Building Permit Technician I

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THE position

5% COLA increase effective July 2026

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full-time vacancy. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time, part-time, limited term, and temporary vacancies for up to one year.

The City of Vallejo is seeking candidates for one Building Permit Technician I position as a collaborative member of the City’s Planning and Development Services department.

Individuals in Building Permit Technician I position will perform a variety of responsible paraprofessional, technical and administrative duties in support of the Building Division involving the receipt, processing and review of building permit applications, and the issuing of building and related permits along with minor design review.

THE DEPARTMENT

The Department is organized across three divisions: Planning (Current Planning and Advanced Planning), Building, Administration, Code Enforcement. The Department provides several vital services to the Vallejo community, including long-range planning for future City development; processing building and land use applications; facilitating the development review process; issuing permits and inspecting for code compliance; facilitating green building practices; as well as other policy work as required.

THE CITY OF VALLEJO

The City of Vallejo is located in Solano County and has a population of approximately 125,000 residents. Vallejo is a rapidly changing, highly diverse community located midway between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is a friendly, active waterfront community that attracts innovative, hardworking people and takes great pride in its 148-year history and maritime heritage. Residents of Vallejo are situated to take advantage of the best of what the area has to offer. Golf, museums, performing arts, boutique shopping, brewpubs and a wide selection of restaurants are all available in Vallejo. Residents and visitors alike enjoy Vallejo’s delightful historical downtown area, weekly downtown farmer’s market, and beautifully restored Victorian homes and business facades. Vallejo is also home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, one of America’s only combination wildlife, oceanarium and theme parks.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is the entry-level technical, paraprofessional class. This class is distinguished from the Building Technician II by the performance of more routine over-the-counter tasks and duties assigned to positions within the class including issuing and reviewing permit applications. Since this is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited experience or training.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives immediate supervision from supervisory and management staff.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Perform public counter work and provide information and direction to the public related to the City’s development and permit process requirements
Review, interpret, provide information and direction to the public regarding applicable local, state and federal building codes, ordinances, documents, standards and guidelines
Review applications, documents and plan submittals to assure accuracy and compliance with pertinent laws and established criteria
Receive, review, route, process and perform minor plan check applications
Review, log-in and coordinate routing of various plans and permits to the appropriate agencies and departments
Research building plan review and inspection documents
Issue minor building permits
Calculate processing permit and mitigation fees and provide fee estimates as requested
Access, enter and update database and computerized plan check and tracking systems and provide information to the public relating to the status of projects and permits
Prepare reports, memos and letters pertaining to development review and permitting
Collect, record and balance permit-related monetary transactions
Maintain manuals and update resources materials
Participate in the implementation and improvement of policies and procedures.
Receive complaints, resolve complaints, or route to the appropriate staff to solve; assist in the resolution of difficult and or sensitive development related inquires and complaints.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Construction practices and concepts

Resources and sources of information related to building inspection
Computer software applications
Arithmetic and or geometry
Modern office methods and equipment, including filing systems and record keeping.
English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation in business letter writing and report preparation
Policies and procedures of customer service and public relation techniques
ABILITY TO:
Learn to read and understand general construction plans and specifications
Learn, interpret, apply and explain local, state and federal regulations and standards
Use a personal computer and applicable software
Learn to research, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of statistical and administrative reports, correspondence and memorandums; make accurate mathematical calculations
Learn to analyze situations carefully, conduct routine analytical studies; problem-solve and adopt effective courses of action.
Plan and organize workload
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective, cooperative, relations with the public, development and business communities, consultants, city staff and others contacted during the course of work
Experience and Training Guidelines
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Two (2) years of increasingly responsible administrative, clerical or technical experience that involves extensive public contact and document processing.
Training:
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade supplemented by education or training in database software, building inspection, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering or related courses within one year of employment. College coursework may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis for up to one (1) year of experience.
License or Certificate:
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California Driver’s License.

The Recruitment & Selection Process