Development Services Technician I

Sacramento, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 58557 - 82396

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

THE POSITION

With supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

To provide administrative and technical support for a variety of development activities including reviewing plans for compliance with City ordinances and responding to building planning zoning and/or other site development related questions concerning building and developing land in the City.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the entry level in the Development Services Technician series. On-the-job training is provided in this class for incumbents with no previous experience to become proficient in one of four areas: planning building utilities or development engineering. Completed work is reviewed for accuracy and assignments are generally limited in scope and within the design and procedural framework; however as experience is acquired the employee performs with increasing independence.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
General supervision is provided by a higher-level position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed:

Provide information regarding building planning zoning permit requirements land use and/or other related processes to the public builders engineers contractors and architects at a public counter or on the telephone.
Interpret and apply City ordinances rules and regulations related to the development process.
Perform plan review on initial submittals for commercial industrial and residential projects for completeness and compliance with City zoning and planning regulations including building and zoning codes utility codes and regulations and/or issue permits as appropriate.
Perform design preservation demolition and plan review and issue appropriate permits such as single family/two family re-roof and recycling permits.
Update permit activity information in specialized database or permit management tracking programs
Perform initial check of parcel maps subdivisions and various other drawings.
Prepare and verify the accuracy of computations and plot information obtained from plans; check lot dimensions and street widths against recorded map.
Prepare written reports and correspondence such as Confirmation of Zoning letters and post public notices.
Calculate plan review inspection and other required fees and collect record and balance permit-related monetary transactions.
Maintain records and publications including both residential and commercial plan libraries and perform general filing.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Local zoning practices City Code policies and procedures as they apply to assigned permitting responsibilities.
Methods of gathering and compiling data.
Property descriptions and graphic displays.
Customer service principles and techniques.

Ability to:

Learn and interpret City building permit and planning policies and procedures; construction design land use regulations and ordinances; and Zoning Districts Special Planning Districts and Overlay zones.
Explain both orally and in writing technical information to the public specifically City Codes policies procedures and regulations.
Deal effectively with builders engineers architects developers and the general public regarding all relevant codes planning policies and regulations.
Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.

Skill in:

Using a variety of computer software programs including skill in maintaining electronic files retrieve and research information from electronic files and databases.
Basic math skills including ability to use scales and ability to calculate areas using scaled plans.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Experience:
One year of administrative and technical support duties preferably involving providing information over the telephone and at a public counter.

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Education:
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Physical Conditions:
On an intermittent basis sit at a desk; twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; occasionally walk stand kneel reach stoop and bend; push and pull to open and close drawers; perform simple and power grasping pushing pulling and fine manipulation; use telephone and finger dexterity to use keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment; lift or carry weight of 25 pounds or less.

Environmental Conditions:
Standard office setting with moderate noise levels; controlled temperature conditions. Incumbents may interact with members of the public or with staff under emotionally stressful conditions while interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Vision Hearing Speech:
See and hear in the normal visual and audio range with or without correction to make observations communicate with others and operate equipment; speech to communicate in person and over the phone.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.

THE SELECTION PROCEDURE

Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mail frequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;

Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
- If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).

If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the Work Experience section.
Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
If youre requesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.

2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates education training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:

Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.

3.Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Development Services Technician I examination.

4.Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.

5.Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlled substance and/or alcohol test and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS:
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Required Experience:

THE POSITIONWith supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.To provide administrative and technical ...