Permit Technician

Bureau Veritas • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

JOB SUMMARY:
• Answer incoming calls from Clients, Contractors, Team staff and others requesting inspections to be scheduled
• Schedule inspections received by phone and/or emails.
• Setup new projects in our internal system
• Intake of permit applications, plans and all required/supporting documentation for new projects in the City of Fort Worth division; commercial and residential
• Track/input/log all incoming projects for disbursement/review to Plan Review Team
• Apply for residential/commercial building permits within the CFW Accela system
• Provide support to the field inspectors coordinating inspections
• Provide support to the Special Projects Coordinator and Plan Review Team for the City of Fort Worth division
• Track and maintain permit status/expiration for all building permits; commercial and residential
• This job requires spending 6-8 hours a day answering phones, intake of project documentation and scheduling inspections
• Communicate with City of Fort Worth concerning permit application, inspections or other problem-solving issues.

Must be a self-starter, able to work within a group and individually
And other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Requires clerical and technical support duties within the scheduling division in the Fort Worth Office for City of Fort Worth duties
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be well organized
• Must have excellent typing, data entry, and clerical skills.
• Must be computer savvy. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and working with different software and databases.
• High School Diploma/ Associates Degree (preferred)
• 2-5 years of experience as a certified permit technician
• Or, equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls from Clients, Contractors, Team staff and others requesting inspections to be scheduled
• Schedule inspections received by phone and/or emails.
• Setup new projects in our internal system
• Intake of permit applications, plans and all required/supporting documentation for new projects in the City of Fort Worth division; commercial and residential
• Track/input/log all incoming projects for disbursement/review to Plan Review Team
• Apply for residential/commercial building permits within the CFW Accela system
• Provide support to the field inspectors coordinating inspections
• Provide support to the Special Projects Coordinator and Plan Review Team for the City of Fort Worth division
• Track and maintain permit status/expiration for all building permits; commercial and residential
• Communicate with City of Fort Worth concerning permit application, inspections or other problem-solving issues.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work within a group and individually
• And other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED