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Kingston is a smart, livable city in the heart of eastern Ontario. Its stable and diversified economy includes global corporations, innovative start-ups and all levels of government. Kingstonians enjoy a high quality of life with access to world-class education and research institutions, advanced healthcare facilities, affordable living and vibrant entertainment and tourism activities.
We acknowledge that the City of Kingston is situated on traditional Anishinabek (Ah- nish-in-ah-bay), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-o-show- nee) and Huron-Wendat (huron-wen·dat) territory and is the home of many Indigenous peoples. We are grateful to reside and work on this land. We take our core values of Trust, Respect, Integrity and Pride seriously and apply these standards to everything we do.
We foster a working environment that reflects our community’s diversity and respects people’s dignity, ideas and beliefs. The City of Kingston views diversity as its strength and encourages people from all backgrounds, including but not limited to women, racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, Persons with Disabilities and persons who identify as members LGBTQ+ communities, to apply.
With an operational budget of over $565 million, and over 1,000 employees, the City provides a range of services to meet the needs of over 172,000 residents and a multitude of businesses. According to Statistics Canada Kingston is among the top 10 mid-sized CMAs that experienced the largest growth rates in Ontario between 2016 and 2021. With a growth rate of 7.1%, we have significant residential, industrial and commercial growth on the horizon.
Inspire our Future
The Manager, Building Services & Deputy Chief Building Official provides leadership and oversees plan reviews and building inspections and property standards within Building Services and assumes the responsibilities of the Chief Building Official in their absence.
The Manager, Building Services & Deputy CBO attends Council meetings as required and is the spokesperson for the Division before the media, court, Ontario Housing Tribunal, Ontario Building Commission, Appeals Committee and other committees such as Rural Affairs Advisory Committee and Committee of the Whole. This position is responsible for the statutory obligations under the Building Code Act and ensuring that building construction within City limits is inspected for compliance.
The Manager, Building Services & Deputy CBO is responsible for ensuring that service improvements are integrated into Building Services on an ongoing basis and that communications strategies for key stakeholders groups must be positively reinforced.
This position will support budget development, work planning, human resources, staff development, change management and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to build working relationships that are mutually beneficial and in alignment with corporate strategies, plans, and priorities.
Ideal Qualifications
The incumbent will possess the following qualifications:
• Education and Designations: College or University degree in Engineering or a related discipline. In addition, with a strong preference for a CBCO professional designation.
• Management Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of successful and progressive supervisory experience in the delivery of building inspection, property standards and by-law enforcement programs and services and building codes matters in a public sector environment.
• People Leadership Experience: Extensive leadership experience overseeing multi-disciplinary teams in a unionized environment, with responsibility for strategic and tactical content; proven people leadership skills to develop and mentor the team while instilling a service excellence mindset.
• Customer Service: Experience with modern day community focused and service minded processes and approaches related to departmental services.
• Resource Management: Consummate people, business and financial management experience; expertise with budgeting, financial analysis and performance metrics in a sophisticated operating environment.
• Relationship Management: Ability to establish and maintain working relations with members of City Council, private and public officials, the management team, subordinates, co-workers, and the general public.
• Innovation: Demonstrated ability to understand problems, to think critically, to challenge common assumptions and to foster the development of innovative new approaches and solutions. • Legislation: Expert level knowledge of and ability to interpret applicable acts, legislation, bylaws and other regulations as it relates to municipal building bylaws.
• Communications: Exemplary verbal and written communication skills including the ability to manage complex political relationships & speak in public forums.
Benefits of working for the City of Kingston include:
• Location – convenient and centrally located downtown office in Kingston, Ontario. • Virtual work policy and a modern office environment – We offer hybrid work opportunities, with the main office located in modern, centrally located building with arranged parking.
• Employee Development – leadership training opportunities to further enhance your skills. • Low cost of housing – City of Kingston provides opportunities for a robust and affordable lifestyle. The choices range from a developed urban centre, to rural properties, to waterfront living. Housing options are significantly more affordable than in other regions across the province.
• Education – a robust educational system with a broad range of choices at the elementary and secondary level as well as an exceptional college and university in the community.
• Healthcare – Two exceptional hospitals are located in our community including a state of the art acute care hospital.
• Compensation and Benefits – a very competitive salary, benefit and vacation package including a defined benefits pension plan through www.omers.ca.
How to Apply
To explore this opportunity please apply via email with a covering letter and resume as soon as possible to [email protected] quoting project KIN-DCBO. This is an urgent requirement, qualified applicants will receive immediate consideration.
Should you wish to speak to our Executive Recruiter please contact Jon Stungevicius at 416-214-9299 x1, [email protected] or Amy Oliveira at 416-214-9299 x4, [email protected].
We thank all applicants for their interest in the City of Kingston. We will contact those selected for an interview. All applications will be held in strict confidence. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for employment assessment purposes only.
