Development Services Technician I

The purpose of this position is to assist with plan approval process and permits for the Development Services Department as well as perform administrative duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares information from site plans submitted for planning and zoning approval and performs inspections on
• construction projects.
• Meets with developers, engineers, and surveyors to describe or review procedures and promote new development.
• Provides customers with information on the planning and zoning approval process.
• Researches ordinances, regulations, and processes and recommends improvements.
• Provides administrative support by maintaining department schedules, coordinating meetings and agendas, preparing reports, researching information, and processing a variety of permits and certificates.
• Assigns case numbers to applications and enters customer requests for plan approval into database.

 

Supplemental Functions:

•  Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

 Knowledge:

• Basic civil engineering principles;
• Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• Construction principles;
• Mathematical concepts;
• Customer service principles;
• Modern office equipment and procedures.

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, sitting, handling, vision, hearing, talking.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, or negligible amounts constantly AND/OR walking or standing to a significant degree. 
• Incumbents may be subject to extreme temperature.