Development Compliance Officer – Planning Technician I

Consider the opportunity of Development Compliance Officer – Planning Technician I with the Development Compliance Unit, Development Services Branch, and join an enthusiastic, collaborative enforcement and planning team to resolve land use issues and improve Edmonton’s livability. You will become a skilled communicator by working with the team and stakeholders in neighbourhoods and business communities.

The role of these positions is to provide inspections and compliance functions within the Development Compliance Unit’s new Specialized Enforcement team. This new team will primarily focus on priority complaint types including lodging houses, secondary suites, and hardsurfacing for newer properties developed after 2016. This role will also undertake proactive inspections of priority development concerns.

Critical elements of this position include supporting and improving Edmonton’s livability by supporting The City Plan through ensuring compliance with the City of Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw 20001 and the Municipal Government Act. You will handle complaint files through the Unit’s established ‘4E’ escalated enforcement model. Additionally, you will provide information, interpretation, and direction regarding the Zoning Bylaw to development industry stakeholders, members of the public, and internal staff.

Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style.

What will you do?

• Manage a caseload of compliance files through enforcement and inspections activities, preserve inspection information and evidence in accordance with statutory and legal regulations and internal inspection procedures
• Research, inspect, and investigate commercial, industrial, and residential property histories in accordance with established procedures for file reviews, to ensure development has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, permits, and the Zoning Bylaw
• Review development plans to ensure those plans conform to standards, policies, and bylaw requirements
• Drive to and from sites with suspected bylaw contraventions, including occupied interior buildings, finished exterior sites, and active construction sites
• Collect evidence and other information of bylaw contraventions while on site, which may include photographic evidence, measurements, and owner and/or witness statements
• Apply appropriate elements of the escalated enforcement model where there are bylaw infractions. This includes providing education to citizens, issuing written or verbal warnings for non-compliance, or issuing enforcement orders, tickets, or violation notices
• Prepare case files, presentations, court briefs, and appeal hearings, and give evidence in court and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board hearings to provide accurate accounts of evidence from the investigations and to justify inspection, approvals, or enforcement decisions
• Process and respond to a high volume of complaints related to the Zoning Bylaw and provide technical advice and instructions regarding policy and procedures
• Other duties as required