Division: Transportation Infrastructure Management Division
Job Term: 4 Permanent
Salary: $1,032.77 – $1,250.61 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Jump-start your career at the Ministry of Transportation by taking pride in strengthening Ontario, its places, and its people!
The Transportation Technician initiative at the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is a training program providing classroom and on-the-job experience where you will help build and improve Ontario’s highways and bridges.
We offer formal and informal learning and developmental opportunities, including rotational assignments to gain experience in a variety of areas such as highway construction, design, maintenance, traffic and geomatics.
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this role, you will:
- Receive practical, multi-functional learning experiences through rotational assignments, as the ministry determines, in many technical disciplines, including construction, highway design, maintenance, traffic, and geomatics;
- Work independently and as a team member;
- Benefit from on-the-job and classroom training;
- Work with state-of-the-art technology;
- Enjoy career development opportunities with offices across the province and competitive salaries and benefits.
For additional information, please visit our web page for the Transportation Technician Initiative
Note:
- Depending on work assignment, work hours may occur outside of normal business hours, during nights and on weekends.
- Travel within the region and temporary relocation may be required.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory:
- The positions require the successful candidates to have a valid Ontario class G driver’s licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidates providing proof that they have a valid Ontario class G driver’s licence upon being hired.
Knowledge and Technical Skills:
- You have knowledge of highway engineering design, maintenance and contract administration (normally acquired through a diploma in civil engineering technology or related experience)
- You have math skills to complete calculations in engineering survey, design and estimating quantities
- You have computer skills, including AutoCAD to prepare computerized designs, and plans, and statistics and word-processing/spreadsheet software to produce a variety of correspondence, reports and presentations
Analytical Skills:
- You have demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills to assess data, clarify data integrity, identify design/construction problems, analyze traffic capacity and collision statistics and recommend solutions/modifications, as required
Communication Skills:
- You have excellent oral and written communication skills to explain ministry standards/design requirements to other technical areas and contract administrators, and to discuss maintenance problems and emergency road situations
- You have interpersonal skills to work with other project members in a team environment
Don’t meet every qualification?
If you’re 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 to apply:
- You must apply online.
- 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.
- 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.
- Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
- 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.
For more information and to apply, please visit www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Transportation Technician (North East)
Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 17, 2024 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.
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.