Technical Services Officer

**Back to search results**- **Technical Services Officer**:

- **Job ID**:

- 236258
- **Posting status**:

- Open
- **Organization**:

- Ministry of Transportation
- **Division**:

- Operation Division, Northeast Operations Branch
- **City**:

- Cochrane, New Liskeard
- **Position(s) language**:

- English
- **Job term**:

- 1 Temporary for up-to 12 months with the possibility of extension
- **Job code**:

- 12974 - District Eng Service Officer
- **Salary**:

- $1,346.28 - $1,692.30 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
- 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.

**About the job**: In this role, you will:

- Monitor the highway network within your area through regular travel and provide input on future minor capital and maintenance needs
- Conduct detailed field investigations and surveys to recommend solutions, generate designs, prepare cost estimates, and assess performance
- Prepare construction contracts and local tenders for regional delivery
- Maintain fiscal control of projects
- Provide technical and administrative support to ensure contract delivery, including on-site inspection, contract administration, and related tasks-
- **What you bring to the team**:

- **
Mandatory requirements**:

- **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- ** 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**:

- **How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: 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- **Additional information**:

- Monday, November 24, 2025 11:59 pm EST
- **Position details**:

- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 704024 Rockley Rd, New Liskeard, North Region or 74 2nd St, Cochrane, North Region- **Compensation group**:

- Ontario Public Service Employees Union
- **Work hours**:

- Schedule 3
- **Category**:

- Maintenance and Trades
- **Posted on**:

- Friday, November 7, 2025
- **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.
- T-MT-236258/25- **How to apply**:

- 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.-
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