CONTRACT SERVICES INSPECTOR

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Has your career led to the development of expertise in highway and bridge maintenance and construction? Why not take the next step and become part of our skilled and dynamic team?

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About the job

Applying your technical and engineering expertise, negotiation skills and your knowledge of contracts and highway construction, you will:

• monitor contractors delivery of construction, maintenance, and repair operations
• ensure compliance with contract specifications, regulations, direct maintenance and repair operations
• provide direction to contractors and operators, making sure the required work records are maintained
• liaise with contractors, property owners, internal staff, external agencies and the general public to address issues and complaints
• provide technical advice and training to junior staff

PLEASE NOTE: This position will require that you travel, drive and fly throughout the Province and service area, work throughout the Region, walk over rough terrain, work around water and at heights, work in various environmental conditions, and under emergency situations.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements:

• valid class G driver's licence or equivalent to travel throughout the region

Technical expertise:

• knowledge and practical experience of highway and bridge maintenance, construction, and engineering standards, specifications, practices and principles to carry out contract related activities including contract preparation and review
• ability to interpret and apply related policies, acts, and regulations for safety, and environmental protection such as Construction Lien Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and WHMIS
• knowledge of contract practices including material sampling and testing, surveying, inspections, and road patrolling

People skills:

• well developed communication and interpersonal skills to work with contractors and the general public

Other important skills:

• mathematical skills
• analytical, negotiation, and problem solving skills to assist with the assessment of contract related issues
• well developed organizational and planning skills
• good working knowledge of computers to perform clerical and administrative work such as correspondence, instruction notices, payment calculations, payment reports, contract payment assessment, and applicable reports and forms

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Additional information:

Note:

• N-MT-49789/13
  The minimum salary rates identified in this posting are subject to revision as a result of the recently agreed to OPSEU collective agreement covering the period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014.

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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.