Career Opportunity

6322-Permit Technician II

Recruitment: RTF0120258-01150642

Published: June 07, 2022

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About:

The Department of Building Inspection oversees the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of City building, housing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and disability access codes for San Francisco’s more than 200,000 buildings.  Positions are located on 49 South Van Ness, under Division Permit Services and Code Enforcement.  (If you applied previously, please do not reapply) The Department have more vacancies and repost for more candidates.

Role description

Appointment Type:  Temporary-Exempt.  This position is exempt from Civil Service Commission rules pursuant to the City and County of San Francisco, Charter Section 10.104, and incumbents serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Position Description:

Under general supervision the Permit Technician II performs a wide variety of
paraprofessional, technical, administrative and specialized work involved in
receiving, reviewing, processing and issuing building, electrical, plumbing and
related permits and applications; determining required inspections; creating inspection records and appointments; maintaining field inspection lists; creating and issuing records requests; and providing permit-related information concerning permit requirements, codes, ordinances and inspection procedures.
Essential Functions of the Position Include:
- Receives, reviews and evaluates permit applications, construction plans and
supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy and conformance with local,
state and federal building codes and other applicable established criteria.
Determines need for pre-permit inspections and needed level of review of plans
prior to permit issuance.
- Processes and issues various building, electrical and plumbing permits.
Determines required inspections, creates inspection records and appointments,
and maintains field inspection lists from permit records.
- Uses fee schedules and designated calculation methodologies; processes
applicable charges through the Department’s cashiering system.
- Performs extensive and complex entries into the City’s computerized Permit
Tracking System and other computer based systems, ensuring accuracy in all
data.
- Records, logs, compiles and maintains various permit related files, data, documents, plans and reports.
- Interacts directly with project sponsors, permit expediters, contractors, the
general public and other department representatives.
- Resolves a variety of complex and difficult problems and complaints
encountered by staff and department representatives regarding permit and plan
submittals and processing, illegal construction, code violations and inspections.
- Processes complex records requests associated with building permits, research
permits and plans information to respond to records requests, assist customers
with plans; process requests from other City Agencies; works with the vendor
that scans plans and performs scanning in-house.
- May collect data and prepare statistical reports regarding permit intake,
issuance and inspections, may lead and/or participate in preparing and
processing administrative documents requiring extensive knowledge of department
operations, policies, procedures, codes, regulations and ordinances.
- May lead the work of others performing building electrical, plumbing and related permit and plan processing work.
- Develop and maintain procedure manuals.
Note:
Some positions may be assigned to lead the work of staff who are engaged in
less complex work, such as is normally assigned to the Permit Technician I.

How to qualify

Two (2) years of administrative and technical building, electrical, plumbing and related permit
and plan processing experience equivalent to the level of class 6321 Permit Technician I with the City and County of San Francisco which includes reviewing applications for accuracy and completeness, receiving and logging records requests, maintaining inspection records and providing routine permit-related information concerning permit requirements, codes, ordinances and procedures.

What else should I know?

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation: $76,336 to $92,820 Yearly

Information about the Hiring Process: click here

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Yvonne Lin, by email at yvonne.lin@sfgov.org. 

Filing Deadline: Interested Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on June 12, 2022.

General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures:
Important Employment Information for the City and County of San Francisco can be obtained at http://www.sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=20 or hard copy at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.