Development Services Technician

Development Services Technician

Recruitment #0826-RE0300-AC

Approximate Salary $5,017.21 - $6,098.45/month

Opening Date 8/12/2026 09:00:00 AM

Closing Date Continuous

Employment Type

Full-Time

Analyst Heidi Sharp

This examination is being given to fill 1 vacancy in the Community Development Department and to establish an eligible list that may be used to fill future vacancies. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. A completed application must be postmarked or received online by the final filing deadline.

NOTE:

All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail. The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.

Potential new hires into this classification are required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a background investigation as a condition of employment. Final appointment cannot be made unless the eligible has passed the drug screen and successfully completed the background process. The County pays for the initial drug screen.

• Assists the public in interpreting a variety of planning and building codes and land use regulations; accepts and reviews land use applications; issues permits; receives complaints and directs the public to proper agencies.
• Assists in updating and maintaining the County Land Use Information System; issues addresses and building permits; collects and assembles data from various public and private sources.
• Prepares, revises, or updates maps and overlays based on existing maps, surveys, or legal descriptions of property or boundaries and land use zones.
• Interprets and explains land use requirements.
• Plots and records boundaries of individual parcels of property and land use zones.
• Prepares a variety of drawings, diagrams, charts, and maps for Planning Commission meetings; makes ink tracings from layouts of finished maps.
• May investigate zoning complaints; notifies property owners of violation; performs routine follow-up investigation to ensure compliance and notifies concerned parties of action taken; field checks areas and updates land use.

Experience:

One year of experience reviewing, tracking and processing building or land use permits in a public sector planning, building or related agency, OR performing construction, building, land use, or other work that required familiarity with, and the interpretation of, planning or building-related codes, ordinances and regulations.

Incumbent must possess, or obtain within one year of appointment, International Code Council (ICC) Permit Technician certification.

ICC Permit Technician certification is waived for appointments made prior to San Joaquin County Civil Service Commission adoption of Classification Project #24-023.

The methods of conducting research and surveys requiring the collection, evaluation, and tabulation of data; principles and techniques of public relations; basic planning, zoning, and building codes, ordinances and regulations; basic principles of surveying; basic geometry.

Apply the basic principles and practices of planning and zoning administration; read, understand and interpret regulations, codes, and administration procedures; make mathematical calculations of moderate difficulty; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; express oneself, clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

San Joaquin County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to providing equal employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. For more information go to Equal Employment Opportunity Division (sjgov.org).