Apply By: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Job ID: 242802

Posting status: Open

Organization: Ministry of Transportation

Division: Major Highway Projects, Northern Infrastructure

City: Thunder Bay

Position(s) language: English

Job term: 2 Permanent

Job code: 6A011 - Technical06

Salary: $86,379.00 - $127,288.00 Per year

The Ministry of Transportation is looking for a motivated individual to provide leadership, technical direction and contract administration expertise for the planning, design and construction of transportation infrastructure.

About the job

In this role, you will:

• provide overall project direction and consultant oversight for multiple, concurrent and complex construction projects from preconstruction to post construction phases
• assess and ensure engineering drawings, reports and contract documentation are complete, and comply with the requirements of the project
• monitor, verify and recommend payment of contractor, consultant expenditures; forecast expenditures and costs
• provide technical advice on design and contract administration issues
• provide instruction and advice to the consultants/contractors concerning ministry decisions, recommendations, or requirements
• represent the ministry in public forums where aspects of the project may be controversial

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G 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.

Technical Knowledge: You have knowledge of:

• contract administration principles/practices applicable to highway and bridge construction
• financial control principles to forecast and monitor project expenditures, and ensure compliance with ministry policies and procedures
• civil engineering theories, standards, construction practices and principles with emphasis on contract management
• highway engineering, design and construction operations as they apply to infrastructure components such as structures, pavements, grading, drainage, electrical and illumination
• geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs and proposals for complex transportation projects.

Project Management, Planning and Organizational Skills:

• you are able to coordinate multiple projects and oversee consultant Contract Administration teams, and evaluate consultants' performance in the delivery of design and construction projects and prepare assessments
• you are able to provide overall project direction and consultant oversight for multiple, concurrent and complex engineering and construction projects from pre-engineering to postconstruction phases

Advice/Technical Expertise/Leadership Skills:

• provide technical advice on design and contract administration issues, constructability, construction methods/issues and standards
• initiate and lead multi-disciplinary project teams comprised of both technical and professional staff
• review, comment on or author new initiatives, specifications, alternative project delivery models an