Team Lead, Estimating

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Do you have skills and experience with highway infrastructure construction, costing, estimating and scheduling.? Do you demonstrate exceptional relationship management skills to engage in consultation with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders? Are you looking for an opportunity to provide leadership as part of a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment? If so this unique Team Lead, Estimating role at the Ministry of Transportation may be for you.

Please note: the successful candidate may work out of one of the following locations:

• 301 St Paul Street, St Catharines, West Region
• 659 Exeter Road, London, West Region
• 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Toronto, Toronto Region
• 1355 John Counter Boulevard, Kingston, East Region
• 447 McKeown Avenue, North Bay, North Region
• 615 James Street South, Thunder Bay, North Region

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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 role you will:

• supervise and lead the contract costing and estimating process for the Ministry
• provide authoritative advice and guidance on contract estimating
• participate in the Section's planning, decision making, change, review and problem solving
• ensure the usefulness, efficiency and effectiveness of IT applications for operational purposes

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How do I qualify?

Technical Skills:

• You have comprehensive expertise in estimating operations to provide expert advice.
• You have knowledge of the principles and applications of highway contract related technology (e.g. civil, electrical, structural and architectural) and materials, testing, principles, practices, standards and trends.

Communications and Relation Management Skills:

• You have demonstrated oral and written communication skills to prepare policies, correspondence and reports, make presentations and provide interpretation and advice.
• You have highly developed relationship management skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Monitoring and Supervisory Abilities:

• You have demonstrated supervisory and administrative skills to provide efficient and effective leadership.
• You have work planning and prioritizing skills to achieve critical deadlines.

Analytical Skills:

• You have attention to detail, analytical, evaluation and problem solving skills to ensure that costs are the most appropriate and economical.

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Additional information:

Note:

• T-MT-221671/24

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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 .