Building Permit Specialist - Landscape Design (FT)

Full Time
Wilton, CT
Posted
Job description
Permit Specialist - Landscape Design

This is NOT a remote position. Will be based on-site in Wilton, CT.
Are you looking for a career with a company that is GROWING and REWARDS highly motivated individuals?
Glengate Company is actively seeking team players to join our award-winning Landscape Design division. We are landscape architects, contractors, and service providers who specialize in high-end residential properties and estates within Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Westchester County, New York. Visit us at www.glengatecompany.com to learn more!
Here’s the top 5 reasons to join our team!
  • Competitive salaries.
  • Great benefits – everyone is eligible for paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), 401K plan with company match, employee referral program, annual company bonus, annual summer picnic, team events, and paid annual shutdown. Also eligible for additional benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability insurances, flexible spending and other offerings.
  • Lots of training and development opportunities to move your career forward.
  • Friendly and supportive team environment.
  • Work with state-of-the-art technology and equipment.
The Permit Specialist is responsible for preparing, submitting and obtaining permits for our high-end residential for our various swimming pool, property, and landscape architecture projects. You will work with our in-house architects and designers and with local town/city and other officials to prepare, review and submit all paperwork and drawings necessary to receive permits and resolve obstacles, related to all permits for Building, Zoning, Health, Wetlands, Historical, and the Army Corp of Engineering for coastal projects. You will ensure that permit requests are progressing through their designated process in a timely and efficient manner.
Responsibilities:
  • Review upcoming projects lists and see what permits are ready to be submitted and issued.
  • Contact cities and counties for application process, costs, status update and to confirm jurisdiction.
  • Conduct web research and phone inquiries to analyze and document utility processes for various utilities and jurisdictions.
  • Complete permit applications packages and file at local building offices.
  • Track permits, retrieve approved permits and submit supplemental information as needed. Maintain a schedule of permits in process to ensure timely follow-up.
  • Identify common issues and develop suitable solutions and processes.
  • Update notes in an internal database and spreadsheets for all related tasks and manage project status changes.
  • Follow up on inquiries about project status in a timely, efficient, and professional manner.
  • Email and phone communication with colleagues and town/city departments to ensure projects move smoothly
  • Maintain a good relationship with officials and work closely with jurisdictions on a daily basis.
  • Work with all departments on the scheduling of inspections and finalization of permits.
  • Work with our Project Managers for Certificate of Occupancy approvals.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
  • High School diploma or equivalent. Higher education is preferred.
  • Preferred - Have industry knowledge of code requirements and jurisdiction requirements in order to answer any questions that may arise.
  • Valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record according to company policy.
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Must be able to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Exemplary communication skills.

Glengate is an award-winning company celebrating 50 years of exceptional design/build projects and 5-star property and pool maintenance, specializing in one-of-a-kind swimming pools and landscapes and fulfilling our client’s dreams. We are a many-faceted and multi-cultural organization employing 175 people of diverse roles, skill sets, experience, and nationalities. Because we are in great demand and experiencing substantial growth we are offering sought-after opportunities to work for Glengate, one of the most prestigious and desired employers in our area.
Located just 40 minutes outside of New York City, our employees have worked for Glengate for years – even decades – enabling us to stand behind our work with an unparalleled lifetime guarantee. Visit us at www.glengatecompany.com to learn more about the beautiful spaces we create!


About Glengate Company:

For four generations, our family has served the families of Fairfield and Westchester Counties. What started as our great-grandfather’s idea to a build a New England pool culture has grown into an even greater vision.A simple, yet powerful vision: the opportunity to combine all of the disparate outdoor services into one integrated offering – connecting together pool, landscape, garden and ongoing services. All of this to create even more remarkable experiences for our customers.But it did not come easily. Over the course of several decades, we built up our in-house capabilities piece by piece: from pool design and construction to award-winning Landscape Architecture, to fine floral gardening and everything in between.Today, we have over 150 employees who work across four interconnected service disciplines. As our business has grown, so has our family. We are proud to have over 15 families in our company – multiple generations working together. And in many cases, we are working for the extended families of our original clients.Ultimately this is what it is all about: providing families with more time together and more memories at home. That is the vision behind our origins and what still motivates us today.

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