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Apply By: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Procurement Consultant

Job ID:

244899

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ontario Clean Water Agency

Division:

Procurement Services, Finance Division

City:

Mississauga

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

5A005 - Communications05

Salary:

$80,089.00 - $115,402.00 Per year

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.

About the job

• Prepare and complete publicly posted procurement activities under tight time lines from beginning to end (prepare scope, prepare procurement documents, manage public posting, oversee evaluations, prepare contract award and conduct contract management). This includes a wide variety of goods and services, including construction, operational services, and capital goods.
• Self-manage a variety of procurement activities at the same time, including several concurrent publicly posted RFB's, reviewing business cases, and other related activities.
• Prepare new procurement documents for new Vendor of Record arrangements for use within OCWA.
• Advise Operations Management on the interpretation and application of Ontario Public Service (OPS) procurement policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Provide advice throughout the competitive tendering process to OCWA staff to ensure Requests For Bids (RFB) comply with procurement rules and legal requirements to ensure that vendors have access to a fair and transparent procurement opportunity, within timelines, budget and deliverables; lead the development of RFB's, invitational tenders, contracts, and sourcing plans/methods.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise in the form of explanations and briefings on procurement matters to assure compliance with procurement processes and through providing recommendations on approving business cases, RFB development, vendor selection, contract negotiations, business case review and corporate policy.
• Coordinate the resolution of disputes with vendors, and undertakes appropriate remedial action to address supplier non-compliance with contractual obligations and fair business practices.

What you bring to the team

Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical knowledge of the OPS Procurement Directive, domestic and international trade commitments such as the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) among others, supply and asset management principles and practices, to provide expert advice and guidance in choice of vendors/contractors and in developing the appropriate RFB specifications.
• Knowledge of practices related to the establishment of effective agreements such as contract law and competitive bidding case law in order to advise on procurement related business risks stemming from the tendering process and the implications of the terms and conditions of contracts.
• Knowledge of common office software (including word processing, spreadsheet, database, virtual cloud servers, project management and presentation capabilities) to create analytical reporting on vendor usage, distribution of expenditure, buying trends, and tracking of work in progress

Interpersonal, Communication and Analytical Skills:

• Demonstrated consultation and problem solving skills.
• Communication and persuasion skills to advise and inform management/buyers on procurement services, processes, policies and best practices, and to work with management/buyers to develop alternate solutions to technical processes.
• Advisory skills to provide information on procurement options and to maintain good working relationships with vendors to encourage delivery of services as agreed in contract arrangement; and to promote fair and transparent process for procurement of contracts/services.
• Demonstrated analytical skill to assess the agency's procurement needs and priorities, evaluate multiple sources of required goods/services, and develop/recommend sourcing strategies.
• Exceptional organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize well and meet strict deadlines

Additional Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of and skill in reviewing insurance certificates and collaboratively working to assign adequate insurance requirements for a project based on risk exposure.
• Knowledge of and skill in the procurement of commodities and/or water and wastewater specific treatment chemicals as a public entity.
• Knowledge of and skill with incorporating indexes and blended indexes into public contracts.
• Knowledge of and skill in procuring IT goods and services through collaborating with technical teams to align procurement strategies with IT business objectives, negotiating complex contracts and managing

How to Apply

All applications are to be submitted through our recruitment system – Workday.

Click the link below to submit your application.

(Home - Workday External)

When applying, please ensure the following:

1. OPS employees must include their WIN employee ID number on their application.
2. If applicable, indicate the type of water or wastewater certificate you hold, along with you're the corresponding license number(s) in the appropriate section of the application.

Ontario Clean Water Agency is an inclusive employer.

We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights CodeThe Ontario Clean Water Agency is an agency of the Province of Ontario, reporting to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. In 2023, OCWA staff treated water and wastewater, and provided other technical services for 318 clients in the province including 169 municipalities, 16 First Nations, 108 commercial and industrial clients and 25 government and institutional clients. Municipal clients range in size from populations as large as 1.5 million in the Region of Peel to as small as 2,400 in Moose Factory. This broad scope of experience ensures OCWA has the expertise to solve any issues that may arise, in any size or type of treatment process in the province. Our Agency has grown its municipal client base every year over the past 30 years is proof of this value. We continue to focus on our people and strategies to attract and retain competent staff.

Note: Thank you for your interest, we will contact you only if you are selected for further screening or an interview.

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

What we offer

• Flexible learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
• Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years.
• Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
• A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.

Additional information:

Apply by:

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 2085, Hurontario St, Mississauga, Central Region

Compensation group:

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Purchasing and Supply

Posted on:

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Note:

• T-AQ-244899/26

How to apply:

• You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

• 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.

• Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

Send application to:
All applications are to be submitted through our recruitment system – Workday.
Click the link below to submit your application.
(Home - Workday External)
https://ocwa.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/fr-CA/External

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.

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.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.

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