Traffic Specialist

Environment, Conservation and Parks | Environnement, Protection de la nature et Parcs; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment, Conservation and Parks in Thunder Bay seeks a traffic engineer to provide leadership in operations and safety across provincial highways in the Northwestern Region. The role focuses on delivering high-quality traffic engineering services, corridor management and design input for complex projects.

You will consult with internal and external clients, apply ITS and signal systems knowledge, and lead multi-project efforts with strong communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: valid class G driver's licence or equivalent; proof provided upon hire.
• Knowledge of traffic engineering theories, principles and practices related to traffic safety and operations.
• Ability to interpret government policies, procedures and guidelines related to traffic engineering (e.g. Highway Traffic Act, Ontario Traffic Manuals).
• Project management and leadership skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to ensure high quality traffic engineering services for provincial highways in Northwestern Region.
• Provide expert technical consultation to internal and external clients on traffic engineering issues.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Traffic safety

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Stakeholder negotiation

Problem solving

Traffic data analysis

ITS knowledge

Tools

Traffic engineering software

Job description

Apply By: Monday, October 19, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Transportation Management Division, Design and Engineering Branch

City:

Thunder Bay

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Temporary up-to 12 months with the possibility of extension

About the job

Consider this challenging opportunity with the Ministry of Transportation to use your traffic engineering and project management expertise to provide leadership in the areas of traffic operations and safety.

In this role, you will:

• Provide technical expertise and leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality traffic engineering services related to the planning, design, construction, corridor management, maintenance and operation of provincial highways of various complexities, for an area within Northwestern Region
• Provide expert technical consultation and advisory services to internal and external clients on traffic engineering issues

What you bring to the team

Mandatory:

• The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that s/he has a valid driver's licence upon being hired.

Technical Knowledge:

• You have knowledge of and demonstrated experience in traffic engineering theories, principles and practices related to traffic safety and operations, signing, pavement markings and illumination, traffic control signals and systems, construction staging, traffic impact assessment, traffic data collection, traffic/engineering software, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and traffic simulation modelling to provide input into planning, design and assessment of traffic impacts and operations
• You have the ability to interpret and apply government policies, procedures and guidelines and relevant legislation and standards related to traffic engineering (e.g. Highway Traffic Act, Ontario Traffic Manuals)

Leadership and Project Management Skills:

• You have project management and group leadership skills (including prioritisation, budgeting, scheduling, coordination and negotiation skills) to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to plan, organise and prioritize project requirements

Communication, Advisory, Presentation, Interpersonal Skills:

• You are able to discuss and convey issues and provide recommendations
• You are able to respond to inquiries and resolve technical issues, prepare reports, project plans and formulate recommendations
• You are able to convince stakeholders to accept alternative solutions to traffic management problems
• You can recommend policies, procedures and systems enhancements
• You are able to establish effective working relationships with project planning teams and consultants

Research, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

• You are able to investigate traffic engineering issues, to assess risks, evaluate options for mitigation, and make recommendations on complex traffic engineering issues

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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