Apply By: Thursday, October 2, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Contract Services Inspector (Seasonal)

Job ID:

234700

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Operations Division, Central Operations

City:

Whitby

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 42 weeks

Job code:

12931 - Senior Tech Transport Construction

Salary:

$1,124.14 - $1,361.46 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

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.

About the job

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.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• 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.

Technical Knowledge:

• 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.

Essential Skills:

• 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.
• Good working knowledge of computers to perform clerical and administrative work such as correspondence, instruction notices, payment calculations, payment reports, contract payment assessment, and applicable reports and forms.

Don't meet every qualification?

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!

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:

Apply by:

Thursday, October 2, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 42 weeks, 440 Hopkins St, Whitby, Central Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 4

Category:

Inspections and Investigations

Posted on:

Wednesday, September 17, 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-234700/25

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.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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