Permit Clerk-PT

Permit Clerk-PT

Provides administrative assistance to the Building Service department and processes permit requests. Acts as the receptionist for City Hall.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide customer service by answering phones; provide information as requested; collect and process payments; respond to requests for information
• Open and close permit lobby; welcome visitors; receive and process plans and applications
• Perform clerical duties, including but not limited to data entry; create and maintain project files; fax or email information; and run various reports
• Prepare and issue permits and licenses upon approval and schedule associated inspections
• Process electrical utility releases; balance cash receipts
• Prepare completed files and plans for document retention
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Assist with permitting software updates and finalizing inspections and approvals
• Assist with website portal updates
• Must be available every other Friday of the workweek as determined by the Department Director
• High integrity and quality customer service
• Proficient with computers, software, email, phones, and office equipment.
• Receives and directs visitors to City Hall
• Answers the telephone and conveys messages
• Dispatches inspectors and officers
• Performs other related duties as assigned and required
• Reconciles end-of-day paperwork and prepares daily bank deposits with accuracy
• High integrity and quality customer service

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Prior professional experience in a government permit-granting agency or a closely related field is preferred
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Texas Class "C" Driver's License

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged sitting
• Frequent standing and walking
• Reaching and twisting
• Communication of information and ideas so that others will understand. Must be able to share accurate information face-to-face, over the telephone, and radio
• Use digits to utilize computers, phones, calculators, copiers, scanners, printers, and other office tools
• Use vision to comprehend written information on paper, computers, and plans
• Occasional lifting 25 lbs. from the floor to the waist
• Bending, stooping, and crouching
• Safe use of a motor vehicle

Work Environment:

• The work environment is in an office with a moderate noise level.

The City of Angleton is an Equal Opportunity Employer.