Lead Engineer, Projects

If you are a professional engineer with experience in highway design who relishes the idea of taking a lead role in reviewing and assessing the impacts of significant commercial and residential developments on the provincial highway network, consider joining our team with the Ministry of Transportation.

About the job

Reviewing and assessing the impacts of significant commercial and residential developments on the provincial highway network, you will:

• manage external consultants
• work with senior management, municipalities, external stakeholders, and the public
• work cooperatively with other transportation professionals
• provide technical engineering assessments including but not limited to the application of traffic and drainage engineering expertise
• ensure the protection of the ministry’s interests
• provide recommendations to resolve complex engineering issues

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver’s licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver’s licence upon being hired.

Civil Engineering and Legislation Knowledge

• You have knowledge of theories, principles and practices of civil engineering related to highway engineering.
• You have working knowledge of related fields, including geotechnical, pavement design, structural, drainage, surveys, electrical, traffic, and construction practices.
• You have working knowledge of, and demonstrated ability to interpret and apply, related legislative acts (Environmental Assessment Act, Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, Drainage Act, etc.).

Communication, Interpersonal, Negotiation and Relationship – Building Skills

• You have communication and presentation skills to make presentations and represent the ministry as an expert witness on engineering-related matters.
• You have relationship-building skills to establish effective working relationships with colleagues, associates, senior officials and the public.
• You have written communication skills to prepare, write, edit and/or present complex materials.
• You can negotiate with external service providers and consultants.

Project Management Knowledge

• You have knowledge of project management techniques required to manage projects of moderate size and complexity, including working knowledge of Value Engineering techniques

Problem-Solving, Analytical and Decision-Making Skills

• You are able to identify problems and prepare reports and alternative recommendations on all engineering matters and technical matters.
• You are able to assess recommendations for technical adequacy and consistency with ministry policies.
• You have analytical and problem-solving skills to coordinate and develop infrastructure plans, conduct trade-off analysis, and produce listings of capital programs.
• You have strong analytical skills to prepare and recommend alternative designs balancing economic benefit, risk and environmental impact.

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:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• anti-Racism Policy