Permit Tech III- Residential Services

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Please apply by: 7/22/26

Salary Range: $27 - $34 hourly. This is a non-exempt (hourly) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Working at Mecklenburg County for LUESA (Land Use and Environmental Service Agency) you will help to provide key services that will contribute to an exceptional quality of life for Mecklenburg County residents. LUESA’s responsibilities range from enforcing building and zoning codes to managing water and air resources for future generations.

• Contractors
• Engineers
• Architects
• Developers
• Owners
• Inspectors
• Plan Review Staff
• Other Agencies

• Support all Permit Technician duties
• Ensure plans submitted for residential plan review meet minimum submittal guidelines and formatting
• Provide final acceptance approval of plans to be submitted for plan review
• Educate customers and employees on processes to submit plans
• Other duties as assigned

Perform paraprofessional work in support of construction or project management activities. This position, under direct supervision, is responsible for gathering and collecting technical data; reviewing construction plans for codes and regulations; reviewing permit packages; providing information to customers. Classification level and pay determination based upon education and experience.

• Review all residential plan review project applications for appropriateness in addition to ensuring submittals meet all standards for minimal submittal requirements
• Support customers in the plan review process from application through submittal
• Ensure workflow and deadlines are tracked
• Apply latest legislation, building codes, local ordinances, design specifications, standards manual, etc.
• Assist with development and implementation of standard operating procedures and guides

• Experience:
  
  Minimum of four years of progressively responsible experience in the area of assignment
• Education:
  
  Associate's degree in Engineering, Construction, Surveying, or Real Estate. Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted.
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License;
  Must obtain and maintain a Mecklenburg County Operator's Permit.

• Knowledge of construction documents: plans, specifications, and surveying work
• Applicable principles, practices, methods, and techniques used in assigned area of responsibility
• Mathematical concepts
• Engineering plans, specifications, and surveying work
• Applicable equipment utilized in the construction trades
• Applicable Federal, State and local statutes, codes, and regulations
• Recordkeeping principles and practices
• Databases, filing systems, customer service principles

• Completing paperwork and documentation
• Reviewing plans and/or specifications
• Performing a variety of engineering-related calculations
• Providing customer service
• Conducting site inspections
• Interpreting and enforcing regulations
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, sketches, and plans
• Performing mathematical calculations
• Maintaining records and filing systems

• Building partnerships:
  Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships
• Customer focus:
  Ensuring that the customer perspective drives business decisions and activities
• Leverage resources:
  Takes advantage of available resources to complete work efficiently
• Managing work:
  Effectively manages time and resources to ensure work is completed efficiently
• Planning and organizing:
  Establishes courses of action for self and others to…