Permit Specialist

Berkeley, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 80216 - 96217

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY

Berkeley California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement scientific exploration free speech and the arts and home to over 50 parks a top-ranked university and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay.

As an employer the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity creativity and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible safe healthy environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Permit Specialist! In this role youwill have the opportunity to provide a one-stop service to the public for permit applications. You will collect fees process and issue building permits and review and issue permits for the Fire Planning and Public Works Departments.

See the full job specification here: QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge skills and abilities for this position is:

Equivalent to graduation from high school and three years of technical or office support experience with extensive public interaction providing information and processing documents; or in the building construction trades working with building codes and document processing.

Completion of college-level course work in building construction or directly related areas is highly desirable.

In addition to the qualifications mentioned above the ideal candidate will possess strong customer service skills and the ability to interact professionally with members of the public.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM Pacific on February 23 2026 and must include a completed application and answers to the supplemental questions. Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.

Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format braille large print electronic text etc.) upon request to. Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.

EXAM PROCESS

The exam process will include but may not be limited to:

Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents
Review of Supplemental Questionnaire
Written Exam (tentatively scheduled for late March 2026)

Tests may consist of any combination of written oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include but are not necessarily limited to typing math reading writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency or any other job-related knowledge skill ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may without notice change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews.

Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing toat the time of application.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS

Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background/reference check that may include but is not limited to: employment history confirmation of educational credentials and degrees licenses including drivers license registrations certificates other credentials credit check criminal history check and Live Scan fingerprinting.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race color national origin ancestry religion age physical or mental disability or medical condition sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status pregnancy political affiliation veterans status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.

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BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEYBerkeley California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement scientific exploration free speech and the arts and home to over 50 par...