Are you an experienced, innovative engineer with an interest in helping the Ministry of Transportation enhance its investment decision-making for managing the provincial highway network?
We are seeking an enthusiastic, results-oriented individual whose engineering expertise and analytical skills will help the division's asset management team deliver on key objectives.
About the job
In this role, you will provide engineering advice and support:
• for the ministry's asset management program and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• for the analyses of asset management data to identify priority rehabilitation needs and potential business impacts, and make recommendations to senior management
• for the division's Expansion Prioritization Framework, policies and processes to identify strategic highway expansion projects.
• for the division's multi-year planning process and investment decision-making for the capital construction program, including business case development for submission to central funding agencies
• as a team member on a broad variety of cross-functional, cross-divisional and inter-ministerial technical task groups and project teams to promote effective management of assets and investment decision-making
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• You are licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or You currently have accreditation as a Professional Engineer in a Canadian Province or Territory, and you will obtain a Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) license as a condition of accepting this position.
Technical knowledge
You have:
• knowledge of highway engineering theories and practices related to planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and operation
• knowledge of asset management models, systems and tools, analytical techniques (e.g., value-for-money, economic impact assessment, life cycle costing, benefit/cost analysis), engineering economics, and financial and capital planning
• knowledge in the application of state-of-the-art computer technology, software and data management techniques to maintain, extract, analyze and report information related to highway infrastructure
Analytical, organizational and project management skills
You have:
• proven analytical and evaluative skills to review technical data, policies and reports, draw conclusions and provide recommendations, including financial implications
• planning and organizational skills to support the Ministry's asset management program, including capital needs analysis for the annual funding request process
Communication and interpersonal skills
You have:
• interpersonal skills to lead, consult, promote and support partnerships among stakeholders and staff
• written communication skills to prepare guidelines, reports, correspondence, briefing notes, and detailed project proposals
• oral communication skills to provide technical advice and training, and to participate on committees and task forces
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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