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.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: