We are looking for a strong leader who is a technical expert and can provide overall direction to in-house design staff and teams of engineering consultants. Bring your knowledge and experience to this exciting and challenging opportunity.
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
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OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.
In this position, you will:
- Initiate and manage a variety of medium to complex preliminary and detailed design highway improvement projects;
- Acquire and administer engineering consultants;
- Direct the activities of multi-disciplinary staff on transportation projects, monitoring work outputs and technical soundness to ensure project goals are obtained;
- Liaise and work with ministry staff, senior management, stakeholders, agencies, municipalities, developers, consultants and the public; and
- Resolve planning and engineering issues.
Note: The successful incumbent will be required to conduct field reviews in highway right-of-ways and drive for long periods to travel to areas not accessible by public transit to make site visits/attend meetings.
- You have knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles, and practices related to transportation planning, highway engineering design, and construction.
- You have knowledge of geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs for complex transportation projects.
- You can interpret and apply functionally-related provincial and federal legislation, ministry policies, procedures and standards to assess the accuracy and completion of proposals and designs, contract drawings and documents.
- You have well-developed leadership skills to assign and schedule work and to lead multi-disciplinary teams to successful results.
- You have proven oral and written communications skills to write reports and present proposals, recommendations and provide evidence.
- You have proven effective interpersonal and relationship management skills to resolve problems, formulate agreements and maintain effective working relationships with engineering consultants, external agencies, senior government officials, and the public.
- You have project management skills and experience to manage medium to complex projects, including acquisition and management of consultants.
- You have sound analytical skills and good judgement to assess and recommend solutions to problems in terms of applicable legislation, engineering quality, economic benefit and environmental impact
- You have demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills.
