Job Title: Permit Coordinator and Office Assistant
Location: Colombia (Remote)
Job Type: Full-time
Are you ready to expand your career in the US construction industry while working remotely from Colombia? Our client, a dynamic home builder based in Ocala, Florida, is seeking a skilled and organized Permit Coordinator to join their team. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the U.S. construction permitting process, working with a company committed to delivering high-quality homes to their customers.
In this role, you'll play an essential part in coordinating permit applications, securing utility services, managing inspections, and ensuring all necessary documents are prepared for new home closings. This is an ideal position for someone with a detail-oriented mindset, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent English communication skills. If you're looking to develop your career with a forward-thinking team in the Florida construction market, we encourage you to apply!

Necessary Skills

• Excellent written and verbal English proficiency
• Planning and organizing – prioritize work, use time efficiently
• Problem Solving – identifies and resolves problems, gathers and analyzes information, develops solutions, works well in group problem solving situations
• Oral Communication – speaks clearly and persuasively, listens and gets clarification when necessary
• Negotiation skills – influences others for the good of the organization
• Quality – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve performance
• Adaptability – adapts to changes in the work
• Written communication – writes clearly and concisely, edits work
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel
• Manages conflict and resolves problems in a professional manner
• Detailed oriented
• Fastidious with follow up
• Bonus: Experience and working knowledge of Building, Septic, and Well permits applications and submittal requirements, or similar processes

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize, and assemble all necessary documentation required for permitting new home construction and submission to the County Building Department
• Obtain all utility permits and implement new service requests for water and power utilities
• Track and request Notices of Commencements (NOC) as needed
• Track, organize and communicate daily updates of permit submittals and update status to the team
• Create computer documentation and spreadsheets to share with management
• Order and organize required surveys and prepare necessary site plans
• Manage, evaluate, organize, and assign warranty work to appropriate subcontractors. Act as liaison between warranty company, subcontractor and homeowner. Enroll new homes into warranty program
• Request construction inspections as directed by team
• Provide and assemble requested information for new home closings to title company and team members.
• Monitor, arrange, and request appraisals.
• Complete necessary documentation for HUD forms and coordinate closings with realtors.
• Assist in various administrative tasks and resource planning as assigned

About the Company

Odisea Cultura fue fundada bajo la creencia de que las empresas increíbles solo pueden ser construidas sobre la base de una cultura intencional cultivada por personas excelentes. En Odisea, estamos abordando una necesidad específica al redefinir el "nearshoring" para ayudar a cerrar la brecha de oportunidades entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos, y estamos construyendo un equipo apasionado de profesionales comprometidos con este propósito.

INDUSTRY
Construction


TYPE
Privately Held