Education and Experience:
• Post-Secondary degree in civil engineering technology or architectural technology or equivalent.
• Qualified and registered with Municipal Affairs and Housing (QuARTS) in the minimum following categories: General Legal/Process (Chief Building Official); House; Small Buildings; Plumbing House; Plumbing All Buildings; Large Buildings.
• Five years’ experience in a municipal capacity as Chief Building Official, or other applicable experience involving the Building Code and the Building Code Act and other applicable by-laws.
• Supervisory/Managerial experience in leading teams, providing mentorship and coaching performance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Able to earn the trust and respect of others through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions. Diplomatically handle challenging or tense interpersonal situations.
• Promote cooperation and commitment within the team towards the attainment of common goals.
• Display ongoing commitment to learning and self-improvement.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieve results with limited oversight, including following guidelines, standards, regulations and principles.
• Make timely, informed decisions that take into account facts, goals, constraints and risks.
• Ability to see the big, long-range picture. Align direction, products, services and performance with organization.
• Confidently partner with clients to identify and resolve complex and sensitive disagreements.
• Use mathematical techniques to calculate data or solve practical problems.
• Enforce governmental and professional laws, rules, and regulations, and initiate enforcement actions in a way that the public perceives as fair, objective, and reasonable.
• Preserve effectiveness, drive and focus for extended periods of time, while maintaining composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.
