A Building Permit Technician I is responsible for performing a combination of the following essential job functions:  learns the skills to provide helpful and professional customer service at the counter and via phone, and emails requests to the general public including architects, engineers, contractors, developers, and homeowners with technical information concerning building permit requirements and procedures to comply with State, County, and City laws and building codes; learns skills to make final review of forms for permit applications, bonds, easements, waivers, and affidavits for accuracy, completeness and compliance with all pertinent laws and codes prior to permit issuance; learns the skills to calculate fees for building permits using standardized fee tables and formulas; verifies worker's compensation and valid contractor license information have been filed with the Los Angeles County computer-based program, receives fees, balances and records daily cash transactions; learns the skills to read and interpret portions of plans for building projects and advises the public pertaining to building codes, construction plan requirements, zoning regulations and other information that may be requested; learns the skills to assist the general public with record research; and records, logs, compiles and maintains various permit related files, data, documents and plans.

EXAMINATION CONTENT
This examination will consist of two (2) parts:
 
Part I: A qualifying written test consisting of arithmetic computation, reading comprehension and ability to check and compare data.
 
Only those candidates who earn a qualifying score of 70% or higher on the written test will be allowed to proceed to the interview portion of this examination.  THE WRITTEN TEST IS NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
 
Part II:  An interview covering training, experience, personal fitness and general ability to perform the duties of the position weighted 100%.
 
Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the interview in order to be placed on the eligible register.
 
Final results will be sent by U.S. postal mail.  Test scores cannot be disclosed over the phone.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade on the examination will be added to the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

VACANCY INFORMATION
The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Works, Building and Safety Division.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Fill out your application completely. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job.  The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Selection Requirements. Please be sure your application shows complete information, including dates for education and jobs held which relate to this position. In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, titles of courses completed, dates completed, and number of credits earned. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination process.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT. 
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements.  Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.