Safety Codes Technician

Rocky View County values our employees and provides a welcoming and stable work environment where positive energy, creativity, and a service mindset are encouraged. We seek individuals who enjoy making a difference and contributing meaningfully to a vibrant community. Our valued and diverse team of 500+ employees are provided with the same concern, respect, and caring attitude as the 45,000 people who call Rocky View County home.
At Rocky View County we value employee work/life balance. Temporary staff are provided with opportunities to grow professionally while being supported with paid training, a competitive salary, benefits and paid days off in their first year, plus general holidays, and a hybrid work environment for eligible positions.
Position Summary
The Safety Codes Technician is responsible for receiving, processing, monitoring, and where authorized, issuing permits relating to construction covered under the Safety Codes Act.
Core Accountabilities
Technician Duties
- Monitoring of permitting records and files for building, plumbing, gas, electrical, and private sewage permits.
- Administration and file management of issued permits, ensuring that projects are monitored, and appropriate timelines are adhered to.
- Issue plumbing, gas, electrical and private sewage permits when authorized.
- Prepare monthly statistical reports relating to building, plumbing, gas, electrical, and private sewage permits, verify outlying data and submissions.
- Prepare and check for accuracy, monthly reports for payment to the contracted agencies.

Administrative Duties
- Manage and schedule staff meetings.
- Record, maintain and file meeting minutes for meetings.
- Manage requests for training and association memberships.
- Management and review of departmental processes and documentation.
- Purchasing of required texts and PPE.
- Management and ordering of department supplies.
- Regular review and management of website content.
- Regular review and management of Safety Codes Council content.
- Oversee approvals for department calendars.

General
- Work in accordance with the requirements established by the RVC Health and Safety Program and the Alberta OHS Act, Regulation and Code.
- Take reasonable care to protect their health and safety and other persons at or in the vicinity of the worksite while they are working.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Position Requirements
Completion of an Architectural or Building Certification with a minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible and diversified experience in an administrative and/or construction environment and/or related municipal office.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to deal with applicants, government agencies, developers, and the public, both in person and on the telephone.
- Ability for attention to detail, legibility, accuracy, and timeliness of activities.
- Demonstrate exceptional organizational, time management, writing, and computer-related technical skills.
- Proficient in reading construction blueprints and related construction documents.
- Knowledge of construction plans, construction terminology, construction practices
- Familiar with legal land descriptions.
- Possess ability to adhere to frequent deadlines.
- Possess the skill and knowledge to assume the next higher level, in the event of absence, within this category when required.
- Ability to deal with public in a positive, facilitative and pleasant manner.
- Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access).

We thank applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.