Are you customer-service driven with strong analytical and interpretive skills? Are you ready to play an important role in managing Ontario's highway corridor? Then consider this exciting opportunity with the Ministry of Transportation.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• Inspect highway corridor and ensure compliance with legislation, regulations and policies
• Review and evaluate permit applications and issue permits for corridor activities such as highway access, signing, encroachments and building and land use
• Coordinate utility relocations
• Work with internal and external stakeholders such ministry staff, municipalities, consultants, and the public
• Identify and resolve problems related to corridor management
Notes:
• One more vacancy has been added to the posting, and the closing dates has been extended.
• The successful candidate will be required to travel on a bi-weekly basis, within the region.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent to travel to meetings, conduct field visits and/or inspect highway corridor where public transit is not available. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.
Engineering and Technical Skills
• you have the ability to interpret and apply related policies, procedures, standards and legislation
• you have the ability to read and interpret highway and construction plans, reports and site plans
• you have the ability to apply knowledge of highway construction, utility relocation, and land use planning process.
Communication Skills
• you have proven interpersonal and communication skills to deal effectively with other office personal and a wide range of external stakeholders such as, the public, utility companies, developers, municipalities and elected officials
• you have written communication skills to prepare documents such as permits, correspondence and briefing notes
• you have the ability to provide advice and technical and legal information to clients who are unfamiliar with terminology
Analytical, Organizational and Computer Skills
• you have proven analytical and problem-solving skills to assess compliance of permit applications, inspect corridors, suggest alternate designs or options and resolve related issues with external clients
• you have demonstrated planning, organizational and prioritization skills
• you have skills and knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint in order to prepare written correspondence and reports, and for the analysis of data
OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism:
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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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 application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.