Senior Permit Technician - City of Oxnard, CA
CA 93030, CA
About the Job
*This recruitment is open until filled. Early submissions are encouraged as applications will be reviewed on a regular and ongoing basis.*
The City of Oxnard's Community Development Department is seeking to hire a Senior Permit Technician to join the team!
Under general supervision, to perform a variety of highly responsible and advanced/lead level work; respond to general and building and/or encroachment permit inquiries at a high volume public counter, review and issue permits; build cohesive professional relationships with external agencies, conduct building and encroachment permit plan review relative to permit issuance procedures; coordinate inter/intra departmental communication and documentation; perform a variety of tasks related to preparing, gathering, analyzing, and summarizing permit data and reports; issue permits and calculate and collect fees; provide administrative and technical support; and perform related duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Provide support and information in-person, by phone, virtually, and by email to developers, builders, residents, and staff regarding department policies and procedures, specific to larger, more complex projects throughout the intake, plan check, permit and construction process.
- Assist with the implementation, ongoing maintenance, and staff support of the new Tyler EPL computer system.
- Run and review reports and maintain records related to plan check, permitting, and inspection operations.
- Develop quality control processes and troubleshoot existing systems and procedures for a more efficient workflow.
- Calculate and invoice project related permit and impact fees, particularly for larger and complex projects, and provide quality control oversight of the fee calculation process across division boundaries.
- Maintain published fee documents, valuation calculations, CPI and BCI monitoring, and update fee systems as needed.
- Monitor and track permits and fees paid in development agreement areas and community facilities district (CFD) areas.
- Assign, maintain, research, track and provide required notifications for new addresses.
- Maintain official city address maps, including working with developers, builders, residents, city staff and utility companies regarding new and existing addresses
- Represent Building and Engineering on the Street Naming Committee.
- Review plans related to private building construction, work within the public right-of-way or minor traffic control depending on area of assignment.
- Provide front counter assistance at the Building and Engineering public counter as needed.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This classification is distinguished from the classification of Permit Technician in that the incumbent provides specialized paraprofessional functional/program support, and serves as a lead worker and subject matter expert,, providing supervision and oversight of the work of others.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED/EXERCISED:
General supervision is provided by the Permit Coordinator. Technical or functional supervision may be provided by higher level Community Development staff. Incumbents serve as a lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion or may supervise paraprofessional and support staff.
WORK SCHEDULE: The normal work week is Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 6:00pm and alternating Fridays 8:00am-5:00pm. In addition, this position may be required to be available to work additional hours in response to peaks in workloads and changes in department needs.