SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

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Bring your creativity and innovation along with your technical expertise and experience to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Operations and Deployment Section, Ministry of Transportation, where you will provide technical and project leadership and direction to a professional team involved in the design, construction and operation of Intelligent Transportation Systems and connected and automated vehicles (CAV) technologies and applications.

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• provide senior project engineering services with respect to the planning, design, and implementation of ITS technologies through conventional design-bid-build projects or through private-public-partnership (PPP) projects.
• be involved in the evaluation of emerging Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Connected Vehicle / Autonomous Vehicle (CVAV) technologies and applications
• develop policies and strategies related to operations of MTO Traffic Management Systems (COMPASS) within the province
• provide expert advisory services to senior management on innovative solutions in incident and event management

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are a Professional Engineer, licensed Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).

Technical Skills:

You have:
• project management techniques required to manage projects of large size and complexity
• knowledge of theories, principles and practices of civil engineering with specialization in traffic engineering and working knowledge of related fields including geotechnical, pavement design, structural, drainage, surveys, electrical, traffic, and construction practices
• knowledge of traffic, electronics and communication theories, principles and practices
• knowledge of procurement and contract law/management policies, procedures and practices

Communication and Interpresonal Skills:

You have communication and interpersonal skills to:
• prepare detailed technical reports and make presentations
• develop reports, materials and provide recommendations to senior management on project schedules and resource requirements
• negotiate contract changes on construction projects, with clients/stakeholders
• to establish and maintain effective working relationships both inside the ministry and outside at all levels of the organizations

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

You have analytical and problem-solving skills to:
• research and conduct investigations into equipment and systems
• review, assess and prepare cost estimates for consultant assignments and capital projects
• conduct cost-benefit and risk analysis to provide accurate assessments and resource estimates
• provide innovative solutions to resolve or alleviate advanced traffic management problems

Leadership Skills:

• You are able to provide technical direction and leadership to project team members, engineers, including consulting engineers and contractors involved in advanced traffic management

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Additional information:

Note:

• T-MT-159385/21

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.