Office Assistant- Building Department Fremont County

Job: Office Assistant- Building Department Assists citizens with building permit applications and fees. Performs administrative, secretarial, clerical, bookkeeping and public contact duties associated with the Building Department. Provides the public with regulatory information not requiring complex interpretation. Answers and routes incoming calls to appropriate personnel and schedules appointments if requested information cannot be provided or interpretation of the regulations are required. Disperses building permits and septic permits, contractor's licenses, address issuance and driveway access applications. Provides information to the public and consultants. Collects application fees and prepares necessary reports, deposits, reconciles and balances accounts. Assists in the compilation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual department revenue reports. Performs content review of all building, septic and driveway access permits, notes obvious deficiencies and forwards them for review. Prepares, categorizes and maintains Excel files and other computerized filing systems, enters and updates information and cross-indexes all files. Prepares and maintains current computerized records of expiration dates for building and septic permits, and contractor's licenses. Mails copies of deficiency letters, notification of stop work orders and general correspondence to applicants and owners. Attends, takes and transcribes minutes for the Board of Appeals hearings. Prepares and mails all notification of expiration letters to all applicants and contractors within the time frames specified in the Regulations. Qualifications: Associate’s Degree; or one (1) to two (2) years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Requirements: Valid and current Colorado Driver’s License. Must be, or be able to obtain, a State of Colorado Notary Public. Other Notes: Complete County Application by the closing date and time. Ensure you submit any additional information requested in this posting. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration. Applicants selected to participate in the interview process will be the only candidates contacted. Fremont County is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering an extensive benefits package of health, dental, and life insurance to all employees working 30 or more hours per week. Additional optional benefits of accident and critical illness plans, voluntary term life insurance, whole life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, short/long term disability plan, an Employee Assistance Program and Legal Shield options. Vacation, Sick Leave and paid holidays earned based on type of appointment. Mandatory participation, after 12 months of employment, into the Colorado Retirement Association of 3% with equal match. Optional 457 plan. **Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job. The FEDC Quick Response Team is comprised of several local business people that know how to get projects started – bankers, lawyers, building officials, FEDC members and anyone else that might be able to represent the community and keep a prospect on track. The Quick Response Team can help a new or relocating business to find instant help for their business. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fremont Economic Development Corporation