Job Details

Issues and maintains permits. Assists customers with the permit application process and answers a wide variety of questions. Data entry of all permits and process payments. Prepares work orders for inspectors and schedules inspection requests from contractors and homeowners/owners. Answer the phone, takes messages and responds to voicemails. Retrieves, opens, and distributes daily mail/email. Releases utility approvals to CenterPoint Energy. Prepares reports for distribution externally/internally. Logs plans for building permits and routes to other departments for review. Schedules inspections for Planning, Health, Fire, Engineering, Storm Water and Environmental Departments. Processes Certificates of Occupancy. Prepares and balances daily deposit while reviewing the days permits and receipts for errors, resolves overages or shortages. Maintains all plans in accordance with the records retention and destruction policy. Responds to Public Information Requests which could involve rese...Permit, Specialist, Construction