Corridor Management Engineer

The Ministry of Transportation , Corridor Management Section, seeks an engineer to coordinate, and provide leadership, to the technical group responsible for the provision of sound engineering and technical advisory services related to the review and assessment of corridor development applications in the Central Region.
What a career in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) can offer you
The OPS is committed to be an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.
In addition to flexible work arrangements, a collegial and professional work culture, career growth and development and on-the-job training to help you succeed, we offer a competitive total compensation package, which includes an attractive salary and may include the option to contribute to the following:
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Comprehensive health and dental plans
• Life and disability insurance

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:
• plan, coordinate, organize and direct the activities of the staff within the Corridor Management Section
• provide engineering and technical advice on Corridor Management issues
• coordinate input on Corridor Management issues from other technical offices within the ministry
• coordinate the review and/or preparation of legal agreements, official plans, property disposals, and ministers letters
NOTE: This position requires travel to project sites and to meetings with municipalities, developers and the public.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• You are a Professional Engineer, licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• You must possess a valid 'G' driver's license

Engineering Expertise

• You have knowledge of theories, principles and practices of civil engineering, transportation planning, highway design, land use planning, and Corridor Management to provide information and advice.
• You have the ability to interpret and apply provincial acts and regulations (e.g. Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, Drainage Act, Planning Act, Environmental Assessment Act) related to the protection of highway rights-of-way, ministry design and construction standards.
• You have knowledge of computerized technical information and data-base systems in order to coordinate the development and implementation of information technology requirements for the Technical Group.

Communication and Relationship-Management Skills

• You have verbal communication skills to liaise effectively with representatives of ministry technical offices and with developers, participate on ministry committees and working committees and deliver presentations
• You have written communication skills to prepare briefing notes, and detailed and complex engineering evaluation and recommendation reports.
• You can deal with stakeholders to recommend and present arguments to obtain agreement on issues and strategies, e.g., address proposal and design issues, contract drawings and documents.

Project Management and Technical Leadership Skills

• You are able to manage, and provide leadership to, staff.
• You have experience with human resources management principles, related ministry policies and procedures, and collective agreements.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• You can evaluate and assess design submissions, and determine their compliance with ministry standards and engineering principles.
• You can conduct research, and examine the relevance of information, and identify and prioritize issues.
• You can develop alternative solutions to issues when resolving disputes.