NOTE: The Town does not accept applications or resumes except for currently posted and available positions.

NOW HIRING: PERMIT TECHNICIAN

POSITION TITLE: Permit Technician
DEPARTMENT: Building Department
REPORTS TO: Building Official
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt – Full-Time
HOURLY RANGE: $18.00 – $24.00 hr. DOQ

Position Summary:

Performs intermediate clerical work for the Building Department, receiving phone communications as well as greeting and assisting visitors. Participates in front counter operations, accepts, reviews and processes permit applications, “issues” building permits for all residential and commercial building projects. Develops and maintains a working relationship with contractors, developers, consultants, and residents to achieve compliance with all federal, state, county and town codes and ordinances.

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks:

  • Provide exceptional Customer Service, respond to routine permitting inquiries, enforce policies and procedures, answer emails, phone calls and meet with walk-ins.
  • Issue and monitor permits throughout the permitting cycle, beginning with application intake, plan review, resubmittals, receive inspection requests, document results, and permit closure.
  • Collect fees and issue receipts.
  • Send permit expiration notices when applicable.
  • Generate Letter of Completion at the request of contractor.
  • Process Certificate of Occupancy.
  • Work with Code Enforcement regarding permit complaints.
  • Verify and update records of contractors’ licenses and insurance.
  • Respond to public disclosure requests for permit records.
  • Maintain systems to ensure that all electronic permit files, supporting documents, and other data are maintained in an organized fashion.
  • Work with the building official to ensure process consistency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Possess the ability to positively interact with the other staff members, citizens, contractors, governmental entities, and other clientele.
  • Good time management, organization, telephone, attention to detail, and people skills.
  • Ability to learn permit processing software program.

Education and Experience:

  • ICC Permit Technician and other certifications are a bonus.
  • Municipal experience processing Building Department permits preferred.

Physical Requirements:

This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires crouching, reaching, walking, pushing, fingering, grasping and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work.

Special Requirements:

None.

NOTE: Reasonable accommodation considerations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability. The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their direct supervisor.

Interested in applying?

Email your Cover Letter, Resume, and Reference Letter to: [email protected]

Town of Redington Shores
17425 Gulf Blvd.
Redington Shores , Florida 33708

Telephone: (727) 397-5538