Traffic Supervisor

The Ministry of Transportation is seeking an experienced individual to provide traffic management expertise, supervision and leadership.

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:

• a defined benefit pension plan
• maternity and parental leave top-up benefits, which include adoptive parents
• comprehensive health plan
•  life and disability insurance
•  flexible work arrangements
•  collegial and professional work culture
• career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
•  on-the-job training to support your success in the role

About the job

In this role, you will

• plan, supervise and coordinate technical traffic engineering staff and consultant activities to ensure the delivery of high-quality traffic engineering services related to the planning, design, construction, corridor control, maintenance and operation of provincial highways of various complexities, for an area within the region
• plan, coordinate and supervise the training and development of technical traffic engineering staff for an area within the region
• provide expert technical consultation and advisory services to internal and external clients on traffic engineering

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Mandatory:

• You must have a valid class ‘G’ driver’s licence or equivalent, as recognized by the Province of Ontario. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver’s licence upon being hired.

Technical Skills:

• You have knowledge of, and demonstrated experience in, traffic engineering, including traffic standards and practices related to signing, pavement markings, delineation, capacity analysis, intersection design and operations, traffic signals, detouring, staging, illumination, traffic impact evaluation, multi-model and intelligent transportation systems, traffic simulation modelling, traffic data collection, traffic/engineering software, etc.
• You have knowledge and demonstrated application of government policies, procedures, standards and relevant Acts and Regulations related to traffic engineering (i.e. Ontario Traffic Manuals, Highway Traffic Act).
• You have knowledge of highway planning, design, construction and maintenance activities to resolve traffic safety and operational issues.

Project Management and Supervisory Skills:

• You have knowledge of project management methodologies, techniques, and standards to manage, coordinate, and participate in concurrent technical projects.
• You have the experience, technical knowledge and interpersonal skills to effectively supervise and coordinate a section of traffic engineering staff and consultant activities.

Analytical, Research and Problem-Solving Skills:

• You are able to investigate traffic engineering issues, assess risks, evaluate options for mitigation, and make recommendations on complex traffic engineering issues.

Communication, Advisory and Interpersonal Skills:

• You can develop and maintain effective working relationships.
•  You are able to present compelling recommendations, and prepare ministerial responses and technical reports, including recommendations, presentations, correspondence and briefing notes.

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

Additional information

Address:

• 1 English Permanent – Full Time, 301 St Paul St, St Catharines, West Region or 615 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region or 447 McKeown Ave, North Bay, North Region or 1355 John Counter Blvd, Kingston, East Region or 159 Sir William Hearst Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region or 659 Exeter Rd, London, West Region

Compensation Group:
Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
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Schedule: 6
Category: Science and Engineering
Monday, November 3, 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.
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