Has your career led to the development of expertise in highway maintenance and construction? Why not take the next step and become part of our skilled and dynamic team with the Ministry of Transportation.
PLEASE NOTE this competition is for two Contract Services Inspector positions: one temporary for 12 months; the other is a temporary seasonal position for up to 42 weeks in duration.
Applying your technical expertise, negotiation skills and your knowledge of contract practices, you will:
- Carry out field investigations and inspections to ensure quantity, quality and compliance with contract requirements including environmental and safety components;
- Assist with monitoring and ensure compliance with contract requirements, review of extra work, contract drawings and documents and claims;
- Liaise with contractors, property owners, internal staff, and the general public to address issues and complaints;
- Perform clerical and administrative work such as correspondence, instruction notices, payment calculations, material usage, equipment work hours and highway inventory reports.
NOTE: These positions may require extensive travel, out of town and overnight work.
- The positions require the successful candidates to have a valid class G Ontario driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidates providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.
- Proven experience and practical knowledge of highway construction and/or maintenance practices including inspection, material sampling and testing, surveying, inspection and patrolling, to ensure oversight of contractor operations.
- Knowledge of highway construction standards and specifications, practices and principles to carry out construction related activities.
- Ability to interpret contract drawings and documents and identify the nature of non-compliance and work defects.
- Ability to apply knowledge of related policies, applicable statutory acts and regulations and to interpret and assess legislative impacts on contract related activities.
- Well-developed oral and interpersonal skills to deal with contractors, colleagues and the general public.
- Good mathematical skills to conduct payment calculations and assessments, and conduct field surveys.
- Proven analytical, negotiation, and problem solving skills to assist with the assessment of construction-related issues
- Good written skills to maintain accurate records such as inspector diaries.
- Well-developed organizational and planning skills to carry out contract related activities.
- Very good working knowledge of computers and computer systems to perform clerical and administrative work such as correspondence, instruction notices, payment calculations, payment reports, contract payment assessment, and applicable reports and forms.
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!
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
