JOB TITLE:  PERMIT EXPEDITER

DEPARTMENT:  PLANNING, BUILDING & GROWTH MANAGEMENT

POSTING NUMBER:  106195

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:  1

JOB STATUS & DURATION:  Full Time Permanent 

HOURS OF WORK:  35 hour workweek

LOCATION:  Hybrid Model – when working onsite, you will report to the location of Flower City Community Campus.

SALARY GRADE:  11

SALARY RANGE:         1^ST STEP:    $89,507.60 per annum

                                      2^ND STEP:    $94,221.40 per annum

                                      JOB RATE:   $99,153.60 per annum

JOB TYPE:  Union

POSTING DATE:  June 09, 2025

CLOSING DATE:  June 30, 2025

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Manager, Standards & Training, co-ordinates and monitors approval process for projects subject to site plan approval, conditional permit agreements, temporary structure agreements and related projects.  Monitors time frame provisions and Building Code notification requirements for permit submissions. Reviews plans submitted for building permits for compliance with the Ontario Building Code and standards referenced therein.  Provide some direction to support staff.

• Coordinates and monitors approval process for projects subject to site plan approval, conditional permit agreement’s temporary structure agreements and related projects.
• Monitors time frame provisions and notification requirements of the Building Code for permit submissions.
• Provides preliminary plan assessment over the counter for to determine the adequacy of technical and administrative documentation and extent of other “applicable law” for permit application submissions.
• Provide technical information and direction to customers over the counter and in response to telephone enquiries.
• Perform plans review for compliance with the Building Code and applicable law.
• Performs research for and prepares technical reports as required or requested.
• Liaises with inspectors in the resolution of design and construction issues and permit status.
• Maintain current knowledge of the Ontario Building Code, the Building Code Act and the standards referenced therein.
• Maintains and updates progress of project review on the permit tracking system.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.

           EDUCATION:

• High school (Grade 12) graduation plus an additional program of over two and up to three years in Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering Technology or equivalent.

          EXPERIENCE:

• Over four (4) years, up to and including eight (8) years of experience in a regulatory environment preferably in Building Code enforcement or direct experience in the building design or construction process.

          REQUIRED LICENCE CERTIFICATION:

• Within six (6) months from date of hire, successful completion of the following Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing Provincial qualification examinations:

• Legal Processes
• House

• Within 12 months from date of hire, successful completion of the following Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing Provincial qualification examinations:

• Small Buildings
• Large Buildings
• Building Structural

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**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

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Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation.  Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.  

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above quoting reference #106195 by June 30, 2025, and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions.  Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question.  All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable.  The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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