Senior Engineer, Asset Management

Fonction publique de l'Ontario; St. Catharines; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Public Service is seeking an enthusiastic, results-oriented engineer to support long-term planning for highway projects. You will manage projects and consultants, oversee budgets, and coordinate data-driven asset management efforts across departments.

You will analyze infrastructure data, provide recommendations to senior leaders, and help prepare investment plans and performance tracking. Alternative work arrangements may be considered based on feasibility.

Qualifications

• Licensed as Professional Engineer in Ontario (PEO) or accredited elsewhere with plan to obtain PEO license.
• Advanced knowledge of highway engineering for planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and operation.
• Knowledge of asset management principles, needs assessment, prioritization and life-cycle costing.
• Experience with data management, analysis and reporting for highway infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering advice for long-term road/highway projects, repairs and expansions.
• Manage projects and consultants, including contracts, budgets and timelines, and review invoices.
• Guide data collection, storage and analysis of roads and bridges, coordinating with internal and external teams.
• Analyze data to identify infrastructure needs and advise senior leaders.

Skills

Highway engineering

Asset management

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Professional Engineer licensure (PEO)

Job description

Apply By:Thursday, August 20, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Transportation Infrastructure Management Division, Asset Management Branch

City:

St Catharines, Toronto

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Permanent, 1 Temporary (12 months with possible extension)

We are seeking an enthusiastic, results-oriented individual whose engineering expertise and data management skills will help the division's investment planning team deliver on key objectives. The Ministry of Transportation continues to enhance and improve its decision-making processes in order to efficiently and effectively manage the provincial highway network. Please Note: Alternate work locations may be considered

About the job

In this role, you will:

• support long-term planning by providing engineering advice for road and highway projects, including repairs and expansions
• manage projects and consultants, including writing contracts, setting budgets and timelines, and reviewing work and invoices — especially for the system that tracks infrastructure assets
• help with asset management by guiding how data on roads and bridges is collected, stored, and analyzed, and by working with both internal teams and outside organizations
• analyze data to find what infrastructure needs fixing, understand the impact on the business, and suggest actions to senior leaders
• support budgeting and planning by helping with investment plans, annual budget submissions, and performance tracking
• work with different departments and ministries to improve the management of infrastructure

Note: Alternative work arrangements may be considered, based on operational feasibility.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or you currently have accreditation as a Professional Engineer in a Canadian Province or Territory, and you will obtain a Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) license as a condition of accepting this position.

Demonstrated knowledge:

• You have advanced knowledge of highway engineering theories and practices related to planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and operation
• You have knowledge of asset management principles and processes, including needs assessment, prioritization, optimization and life cycle costing
• You have knowledge in the application of state-of-the-art computer technology, software and data management techniques to maintain, extract, analyze and report information related to highway infrastructure

Analytical and organizational skills:

• You have proven analytical and evaluative skills to review technical data, policies and reports, draw conclusions and provide recommendations, including financial implications
• You have planning and organizational skills to support the Ministry's asset management program, including capital needs analysis for the Annual Strategic Planning Process (SPP)

Communication and interpersonal skills:

• You have interpersonal skills to lead, consult, promote and support partnerships among stakeholders and staff
• You have written communication skills to prepare guidelines, reports, correspondence, briefing notes, and detailed project proposals
• You have oral communication skills to provide technical advice and training, and to participate on committees and task forces

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

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