Permit Technician

Examples of Duties

• Responds to routine permitting and licensing inquiries and provides customer service to the public.
• Communicates with customers directly and by telephone and by email.
• Affords Citizens, Contractors and others with the process and procedures of obtaining permits and licenses.
• Accepts building permit applications, review applications for completeness and forwards applications to appropriate staff for review.
• Accepts license applications, review applications for completeness, review supporting documents for accuracy.
• Researches and communicates the status of permits and licenses to applicants.
• Prepares and distributes reports as needed.
• Processes and schedules inspection requests and coordinates with Building inspectors.
• Performs a variety of daily clerical and administrative duties, including but not limited to, answering and directing incoming telephone calls, operating computer software, data entry, creating and managing records, facilitating letters and other documents and correspondence as required.