Technical Clerk

Technical Clerk Temporary Full-time Barrie, Ontario Apply Now Posting Number: TC-26-01 Job Type: Temporary Full-time, Up to 12 Months, Union Salary Range: $53,853.80 to $64,482.60 per year Posted: Friday, December 12, 2025 Application Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm The Opportunity Development Services is comprised of several branches. The Department's mission is to guide the growth and development of Barrie towards a vibrant, livable and resilient community through development of a strong policy framework for land use decision making and development review services. The Branches work together to implement provincial policies, address corporate strategic objectives and apply best practices in land use planning, development review, technical design review, active transportation implementation and guide development and growth with full support from professional, technical and administrative support staff. Feedback and interaction with a variety of other Departments within the organization, and gained through public consultation, are key to realizing Council and corporate directions, many of which are initiated and commenced through the development process. Under the general guidance and direction of the Supervisor of Administrative Services – IGM, the Technical Clerk provides technical, procurement, and administrative support to the Infrastructure Department, Development Services Department and the Corporate Asset Management Department as it relates to approved projects on annual capital project plans. Specifically, this position provides support during the preparation and submission of complex competitive procurement documents such as Request for Quotations (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and/or Tenders. Additionally, this position acts as the Purchasing Coordinator, and creates, maintains, and processes invoices, Purchase Orders/Requisitions, Progress Payments, PO Amendments, Change Orders, Change Directives, and Award Memos in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and by-laws. Furthermore, this position assists with general administrative tasks including assisting with website content, general filing, formatting internal and external correspondence, facilitating approvals and signatures, and distributing final documents. Overall, this position plays an integral role in providing support to various departmental tasks while keeping processes on track and moving forward in an effective manner. 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. Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed. Education (degree/diploma/certifications) Two (2) year College Diploma in Business Administration or a related discipline Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Policy to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/government-news/jobs Position Equivalency Code: C Experience  Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the major responsibilities of the position Demonstrated experience processing invoices and payments Knowledge/Skill/Ability  General knowledge of administrative processes and practices, procurement and financial processes and practices, and records management processes and practices Demonstrated ability to: accurately keyboard at a speed of 50 wpm develop, promote, and maintain effective and collaborative liaison with City employees, vendors/consultants, and other stakeholders enter, transcribe, record, store, and maintain information in written or electronic form interact effectively and courteously with all levels of staff and contacts in a political and community/client service environment generate ideas, conclusions, or solutions utilizing prescribed resources, reason and judgment maintain a high standard of public relations at all times maintain concentration on a task over a period of time despite any distractions shift back and forth between multiple activities while maintaining concentration work collaboratively in a group setting to achieve a desired objective, goal, or outcome work independently with minimal supervision work under pressure to meet deadlines or peak period workloads Intermediate skills include: attention to detail; customer service; interpersonal; multitasking; organizational; prioritization; problem-solving; teamwork; time management; verbal and written communication Advanced computer literacy using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word), Adobe Professional, SharePoint and SAP Availability to accommodate deadlines or peak period workloads that may extend beyond designated normal workday hours or normal hours per week Conditions of Employment Satisfactory Criminal Record Check* *Please note that this is a requirement for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Policy. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.