Zoning Officer

**Posted**:Thursday, February 15, 2024**

**Job Number**:PC**-24-12**

**Job Type**:Permanent** Full-time, Union**

**Position Closing Date**:Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 11:59pm**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Two (2) year College Diploma in Law Administration/Enforcement or Building Design/Construction
- Position Equivalency Code: C

**Experience**
- Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- Thorough knowledge of the following legislation, regulations, or requirements:

- Provincial Offences Act
- Planning Act
- Municipal Act
- Development Charges Act
- Condominium Act
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Zoning and Property Standards By-laws
- Committee of Adjustment
- Inspection and Enforcement practices
- Demonstrated ability to properly handle confidential/sensitive/controversial information and assure the security of such information/files
- Basic computer literacy using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Windows-based database software and the Internet
- Availability to attend evening/weekend meetings or to work outside of designated normal hours per week

**Conditions of Employment**
- Valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s Licence in good standing with a reliable vehicle for use on corporate business
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note this is a requirement for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the **Police Record Check Procedure**. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Location**: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario*
- Please note that the City has a **Hybrid Work Program Policy **in place that may allow for a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet eligibility requirements.

**Hours**: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

**Wage**: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2024 pay range:

- Pay Level: Level 6
- Yearly Salary: $62,735.40 to $75,184.20
- Hourly Pay Rate: $34.47 to $41.31

**Benefits**: This position includes a comprehensive union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS pension plan, discounted rate for City Fitness Memberships and much more.