Technical Services Officer

Do you have a varied and extensive background in road maintenance and construction? Are you a service-oriented professional with effective communication skills?

Then consider this opportunity to advance your career with the Ministry of Transportation.

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.

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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?While providing technical and administrative support to the Operational Service Office, Operations Offices and additional offices, you will:

• plan, coordinate and administer contracts
• prepare drawings and/or collaborate with design
• interpret specifications, drawings, plans and designs, and complete contract drawings and documents during the pre-contract phase for construction issues
• provide technical and administrative support to ensure contract delivery

How do I qualify?Mandatory• The position requires 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 class G driver's licence upon being hired.

Technical Knowledge and Skills• you have demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles related to highway construction and maintenance
• you have knowledge of relevant legislation and policies pertaining to the preparation of tenders, contract administration and contract payments
• you have knowledge of construction safety methods and practices
• you have the ability to read, interpret and amend contract documents and plans
• you have knowledge of financial reporting procedures to maintain records, track budgets and forecast expenditures
• you have the ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and acts to provide advice

Analytical, Evaluative and Decision-Making Skills• you can review, recommend and identify road rehabilitation alternatives
• you have proven analytical, evaluation and decision-making skills to recommend technical solutions
• you can plan, organize, monitor, and prioritize work and set individual assignments

Communication and Interpersonal Skills• you can use tact and diplomacy when interacting with both internal and external stakeholders
• you have technical writing skills to produce technical reports, correspondence, specifications and contract documents
• you can negotiate design and contract languages on behalf of the ministry in a productive and constructive manner
• you can establish and maintain effective relations with both internal and external stakeholders

Computer Skills• you are proficient in using AutoCAD and other software applications, to create drawings, contract documents, reports and spreadsheets

Additional Information:

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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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, January 10, 2025 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

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