Technical Clerk

City of Barrie; Barrie; Hybrid; CAD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Barrie is seeking a Technical Clerk for the Infrastructure Department to provide essential administrative and procurement support. The role entails managing procurement documents and assisting with financial administrative tasks. This is a temporary full-time position requiring strong organizational skills and a diploma in Business Administration.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Pension plan enrollment

Paid sick time

Vacation time

Discounted City Fitness Memberships

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Two years of experience performing related duties.
• Experience processing invoices and payments.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical, procurement, and administrative support.
• Prepares complex procurement documents.
• Acts as Purchasing Coordinator, processing invoices and purchase orders.

Skills

Administrative processes

Procurement processes

Records management

Customer service

Time management

Problem-solving

Education

Two (2) year College Diploma in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Professional

SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Posting Number: TC-25-23

Job Type: Temporary Full-time, up to 18 Months, Union

Salary Range: $53,853.80 to $64,482.60 per year

Location: Barrie, ON - Hybrid (see below for more details)

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm

The Opportunity

The Infrastructure Department is comprised of five Branches, including three Design and Construction Branches, the Wastewater Operations Branch, and the Water Operations Branch. Key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City’s environmental infrastructure and systems including water supply, treatment, and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; and the design and construction of the City's infrastructure including treatment plants, pump stations, roads, sewers, watermains, sidewalks, stormwater management ponds, water towers and reservoirs, etc.

Under the general guidance and direction of the Supervisor of Administrative Services – IGM, the Technical Clerk position provides technical, procurement, and administrative support to the Infrastructure Department and the Corporate Asset Management Department as it relates to approved projects on annual capital project plans. Specifically, this position provides support during the preparation and submission of complex competitive procurement documents such as Request for Quotations (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and/or Tenders. Additionally, this position acts as the Purchasing Coordinator, and creates, maintains, and processes invoices, Purchase Orders/Requisitions, Progress Payments, PO Amendments, Change Orders, Change Directives, and Award Memos in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and by-laws. Furthermore, this position assists with general administrative tasks including assisting with website content, general filing, formatting internal and external correspondence, facilitating approvals and signatures, and distributing final documents. Overall, this position plays an integral role in providing support to various departmental tasks while keeping processes on track and moving forward in an effective manner.

Our Culture And Qualifications Of The Job

Corporate Culture: Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is how we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, and Service Excellence, which define how we work together to succeed.

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

• Two (2) year College Diploma in Business Administration or related discipline
  
  

Don’t meet the education credentials as outlined above but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Policy to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/JobOpps.

• Position Equivalency Code: C
  
  

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the above-mentioned major responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience processing invoices and payments
  
  

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• General knowledge of the following principles and standards: administrative processes and practices, procurement and financial processes and practices, and records management processes and practices
• Demonstrated ability to:
• accurately keyboard at a speed of 50 wpm
• develop, promote, and maintain effective and collaborative liaison with City employees, vendors/consultants, other stakeholders
• enter, transcribe, record, store, and maintain information in written or electronic form
• interact effectively and courteously with all levels of staff and contacts in a political and community/client service environment
• generate ideas, conclusions, or solutions utilizing prescribed resources, reason and judgment
• maintain a high standard of public relations at all times
• maintain concentration on a task over a period of time despite any distractions
• shift back and forth between multiple activities while maintaining concentration
• work collaboratively in a group setting to achieve a desired objective, goal, or outcome
• work independently with minimal supervision
• work under pressure to meet deadlines or peak period workloads
• Intermediate skills include: attention to detail; customer service; interpersonal; multitasking; organizational; prioritization; problem-solving; teamwork; time management; verbal communication; written communication
• Advanced computer literacy using the following systems and software: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word), Adobe Professional, SharePoint and SAP
• Availability to accommodate deadlines or peak period workloads that may extend beyond designated normal workday hours or normal hours per week
  

Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
• Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Policy. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.
  
  

Other Important Information

Location: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario

• Please note that the City has a Hybrid Work Program Procedure that may allow a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet the eligibility requirements.
  
  

Hours: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

Wage: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2025 pay range:

• Pay Level: Level 4
• Yearly Salary: $53,853.80 to $64,482.60
• Hourly Pay Rate: $29.59 to $35.43
  
  

What We Offer: This position includes extended health and dental benefits, optional enrollment in the OMERS Primary pension plan, prorated paid sick time based on the expected duration of employment, and prorated vacation time based on calendar year and in accordance with the Employment Standards Act, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), discounted rates for City Fitness Memberships and Transit Passes, and access to the Perkopolis Perks program, which provides exclusive access to discounts on a wide range of products and services available to all City employees.

How to Apply: Click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top and/or bottom of the job posting to start the application process. Please note that emailed applications will not be considered.

Why Barrie?

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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