Overview
Technical Clerk Jobs in Barrie, Canada at City of Barrie
Job Type: Temporary Full-time, Up to 18 Months, Union
Salary Range: $55,874.00 to $66,903.20 per year
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Final date to receive applications: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 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, water mains, 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 provides technical, procurement, and administrative support to the Infrastructure Department, Development Services 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/Requisition s, 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
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
- Two (2) year College Diploma in Business Administration or a related discipline
- Two (2) years of experience performing duties related to the major responsibilities of the position
- Demonstrated experience processing invoices and payments
Knowledge, Skill and Ability
- General knowledge of 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, and 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 and written communication
- Advanced computer literacy using…
Title: Technical Clerk
Company: City of Barrie
Location: Barrie, Canada
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