Admin. Asst. Sr.- Bldg. Inspections (Permit Clerk)

Overview

Hiring Range: $19.23 - $21.20

Starting salary may be adjusted depending on experience

Qualifications

1.High School Diploma or G.E.D. with three (3) or more years of full-time administrative or clerical experience

OR

Associate's Degree in Business, Accounting, or related field and one (1) year or more of full-time administrative or clerical experience

OR

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Accounting, or related field

2.Experience working with and assisting the public

3.Excellent internal and external customer service skills

4.Excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational skills

5.Experience using Microsoft Office Software to include Word, Excel, and Outlook

6.Possession of a valid driver's license and the ability to obtain/maintain a City of Hoover Driver's Permit

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1.Experience working in Municipal Government

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include answering phones; scheduling inspections; looking up and verifying addresses; answering questions of and giving directions to the public when needed

• Serves as the first point of contact for customers to provide assistance with building permit policies and procedures

• Provides administrative support to the Building Inspections Department

• Responsible for entering building permits/plans into the system

• Responsible for delegating plans to the appropriate department for approval

• Responsible for preliminary review of all Building Permit applications

• Responsible for accepting payments and issuing approved permits

• Responsible for verifying proper licensing

• Responsible for releasing utility meters

• Types a variety of reports and correspondence

• Performs data entry and word processing

• Ability to independently compose and proof correspondence

• Maintains and files a variety of reports and documents

• Provides direct clerical support to other office personnel as requested

• Answers multi-line telephone; transfers calls; locate personnel and relay messages

• Maintains filing system; copies, packages, and distributes a variety of written materials as requested by other office personnel

• Gathers, assembles, updates, and distributes a variety of department specific information, forms, records, and data as requested

• Performs other related duties as assigned.