Development Engineering Technologist

Municipal Buyers Guide; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Ontario is seeking a Development Engineering Technologist to manage grading and drainage complaints. The role involves technical reviews of engineering plans and ensuring compliance with site alteration bylaws. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills and experience in technical reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing and resolving grading and drainage complaints.
• Technical review of engineering grading/servicing plans.

Responsibilities

• Receive site alteration complaints and maintain a tracking database.
• Conduct site inspections and identify potential causes for grading issues.
• Prepare inspection reports to ensure conformity to approved plans.

Skills

Technical Review

Problem Solving

Job description

Posting Id: 3024

Department: Infrastructure and Engineering Services

Division: Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering

Section: Subdivisions and Stormwater Management

Job Grade: SEA35 Grade 06

Rate of Pay: $80,968.00 - $95,262.00 annually

Job Type: Permanent Full Time

Employee Group: SEA

Replacement/New Position: Replacement

Posting Type: Internal and External

Posting Date: 05/16/2025

Application Deadline: 06/06/2025

Position Summary

Reporting to the Program Manager, Engineering Permits, the Development Engineering Technologist processes, investigates, and resolves grading and drainage complaints under the Site Alteration By-law. The role also involves performing technical reviews of engineering grading/servicing plans for Site Alteration Permits.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Receive site alteration complaints and maintain a tracking database.
2. Collect pertinent information regarding the property and adjacent areas, conduct site inspections, identify potential causes and solutions for grading issues, identify violations under the site alteration bylaw, issue compliance orders, and undertake compliance inspections.
3. Ensure violations are rectified according to compliance orders, and escalate to by-law enforcement for non-compliance as appropriate.
4. Provide technical review of grading/servicing plans submitted for swimming pool and residential site alteration permits.
5. Conduct site inspections to verify existing conditions and design concerns, review and perform technical calculations to ensure plans are adequately designed, and verify against as-built information.
6. Determine requirements for easements for municipal services and road widening in conformance with road designations.
7. Determine if grading, servicing, or land conveyance agreements are required with the City, approve final engineering plans, and record in the system.
8. Inspect site grading in response to permit security release requests.
9. Prepare inspection reports to ensure conformity to approved plans and identify deficiencies.
10. Conduct site meetings with stakeholders, inform of deficiencies, and follow up to ensure rectification.
11. Recommend release of permit security deposits to Finance, process, and issue site alteration permits.
12. Coordinate inspections of existing service connections and obtain necessary approvals from internal and external agencies.
13. Issue permits once all criteria are met.
14. Respond to inquiries via phone, email, or in person from stakeholders.
15. Contribute to improvements in procedures, standards, checklists, and permit processing.
16. Propose new technical measures or guidelines for stormwater control and design alternatives.