Summer Student - Technical Assistant, Building Code Services

Provide support to the operational activities of the assigned unit by providing information to homeowners / contractors / designers / developers and the public on general construction requirements, standards and Building Permits, and by conducting related field inspections.

Requirements

• Post-secondary Student - completion of second year college or university in Civil Engineering or Architecture
• Two years or more of related experience in construction and/or reading and preparing designs and technical drawings
• Experience in reading or preparing design and/or technical drawings is an asset
• Valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• Practical knowledge of construction practices, materials and methods and the Ontario Building Code obtained from either general experience and/or college/university
• Completion of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Building Code exams on “General Legal/Process” and “House” is desirable
• Computer skills (use of design related programs, MAP, AutoCAD, Microsoft suite of programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Mathematical skills and strong spatial recognition