Job Description

• Job ID: 40345
• Job Category:
• Division & Section: Engineering & Construction Services, ECS Bridges & Expressways
• Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street; Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3C6
• Job Type & Duration: Permanent Vacancy
• Salary: $93,500-$119,274
• Shift Information: M-F, 35 hrs per week per week
• Affiliation: Non-Union
• Number of Positions Open: 3
• Posting Period: 19-Feb-2024 to 04-March-2024

Work for the City you Love

Toronto is Canada\'s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 3 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world\'s most livable cities, we are a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture. Join the award-winning Toronto Public Service as Engineer Bridges, Structures and Expressways within our Engineering & Construction Services Division.

What are your key accountabilities?

In this role you will review and provide comments on construction proposals in support of the Metrolinx Subway Program, Metrolinx GO Expansion Program, Metrolinx Light Rail Transit Program, SmartTrack Stations, Third-Party and Agencies Development and Construction Activities, in the vicinity of City bridges and Right-of-Way. You will provide technical expertise to ensure the effective interpretation and application of City standards, specification, and policies from application until completion of construction. This includes managing service delivery to achieve organizational performance and quality standards and expectations, ensuring that engineering designs that modify, replace, or impact existing or new City bridge infrastructure conform to division, cluster, and corporate standards and regulatory requirements. You will also provide support to Permit Applications, Infrastructures construction cost estimates and Agreements review processes.

Reporting to the Manager, Bridges, Structures and Expressways the position will function within the following key competencies:

Managing stakeholder expectations and communications

An effective communicator at all organizational levels, with highly developed interpersonal and team skills, you\'re adept at working collaboratively in a multi-stakeholder environment like ours and conveying technical information in a general manner. These talents will be evident as you provide input at meetings, and communicate confidently with the public, contractors, colleagues, developers, consultants, Councillors, other divisions and government agencies, and other internal and external clients and stakeholders about projects, programs and developments.

Technical Knowledge, Analysis & Consultation

You will apply the Railway, Roadway and Bridge standards, legislations, rules, procedures and practice for all Metrolinx Subway Program project submissions and Developer or Agencies submissions. This will include permit applications ensuring submissions and designs comply with City standards. You will review, identify/ evaluate impacts, and provide technical advice, review and expertise for the resolution of infrastructure related issues and to comment on preliminary designs for procurement matters.

Full project management accountabilities

Exhibiting an understanding of modern principles and practices of management and management controls, you\'ll manage a variety of assigned projects and provide comment on necessary mitigation measures.

You will ensure effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and maintenance of related data. This role involves gathering and refining project scope and reviewing the life cycle cost analysis for the construction of Metrolinx Programs, SmartTrack Stations, Third Party and Agencies Development municipal infrastructure.

You\'ll conduct research into your assigned area, ensuring that it takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation and initiatives by other levels of government. Equipped with this up-to-date knowledge, you\'ll provide advice, reviews and expertise, and utilize standard engineering principles and practices to assist in the operation, development and maintenance of works infrastructure and related services.

You will have an understanding and experience of Design Build procurement models and a key asset will be your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of contractor, designer, owner, and third parties. Communicating needs and concerns to internal stakeholders, and conveying the units positions clearly and concisely.

Who is our ideal candidate?

You are able to plan and deliver technical expertise related to the technical review, analysis and assessment of capital projects. Using your highly developed communication, consultation and interpersonal skills you will be adept at establishing strong working relationships and collaborating with stakeholders. Your capacity for collaboration, astute critical judgement and insight gives you the ability to resolve conflicts, negotiate and achieve consensus among parties with differing objectives in a complex, multi-stakeholder and politically sensitive environment.

You bring highly developed planning, organizational and time management skills enabling you to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You make expert technical recommendations that maintain the public interest and further enhances the project deliverables.

Your technical industry knowledge and analytical skills enables you to provide strategic consultation to colleagues and stakeholders. You are able to read, interpret and report on engineering plans, drawings, and specifications using your knowledge of engineering principles and practices associated with the design and construction of bridges, tunnels, culverts and retaining walls.

Your familiarity with Federal and Provincial regulations and requirements related to bridges, roads and transit, and health and safety, including the Occupational Health & Safety Act will be essential to the role. You have thorough knowledge of relevant policies, government legislation and regulations including the CSA S6 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CSA S7 Pedestrian, Cycling, and multiuse bridge design guideline, MTO Structural Manual, MTO Structure Rehabilitation Manual and AREMA Railway Design Code. Your knowledge of Ministry of Transportation, Metrolinx and City of Toronto design standards, directives and policies would be an asset.

You engage in an organizational culture that emphasizes innovation, collaboration, transparency, accountability and trust while embracing a strong code of ethics and integrity to support public service excellence.

Your application should describe the following: * Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), and a member in good standing, with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).

• Considerable experience applying the principles of Engineering in the area of condition assessment, design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of bridges, structures and expressways for capital projects.
• Considerable experience providing technical expertise/consultation to a variety of stakeholders (e.g. consultants, contractors, utility companies, internal project leads etc.) in the review of engineering drawings for proposed bridge infrastructure.
• Experience in reviewing/approving Legal Agreements for construction and cost-sharing of new and existing infrastructure.
• Possession of a valid Province of Ontario Driver\'s License Class "G".

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Accommodation

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