Part-Time Building Permit Clerk

About the Role

This part-time position within the City Clerk Department provides technical and clerical support related to building permits, certificates of occupancy, contractor and journeyman licensing, inspections, utility releases, records management, and customer service.

Starting pay is $18.8665 per hour with no benefits. This position is designated as safety/security sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, and random drug and alcohol screening.

Responsibilities

• Answer telephone calls and respond to requests and inquiries from the public, directing calls and visitors to the appropriate person or division.
• Receive complaints and forward them to appropriate personnel.
• Maintain department records and files according to established procedures and retrieve information upon request.
• Process building permits and certificates of occupancy, including forwarding applications for approval, calculating fees, notifying applicants of inspections, writing permits, maintaining applicant files, explaining inspection procedures, and obtaining subcontractor information.
• Schedule inspections when requested by contractors.
• Take orders for water meter sets and collect fees for sewer tie-ons and water meters.
• Scan files and catalog building applications.
• Complete folders for new construction and issue release forms to City billing.
• Issue and renew apprentice, journeyman, contractor, and maintenance licenses.
• Verify state licenses and insurance bonds, enter information into the computer, write receipts, and maintain licensing files.
• Receive money for permits, licenses, and other fees while ensuring the cash drawer balances at the end of each day.
• Prepare monthly building permit reports and compile and categorize permits and associated costs.
• Prepare subcontractor work permits, including calculating fees and issuing electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits.
• Pull address folders for inspections, re-file work permits following inspector approval, and release utilities when finalized.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to pass clerical and data entry tests, including a minimum data entry speed of 5,500 keystrokes.
• Basic computer knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous clerical experience.
• Skill with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience with accounting, spreadsheet, word processing/typing, 10-key, or alphanumeric data entry.

Pay

$18.8665 per hour.