Municipal Building Inspector

• Working safely and observing / working in conformance with GHD's Behaviour-Based Safety culture;
• Completing day-to-day inspections of Municipal/Residential Building projects in accordance with client terms of reference and manuals;
• Daily completion of project records / diary entries;
• Monitoring contractor work for compliance with project design and specifications;
• Monitoring contractor work for compliance with applicable safety and environmental legislation;
• Taking action, in consultation with client and in accordance with contract requirements, when non-conformances are observed;
• Making recommendations / proposing solutions for emerging project issues. Work environment is fast-paced and requires significant collaboration between client/constructor and engineering team.
• Working overtime hours as necessary, up to 50 hours per week. Work is seasonal in nature and will likely involve greater hours of work in summer than in winter months;
• Coordinating engineering team project support;
• Mentoring junior staff;
• Other duties as may be assigned.

• External Communications: Help others get the most out of external communications systems by offering support and advice.
• Construction Management: Supervise others on a construction project, working within established operational systems.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
• Leadership and Direction: Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
• Performance Management: Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal.
• Organizational Capability Building: Provide coaching to team members to develop their skills.
• Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Quality Assurance: Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective.

• Minimum 5 years' experience;
• Knowledge of Ontario Building Code;
• A college diploma or university degree in construction, civil engineering or architectural technology
• OACETT designation, or PEO designation, or Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) for residential construction considered an asset;
• Past experience as a building inspector is considered an asset;
• Sound judgment and decisiveness;
• Client focused; willing to reprioritize tasks to assist client in solving problems related to cost and schedule;
• Valid Ontario Class “G” driver's licence;
• Team player, cooperative with other staff with open sharing of information and knowledge.

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