Job Description

Apply By: Friday, August 1, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Lead Engineer, Highway Operations

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Job ID:

230739

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Operations Division, Highway Operations Management Branch

City:

Kingston, London, North Bay, St Catharines, Thunder Bay, Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

PE0405 - Barg-Eng 04 Operations

Salary:

$100,927.00 - $151,384.00 Per year


The Ministry of Transportation is looking for an individual who is interested in providing engineering, technical and contract management, and stakeholder relations management expertise to lead, review, and coordinate the ministry's delivery of highway operations and special corridor management projects and priority initiatives, including maintenance, property, traffic and minor capital construction programs and projects.



Please note that the Highway Operation Management Branch primary office location is in St Catharines, and operational requirements may require occasional travel to/near the office location.

About the job

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In this role, you will:

provide leadership and engineering, technical, contract management and stakeholder relations management expertise on corridor management projects and initiatives, including contributing to the development of improvements to the Highway Corridor Management System lead and provide expert technical expertise and corridor management input on end-to-end aspects of the delivery of complex medium to large-scale multi-disciplinary and multi-year projects and activities provide expert technical expertise to understand root-cause and resolve complex and contentious issues, engineering problems, disputes and claim settlements on various corridor files coordinate and participate in the review and development of legislations, policies and directives on corridor management, including managing retainer assignments and associated change orders and providing recommendations on deliverables be the technical expert contributing and providing advice, guidance, briefing, training and education to Highway Corridor Management staff, internal stakeholders and external stakeholders on special initiatives, projects etc. lead, coordinate, and participate on committees and negotiations with consultants, contractors, developers, municipalities and other jurisdictions to support delivery of projects

What you bring to the team

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Mandatory requirements

The positions require 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. You are a Professional Engineer, licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
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Leadership Skills

You have project management, leadership and organizational skills to effectively contribute and build teams of technical staff and consultants representing various areas of expertise to deliver corridor management projects, both policy and operational tools You can identify, develop effective solutions to successfully resolve complex and contentious issues, including coordination of specialized engineering and technical requirements and preparing reports, briefing materials and recommendations You can provide engineering and contract management guidance and mentorship to colleagues to negotiate disputes and resolve issues You can lead and coordinate end-to-end delivery of complex projects and activities
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Civil Engineering and Technical Knowledge

You have demonstrated knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles and practices with emphasis on: corridor management permit requirements, utility move orders, transportation planning, design and construction and land use planning, including those applicable to design, construction, and maintenance of highway infrastructure You have knowledge of highway corridor management, and transportation and land use planning You have knowledge of and demonstrated ability to interpret and apply functionally-related municipal, provincial and federal legislation (e.g. Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, Drainage Act, Environmental Assessment Act etc.), policies, procedures, and standards to corridor management, highway construction and maintenance and other functional areas You have knowledge of administrative and engineering policies, procedures and standards governing highway design, construction, maintenance and contract administration, including other functional/program areas (e.g. geotechnical, pavement design, structural, drainage, geomatics/surveys, traffic etc.)
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Contract and Financial Management Knowledge and Skills

You have knowledge of contract management policies, procedures and practices to administer construction and maintenance contracts and consultant assignments You have knowledge of contract claims and contract law/principles to negotiate and resolve contract disputes/claims You have knowledge of financial and administrative procedures / processes and procurement policies, procedures, and practices
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Analytical and Problem Solving Skills

You have demonstrated analytical skills to assess and resolve complex and multi-faceted contentious engineering and contractual issues You can research and synthesize information to develop recommendations on complex engineering, highway corridor improvement and contract management matters You can identify and mitigate impacts to provincial highways associated with complex proposals You can evaluate conformance to ministry requirements and adopt or modify existing methods and/or procedures to develop alternative solutions
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Communication and Relationship Management Skills

You have demonstrated communication skills to communicate persuasively and tactfully with senior representatives of the ministry, other ministries, governments, developers, public utility companies, contractors, consultants, municipal officials, other agencies and the public You can develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders and peers, with opposing interests and positions You can prepare and present complex technical and sensitive materials to obtain endorsements for recommended proposals You can discuss controversial or sensitive issues with high degree of political acumen

Don't meet every qualification?

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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

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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:

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Additional information:

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Apply by:

Friday, August 1, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

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

Compensation group:

Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Science and Engineering

Posted on:

Friday, July 18, 2025

Note:

T-MT-230739/25

How to apply:

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