Apply By: Thursday, September 4, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Head, Construction West

Job ID:

232535

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Transportation Infrastructure Management Division

City:

London

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

G0215M - Management Engineering 02

Salary:

$113,293.00 - $168,209.00 Per year

Attention Professional Engineers!

Are you a leader who possesses highway construction, maintenance and contract management expertise? Do you want to be involved in making Ontario's roads safer?

If so, the Ministry of Transportation invites you to bring your expertise to a exciting leadership role. The Transportation Infrastructure Management Division is seeking an enthusiastic, results-oriented leader to direct staff involved in the delivery of the region's highway construction program.

Join us in shaping integrated transportation solutions that prioritize safety, accessibility, and inclusivity.

The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, together.

A career in the Ontario Public Service is driven by a passion for creating a stronger Ontario. If you share this ambition, we are fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where employees have the tools and opportunities they need to be fulfilled and inspired to move Ontario forward.

Our leaders enjoy:

• Purpose-driven culture: Be part of a dynamic leadership team dedicated to serving 15 million Ontarians. Your leadership will drive long-term impact and contribute to public service excellence.
• Empowering work environment: Thrive in an inclusive and diverse workplace that reflects the population we serve. Enjoy a culture of holistic well-being, flexibility, and safety, with tailored work arrangements to suit your life stage. Our modern, friendly, and accessible workplaces support you in bringing your authentic self to work and exploring your full potential.
• Expansive leadership opportunities: Benefit from endless growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to lead across various sectors. In the Ontario Public Service, your leadership journey can span multiple ministries and functions.
• Recognition and Rewards: Your efforts will be recognized both formally and informally, ensuring you feel valued and supported. We offer competitive salaries with performance-based pay, a defined-benefit pension plan, and comprehensive benefits that support your holistic wellness. Enjoy a range of vacation and leave options, along with access to employee and family assistance programs and inclusive counselling services.

About the job

We hold our leaders to high standards because we believe in their potential to drive meaningful change. In the Ontario Public Service, leadership means showing up with authenticity, acting with integrity, and having the courage to do what's right—even when it's hard.

As a leader, you'll be expected to create a team culture that encourages innovation, supports collaboration, and champions inclusion. You'll help build a diverse, anti-racist, and accessible workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to thrive.

Leadership is about impact—and in this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful one.

You will:

• Provide expertise on contract matters and ensure consistent management of contracts.

• Provide advice and support on a range of managerial, technical, and contractual matters related to construction contracts.

• Handle complex issues related to contract administration, interpretation, performance and disputes.

• Undertake special assignments or studies involving such issues as service delivery methods and related staffing and organization.

• Review contract standards.

• Implement new technologies related to construction.

Meet Your New Team

The Construction Management Office oversees and supports the delivery of the construction program of our provincial transportation network, while partnering with our Design and Engineering Branch to deliver consistent, specified approaches when constructing and maintaining highway assets.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements:

• Must be licensed to practice with the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

Leadership Experience:

• Inclusive Leadership: You lead with integrity, inclusion, and respect, fostering a positive, values-based organizational culture.
• Team Management: You supervise and develop diverse teams of professional, technical, and support staff, effectively resolving personnel and labour relations issues.
• Strategic Direction: You provide expert guidance on complex and contentious issues, aligning team efforts with ministry and organizational priorities.
• Compliance Oversight: You ensure compliance with legislative statutes, collective agreements, and ministry/government directives, policies, and commitments.
• Political Acumen: You exercise sound judgment and political acuity to offer authoritative advice to senior leadership.

Technical Expertise:

• Engineering Knowledge: You bring advanced knowledge of civil engineering principles related to transportation corridor and structure design and construction.
• Contract Administration: You apply engineering and administrative policies to manage construction contracts and resolve disputes with consultants and contractors.
• Standards and Policy Application: You ensure technical consistency and service quality through the application of ministry standards and procedures.
• Analytical Thinking: You assess technical recommendations and operational plans with strong analytical skills and alignment to government policies.

Project and Operational Management:

• Project Oversight: You manage complex construction projects and resolve engineering challenges under pressure.
• Financial and Contract Monitoring: You oversee construction expenditures, invoicing, and contract compliance in accordance with ministry financial procedures.
• Resource Management: You supervise construction staff and manage human, financial, and material resources to support regional operations.
• Problem Solving: You demonstrate initiative and critical thinking to address and resolve complex engineering and operational issues.

Communication and Relationship Management Skills:

• Stakeholder Engagement: You build respectful, ethical relationships with stakeholders.
• Issues Management: You navigate sensitive issues with diplomacy and provide strategic advice to senior leadership.
• Communication: You prepare clear, concise reports, briefings, and presentations on operational matters.

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, September 4, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 659 Exeter Rd, London, West Region

Compensation group:

Management Compensation Plan

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Management and General

Posted on:

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Note:

• W-MT-232535/25

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.

Strengthening Ontario, together