some technical questions from the public on applying for a permit and issuing a building permit.
7. Issue permits following plan approval.
8. Retrieve and research material from manual and/or automated files.
9. Incumbent(s) in this classification may handle sensitive and/or confidential records, plans, documents or decisions that require maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information. ?
10. Any one position may not include all duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent performing the essential duties listed above.

* The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.

1. High School Diploma or GED, and two (2) years of work experience in government, construction, architecture, administrative/clerical, customer service or planning experience to include mapping, databases or related computer applications or related field. Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

1. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
2. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.
3. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.
4. Employee must be able to perform the physical demands required of fieldwork.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Duties are performed primary indoors; however there may be an occasional incidence where a site visit is required.
2. Essential job duties are performed indoors in climate-controlled environment.
3. Primary work surface is even, dry, carpeted or tiled floor.
4. Work may be done alone or with co-workers with general directions from the supervisor.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS

1. Worker uses a variety of office machines, including a mainframe computer, Xerox copiers, and other office machines, communication devices.
2. Worker uses a wide variety of work aids, including construction documents, books, binders and files, architectural scales, and calculator.
3. County vehicle is used on an as needed basis.

Bernalillo County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.