Land Use Services Permit Coordinator

The Job

The Land Use Services Department (LUS) - Building and Safety Division is recruiting for a Land Use Services Permit Coordinator to perform a range of basic to advanced duties, including coordinating permits and interpreting, explaining, and ensuring compliance with applicable ordinances, codes, and regulations. This role provides customer service to the public, participates in meetings, researches and responds to land use and structural development questions, reviews plans, and provides information regarding permitting requirements. Duties may also include plan check assignments, serving as an assistant project manager on Building and Safety projects, reviewing building and construction plans and permit applications, evaluating plot plans for conformance with the County Development Code, ensuring designs address mapped hazard overlays, verifying required reports and studies are submitted, and confirming that required utilities are available.

For more information, refer to the Land Use Services Permit Coordinator job description.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS
To view job specific benefits, refer to:
Summary of Benefits
Memoranda of Understanding

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants must successfully pass a background check prior to appointment.

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future. Candidates must be be able to present their legal right to work in the United States.

Minimum Requirements

Candidates MUST meet the Education Requirement and one (1) of the Experience Options to qualify.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT Fifteen(15) semester/twenty-three (23) quarter units of completed college coursework from an accredited college or university in project management, construction management, business administration, engineering construction technology, or a closely related field.
EXPERIENCE OPTIONS EXPERIENCE OPTION 1:
Three (3) years of full-time experience as a Senior Land Use Technician in San Bernardino County or in an equivalent position as a lead worker explaining regulations and reviewing development or construction plans for conformance to regulations and development/building codes.
EXPERIENCE OPTION 2:
Three (3) years of full-time technical civil engineering or closely related work experience which includes the application of engineering formulas, theories, and practices to design, plan review/plan check, construction, inspection, or repair work pertaining to development and/or improvement plan projects.

SUBSTITUTIONS
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION 1:
An additional 15 semester (23 quarter) units of completed college coursework from an accredited college or university in project management, construction management, business administration, engineering construction technology, or a closely related field may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION 2:
Successful completion of the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION:
One (1) year of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education.

Note: Candidates must provide a list of transcripts unless the candidates possess a Bachelor's degree in a qualifying area. All documents should be uploaded upon completion of the application. Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Degree Equivalency Evaluation: Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess prior experience in project management for construction projects, have excellent customer service skills, and be familiar with San Bernardino County Development Code. Experience in monitoring progress of contract work, permit preparations, and ensuring compliance with plans and specifications are highly desired.

Selection Process

Examination Procedure:
There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience and skills, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

Application Procedure :
Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire for consideration before the posted deadline. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before 5:00 PM PST, Friday, February 20, 2026 . Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

If you need technical assistance, follow this link to review the Government Jobs online application guide or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by your internet connection, computer, or browser when submitting an application.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for allemployees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation:
If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitmentfiling deadline.

Veterans' Preference:
Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees mayreceive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request thesepoints, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Information (Download PDF) .

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process .

Technical & Inspection Unit

San Bernardino County offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of other voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

Please review the appropriate Summary of Benefits * for more information

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County’s Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Employee Benefits website for more detailed information.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

Closing Date/Time: 2/20/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

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