Department:

Planning and Development Services

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Join Sarasota County's Planning and Development Services team as the Permit Center Supervisor for our North County Permit Center. In this leadership role, you'll oversee the daily operations of the Permit Center, guiding a dedicated team while ensuring permits are processed accurately and efficiently. You'll play a key role in staff development through scheduling, training, coaching, performance management, and supporting departmental goals alongside the Manager II for Permitting, Building Official, and Deputy Building Officials.

We're looking for a customer-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building strong relationships with residents, contractors, colleagues, and community partners. The ideal candidate has strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, is proficient with Microsoft Office, and is eager to learn county systems. Supervisory experience in a permitting or construction-related environment and an ICC Permit Technician Certification are preferred but not required. If you're ready to lead a team that helps shape our growing community, we'd love to hear from you - apply today!

About the Position

In this role, you will...

• Lead the daily operations of the North Permit Center, supervising staff and ensuring exceptional customer service for residents, contractors, and internal partners.

• Guide customers through the permitting process by reviewing applications, troubleshooting online submissions in Accela, determining permit types and fees, scheduling inspections, and answering questions in person, by phone, email, and online.

• Serve as the primary resource for complex permitting issues, collaborating with Plans Examiners, Building Division staff, and customers to resolve challenges and improve the overall permitting experience.

• Support continuous improvement by identifying process enhancements, maintaining compliance with county policies and regulations, and helping ensure accurate financial and permit processing.

• Recruit, train, coach, and develop Permit Center staff while supporting performance management, operational planning, and departmental goals.

• Assist with audits, fraud prevention, risk mitigation, and other administrative and financial initiatives to help maintain efficient and compliant Permit Center operations.

About the Schedule

Work Hours:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.

• Typical Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (no weekends!)

As a reminder, all county employees are considered essential and must be prepared to protect and support the community and its citizens. Each employee, without exception, will have a duty assignment and be required to work during a disaster or declared emergency.

About You

To be considered for this role, you must have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• OR: 2-year Associates degree with 2 years of related work experience.

• Minimum of High School diploma and 4-years related work experience.

• A minimum of 1-year supervisory experience is required
  (lead worker or acting in a supervisory capacity may be
  counted).

• Valid Florida driver's license within 30 days of hire.

The ideal candidate has the following knowledge, skills, and/or abilities:

Please note that these are not requirements but bonuses for your consideration.

• Experience building positive relationships and providing exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers.

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to coach, support, and motivate a team.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

• Willingness and ability to learn county software and systems.

• Supervisory experience in a permitting office, building department, or construction-related environment.

• ICC Permit Technician Certification.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment for a period of 5 years.

Physical Demands: Employees in this role must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $60,028.80 - $65,000.00, based on experience.

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. 
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)​​

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. 

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.