Building Code & Permitting Specialists (ONLY Cal & FL)
Mercor is hiring Building Code & Permitting Specialists on behalf of a partner developing AI systems to streamline construction permitting, regulatory compliance, and plan review workflows. Applicant pay shown: $65 - $90 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- General professional
- Remote/location
- Remote
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $65 - $90 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, work authorization mentioned
- Difficulty
- Selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 1, 2026
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What this role involves
Mercor is hiring Building Code & Permitting Specialists on behalf of a partner developing AI systems to streamline construction permitting, regulatory compliance, and plan review workflows. In this role, you will apply your expertise in building codes, jurisdictional requirements, and permitting processes to review, annotate, and validate construction-related data, helping train AI models to accurately interpret and navigate regulatory frameworks. This role bridges real-world permitting and compliance workflows with applied AI, ensuring that jurisdiction-specific rules, edge cases, and review standards are correctly represented in model training. Should be able to help decode the ICC website.
Requirements
- We are seeking candidates with strong familiarity with building codes, permitting workflows, and jurisdictional requirements. Ideal backgrounds include:
- Permit Expeditors: Experience coordinating with city agencies, submitting permits, and managing inspection processes
- Architects: Strong knowledge of building codes, design compliance, and plan preparation
- Government Reviewers / Plan Examiners: Experience reviewing and approving permits within municipal or state agencies
- Work for 5 hours each week to start with
- We are initially seeking experts with deep expertise in one of the following jurisdictions: 1 Chula Vista 2 Tampa 3 Palm Beach County 4 Pinellas County 5 Sunny Isles 6 Jacksonville 7 Surfside
- We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Best for
- Careful reviewers
- Domain specialists
- Applicants comfortable with assessments
- General professionals
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