Salary Range: $123,833.00-$170,184.00, TM5292 and wage grade 8.
Ideal Hiring Zone: $132,676-$143,848
Working with various internal/external stakeholders in the building industry, the Toronto Building Division has a vision to be a leader in creating a safe, accessible and sustainable city by focusing on customer service, partnership, regulatory excellence and innovation. Under the Ontario Building Code Act, the Division is primarily responsible for reviewing applications to demolish, alter or construct buildings and issuing permits, conducting inspections during construction to ensure this work is in compliance with the Building Code and issued permits and, if necessary, issuing orders to enforce compliance. In addition to these roles, Toronto Building administers and enforces the City of Toronto’s (City) Sign By-law.
As Manager City Wide Priorities, you’ll play a pivotal role within Toronto Building by managing the operations of the City Wide Priorities function, and ensuring the customer-focused, efficient processing of building and sign permit applications as well as preliminary zoning and planning applications, while ensuring compliance with the Ontario Building Code Act, the Building Code and other related regulations and by-laws.
Sharing expertise and promoting innovation
Looking to the future as you lead daily operations, you’ll ensure that innovative systems andprocedures are in place to support a high level of customer service standards, as well as developand implement training programs for both new and existing staff to ensure they are trained andproficient in their roles and prepared to achieve high operational standards, and qualityperformance. You'll also monitor industry trends and use these insights to recommend theassignment of divisional resources and service levels to meet shifts in the industry's high-volumedemands, as well as recommend service level adjustments and budget requirements in response tochanges in workloads.
Making compliance a priority
Knowledgeable with all applicable acts, codes and regulations, you’ll manage and establish qualitystandards for program delivery to ensure conformance to the life, fire, structural and healthregulations of the Ontario Building Code and, where applicable, good engineering practice, and allother related regulations and by-laws. We’ll also rely on you to lead and/or participate in the development of new City-wide by-laws and/or business practices impacting development.
Full team and budget accountabilities
As would be expected of a managerial role like this, you’ll lead, motivate, hire and train a diverse workforce, and manage the day-to-day operations of all assigned staff, from scheduling, assigning and reviewing work, to ensuring effective teamwork, and high standards of work quality and organizational performance, and promoting continuous learning and innovation. Managing and administering the annual budget for the Section and controlling expenditures within the approved budget are also part of your responsibilities.
Leading change to improve performance
Recognized for your commitment to continuous improvement, you’ll participate in, and lead,organizational and management change initiatives for staff, and support the creation of a workplacethat promotes a high level of organizational performance. This will include providing opportunitiesfor professional growth, creative teamwork and professional accountability, leading and/orparticipating on committees responsible for the development of policies and procedures designed toimprove efficiencies, as well as developing, and responding skillfully to ongoing technologicalchange.
Key Qualifications:
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:
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