Amended - Senior Construction Cost Analyst

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Do you have sound knowledge and experience in highway engineering and construction, and a passion for civil construction materials and methods. Do you possess sound construction cost estimating and scheduling skills? Are you interested in providing consultation, advice and expertise to management and staff, as well as provincial bulletins, reports, manuals, and guides related to construction costs for budgeting, operational policy, and training?

If so, this permanent position with the Transportation Infrastructure Management Division of the Ministry of Transportation could be for you.

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OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this position you will:

• Analyze contract data, bid prices, market prices, economic data, labour force data and cost drivers to prepare bulletins, reports, manuals, and guides concerning all matters related to infrastructure construction and management costs
• Assess and identify potential impacts and risks emanating from research, analysis and risk assessments and provide direction regarding change requirements and new contract delivery and oversight models for implementation
• Prepare recommendations, and reports, reviews bidding trends and contract procedures in order to provide expert advice and offer costing and estimating suggestions/changes to minimize cost and improve contract bidability
• Lead and coordinates alternative contract delivery, including analysis of contract terms and conditions for engineering, highway construction and maintenance contract delivery
• Provide consultative technical advice, support and guidance to regional and provincial staff and management on estimating and industry trends and initiatives
• Provide the ministry, interprovincial/federal counterparts, external agencies, contractors, consultants, and municipalities with contract model analysis, risk assessment expertise and authoritative interpretations

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How do I qualify?

Construction Knowledge:

• Understanding of provincial and ministry legislation, strategic directions, program areas, policies and practices in the areas of ministry program planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations functions, operational planning, financial management, and policy development
• Knowledge and skills with planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations functions and delivery methods contract management and oversight approached, asset management principles, and contract management principles of private and public sector partnerships

Project, Program and Change Management Skills:

• Project planning, business management and change management skills and techniques, and program analysis methods, including benchmarking, performance measures, reengineering, and resource management, to lead projects to strict deadline and to conduct analyses of systems and practices
• Understanding of government consultant assignment/procurement policies and processes, to hire and manage consultants working on change initiatives.

Oral and Written Communications Skills:

• Oral and written communications to prepare and present project findings, technical reports, analyses, briefing materials, correspondence, and to represent the Branch on internal and external committees, task forces and training created to develop, review, and amend ministry polices, standards, procedures, and manuals

Computer Skills:

• Advanced computer applications for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, including knowledge of accounting software systems, information and data management techniques using a variety of computer software packages to prepare own materials

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Additional information:

Note:

• W-MT-220511/24

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Read the to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. 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.

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.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la " langue du poste " figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .