Requisition ID: 22245
Department: Planning, Development & Building Dept.
Service: Building Code Services
Branch: Permit Approvals Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 1 year
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $74,215.96 - $86,841.30 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: City Hall,110 Laurier Avenue West
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Planning and Infrastructure
Application Close: 21/05/2026
Permit Approvals is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling all building permit review and approval activities, as well as the efficient and timely review and approval of other municipal permit applications.
You are responsible for the delivery of a range of technical and approval services related to the enforcement of the Ontario Building Code Act and all applicable laws, particularly zoning and related development by-laws, the Development Charges Act and related by-laws. You provide responsive, comprehensive, expert, professional advisory services within set timeframes to applicants, the building industry, legal representatives and professional consultants, the public, branch management and staff, including Building Officials for all buildings and construction projects regulated by the Building Code Act and the Ontario Building Code.
Completion of 3 year community college diploma as a Civil or Architectural Technologist
Minimum of 5 years of experience in land development and/or building construction or building regulatory field
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