Permit Coordinator

• Base Pay $25.00 - $30.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Full Time
• Manage Others No

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Colorado Barricade is a leading provider of traffic safety services and equipment for the road repair, construction, and maintenance industry in the State of Colorado. Colorado Barricade’s core services include traffic control planning and services, pavement marking, permanent sign and related merchandise and equipment rental and sales. Customers include highway construction companies, Departments of Transportation, municipalities, and utilities.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes competitive salary, matching 401(k), excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, Flex Spending and Dependent Care, Supplemental Accident Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Employer Paid Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and much more.

The Permit Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing permit applications on behalf of Colorado Barricade customers, with a primary focus on right-of-way, street occupancy, lane closure, traffic control, and related municipal permits. Colorado Barricade will provide a cradle-to-grave permitting experience from customer intake and jurisdiction research through application, agency follow-up, approval, and internal handoff. The Permit Coordinator will work closely with customers, traffic control plan designers, Customer Service, Sales, Dispatch, and Operations to ensure permit requirements are understood and completed in advance of scheduled work.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working with city and county agencies, and able to manage multiple active permit requests and deadlines at the same time.

Core focus on the five major areas that contribute to the company’s success:

Safety: Ensure permit requirements, approved traffic control plans, work restrictions, and jurisdiction conditions are communicated accurately so field work can be performed safely and compliantly.

Continuous Improvement: Develop and maintain repeatable permitting processes, jurisdiction requirements, tracking tools, and standard operating procedures. Identify opportunities to reduce permit turnaround time and duplicate administrative work.

Quality to Customer: Provide high-touch communication throughout the permitting process. Keep customers informed of permit status, missing information, agency corrections, expected approval dates, and changes that may affect the project schedule.

Employee Engagement: Work collaboratively with Sales, Customer Service, Design, Dispatch, and Operations. Share jurisdiction knowledge and help internal teams understand permit requirements and lead times.

Sales – Growth: Support Colorado Barricade’s growth by providing permitting as a value-added customer service and ensuring permit coordination fees and pass-through agency fees are accurately documented for billing.

· Function as the primary point of accountability for assigned permit requests from initial customer intake through permit approval and handoff.

· Research the correct permitting jurisdiction based on project location and scope of work.

· Prepare and submit right-of-way, street occupancy, lane closure, crane, traffic control, and other related permit applications through municipal, county, and state systems as required.

· Collect required customer information including project address, scope, work dates, contractor information, licenses, insurance, traffic control plans, and other supporting documentation.

· Coordinate traffic control plan needs with Colorado Barricade’s plan/design team and ensure required plans and revisions are included with permit applications.

· Track submitted, pending, correction-required, approved, expiring, and completed permits in the company permit tracking system.

· Follow up with permitting agencies regarding application status, corrections, missing information, fees, and anticipated approval dates.

· Communication permit status and schedule impacts to customers and appropriate internal teams.

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