Apply By: Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance

Job ID:
234059
Organization:
Ministry of Transportation
Division:
Transportation Infrastructure Management Division, Capital Program Delivery Branch
City:
Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Permanent
Job code:
PE0309 - Barg-Eng 03 Construction
Salary:
$96,884.00 - $135,398.00 Per year

Are you passionate about building a better tomorrow? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your ideas and expertise can make a real impact? Join the Construction Management Central, Quality Assurance section as a Senior Engineer and lead the charge in ensuring excellence across highway and structural projects. From materials expertise to consultant collaboration, your impact will be built into every layer of Ontario's transportation infrastructure.

About the job

As a Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance, you will:
• plan, direct and implement a regional quality assurance program for structural projects
• provide concrete, asphalt, soil and aggregates input to design through contract package review and recommendations
• participate in the consultant acquisition process for construction administration and material testing services
• participate in the evaluation of consultant's proposals
• co-ordinate and supervise activities/duties carried out by technical
• provide recommendations on materials, construction best practices, non-conformance and deviation assessment

What you bring to the team


Mandatory requirements

• You are a Professional Engineer, licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• The positions require the successful candidates to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidates providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.

Technical Knowledge

You have:
• knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as applicable to highway engineering, structural engineering and material engineering to support of numerous complex transportation infrastructure
• knowledge of concrete and structural products and heavy construction equipment
• knowledge of current changes in highway engineering materials and construction practices in order to evaluate and recommend their specific applications
• knowledge of project and contract management practices, ministry policies, directives and standards to coordinate the regional QA process.

Project Management and Contract Management Skills

You have:
• knowledge of project and contract management practices, ministry policies, directives and standards to coordinate the regional QA process.

Communication Skills

You have:
• oral communication skills to provide advice, explain requirements of policies and procedures, and give presentations/training sessions to staff and service providers
• written communication skills to prepare various documents and reports

Research and Analytical Skills

You have:
• demonstrated research, analytical and problem solving skills to assess and solve complex problems and analyze material results

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!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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  contact us.

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Additional information:

Apply by:
Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
  • 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 159 Sir William Hearst Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation group:
Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario
Work hours:
Category:
Science and Engineering
Posted on:
Friday, September 19, 2025

Note:

  • The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures, including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
  • T-MT-234059/25


How to apply:

  1. You must apply online.
  2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
  3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
  4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
  5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
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