Salary: $33,415.00 – $43,000.00 Annually
Location : Hanover, VA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 202300206
Department: Building Inspector’s Office
Opening Date: 08/30/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
The Hanover County Building Inspector’s office has an opportunity to join their team as a Permit Technician. Whether you are a candidate interested in beginning your career in the construction industry or someone with advanced skills and abilities, this job is for you. The position offers growth opportunities and a salary that will commensurate based on skills and experience. Apply today!
General Description:Employees in this class facilitate the permitting and inspections process through direct interaction with owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals. The Permit Technician manages the permitting process from initial submittal to issuance of certificates of occupancy.
Organization:
The Permit Technician is part of Hanover County’s Career Development Program. The Permit Technician Ladder has four (4) levels ranging from Permit Technician I to Senior Permit Technician. Incumbents report to the Business Manager.
Essential Functions:
- Interview customers to identify service needs via telephone, e-mail, and walk-in.
- Advise customers of the submittal requirements for commercial building, residential building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, elevator, amusement device, and fire protection permits.
- Receive, process, and assign permit applications and construction documents.
- Verify completeness of submittal documents.
- Assess/collect fees in accordance with the published fee schedule (see Hanover County Code, Chapter 6).
- Manage the routing of construction documents and applications to development agencies.
- Schedule/assign inspections from telephone and electronic requests.
- Issue construction permits.
- Issue certificates of occupancy.
- Respond to customer FOI requests.
Working Conditions:
- A. Hazards
- None known
- B. Environment
- Office
- C. Physical Effort
- Minimal
- D. Non-exempt
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the construction industry.
- Knowledge of the permitting and inspections process, including requirements for plan submittal, inspections requests and sequencing, and requirements for approvals.
- Knowledge of basic construction code requirements for structures.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and written.
- Ability to operate Microsoft Office and related programs.
- Ability to learn/operate permitting software.
Education, Experience and Training:High school or equivalent required with at least one year experience in a construction-related field preferred – or – any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities is acceptable. Higher levels on the Career Ladder require additional education, experience, and training.
Special Conditions:
- Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting.
- Twelve-month probationary period.
July 2023
SUMMARY OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Hanover County is proud to provide our employees with the following comprehensive benefits package. Hanover provides a benefit package that provides for you in times of need, they offer an ongoing level of financial security, peace-of-mind, and healthy work-life balance. This is part of our goal to make Hanover County an attractive place to work. To see exactly what you will find with our offerings, click the link below:This is an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions. If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail. The Pamunkey Regional Jail and Library share some of the County benefits, please visit their website for more details.