Warranty Services Representative, Common Elements

Warranty Services Representative, CE, WSRCE101526

Department: Warranty Services, Common Elements

Type of Position: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Home Office, Greater Toronto Area / West

Reporting to: Manager, Warranty Services, Common Elements

Work Model: Remote: Frequent car travel is required to assigned work locations within Ontario. This role would also require the incumbent to complete work from a home office. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

Grade: K

Posting Status: Open

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $67,520 - $101,300 per year

About the Role

The Common Elements Warranty Services Representative provides technical and warranty advice to vendors, builders, condominium corporations, owners, consultants, and lawyers.

This position conducts inspections, meetings and conciliations with vendors and owners to assess complaints in compliance with the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act and Tarion's Common Elements Construction Performance Guidelines. The incumbent will work 100% remotely and live within the GTA and will be responsible for travelling to assigned work locations covering the GTA and outlying regions within the province when required.

Remote: Frequent car travel is required to assigned work locations within Ontario. This role would also require the incumbent to complete work from a home office. (All remote work must be completed from your home office within the province of Ontario.)

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide fair, timely, quality and consistent service and technical and warranty advice to vendors, builders, consultants, condominium corporations, property managers, homeowners and lawyers regarding condominium common element warranty related issues and compliance with Registrar Bulletins
• Maintain impartiality and open-mindedness while facilitating negotiation and resolution between the parties to a warranty claim by providing direction and encouraging parties to find a compromise or a mutually satisfying solution
• Conduct inspections and meetings with external clients regarding a condominium's common elements
• Make recommendations for vendor/builder financial security retention at the conclusion of the construction process and throughout the warranty process
• Make rulings and decisions on common element warranty claims with a risk exposure of up to 3.5 million dollars
• Complete estimates and set/adjust financial reserves, and manage contractor and consultant services, procurement, and on-site warranty repairs as required
• Represent Tarion as a witness at the License Appeal Tribunal, and as a representative at Builder Associations and public outreach activities

What You Will Need to Succeed:

• 5 - 7 years' construction related experience - preferably in low-rise and high-rise construction methods
• Training and experience in a neutral dispute resolution role, such as a mediator, conciliator, claim adjudicator; or experience and skills related to fairly managing complaint processes that involve hearing from participants, analyzing information, encouraging resolution and making recommendations or writing decisions
• Superior communication (verbal and written), observation, negotiation, problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills
• Direct or related experience and skills related to creative interest-based approaches to mediating or resolving disputes in different settings such as in-person, telephone, videoconference or online
• Ability to maintain confidences, exercise sound judgment and discretion and work collaboratively with others
• Capacity to work in an empathetic and accessible manner, using effective communications to manage confrontational or stressful situations with diverse users
• Minimum community college graduate. Building science or construction related diploma is an asset
• Excellent negotiating, time management and interpersonal skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario Building Code and construction practices in Ontario
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team within a dynamic environment
• Above average keyboarding and computer skills in Microsoft Office and Internet environments
• An out-going self-starter with the ability to make decisions based on practical building knowledge
• Valid Class 'G' driver's license and reliable transportation is essential
• Access to High Speed Internet connection in home office is essential
• Ontario Building Code BCIN qualification in Legal (general), Part 9 (home), and Part 3 (large buildings) would be considered an asset

Application Submissions & Deadline:

Please submit a single file with covering letter and resume with vacancy code WSRCE101526 by no later than October 26, 2026.