Permitting Specialist

Title: Project Analyst (3488) Location: Ontario, CA (hybrid 2 days on-site) Duration: 1 year Pay Rate: $35.62/hr Job Description: The Agency Coordinator Senior Specialist (ACSS) position acquires excavation/encroachment permits and traffic control permits for work performed in the Public Right of Way under our franchise agreement. They also acquire excavation/encroachment permits and traffic control permits for work performed in the Caltrans Right of Way. The role involves permit acquisition support and reports to the Northern Division in the Construction Permit Organization (CPO). Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing complex project plans and construction drawings with planners to identify the permits required to support the construction of facilities.
• Determining the appropriate internal resources to be utilized to obtain permits.
• Communicating with various governmental agencies and other external organizations to obtain favourable permit conditions for the installation of facilities.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with permitting staff of various governmental agencies to ensure accurate application submittals and timely approval of permit requests.
• Ensuring permit applications are properly identified and prepared for submittal to permitting agencies, submitting permit applications and obtaining approved permits from the responsible permitting agencies.
• Acting as a single point of contact for internally and externally generated questions related to permit applications; providing approved permits to appropriate project managers or construction personnel prior to the start of construction.
• Tracking the status of permit applications; reporting the status of permit applications to all internal stakeholders; mentoring entry-level permit & contract specialists.
• Addressing unfavourable or unacceptable permit conditions and escalating as necessary.
• Supporting and monitoring new business processes.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree
• Three or more years of experience in permitting planning, engineering, construction, inspection, utility Design, and/or project management support.
• Experience acquiring encroachment, excavation and/or traffic control permits.
• Proficient at interfacing with governmental agencies to acquire necessary construction permits.
• Working within construction timelines and with various construction personnel and clients.
• Reporting on project status to internal and external stakeholders.
• Acting as the point of contact for internal and external generated questions related to permit applications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here: The pay transparency policy is available here: For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AllSTEM Connections is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team. AllSTEM Connections participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program. We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Additional Skills (none specified) AllSTEM Representative Contact Info Account Executive: Ruiz Branch Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Location: Ontario, CA AllSTEM Connections