Location: Spruce Grove
Located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario, Norfolk County is where big vision meets unlimited potential.
As one of Ontario’s largest single-tier municipalities and home to over 70,000 people, Norfolk is bold, diverse, and proudly local - a municipality that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and connection. Here, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow your skills, expand your ideas, and shape your career.
As a Municipal Technologist, you will support the planning, design, and delivery of municipal infrastructure projects, from tendering through construction. You’ll coordinate with consultants and contractors, conduct site inspections, and provide technical insights that improve transportation systems, safety, and overall community infrastructure.
The Engineering Department is looking to fill one (1) permanent full time vacancy into either of the positions outlined below depending on qualifications. Opportunity for job progression within the Municipal Technologist roles is available for candidates when qualifications are met.
Big vision. Real opportunities. Unlimited potential. That’s Norfolk.
Duties and Responsibilities- Provide project support for the design and implementation of municipal infrastructure projects, through pre‑engineering, design and construction administration
- Assist in the preparation of tenders/quotes/RFP’s and cost estimates
- Assist the Project Manager in the management of consultants
- Review consultants’ work from a technical perspective to ensure that their designs are complete and meet corporate standards and all terms of reference
- Assist in the management of tenders and quotes, both those prepared by consultants, and those prepared by County staff
- Administer and provide effective project and contract management on various capital projects, under the supervision of the Project Manager
- Ensure adequate site inspections and work is carried out in a satisfactory manner
- Ensure a high degree of safety on construction sites, for survey operations and for the travelling public
- Ensure Health and Safety practices are implemented by consultants and contractors
- Organize onsite inspections for capital projects to ensure conformity to standards and specifications
- Ensure conformity and approve municipal consents
- Assist Project Manager on technical matters regarding design, traffic data, by‑laws, tendering and reports to Council
- Assist Project Manager in defining project scope and requirements
- Ensure all aspects of tendering process are adhered to, from preparation, advertisement, closing and award of Council approval
- Analyse and interpret quality assurance results regarding various materials
- Analyse construction methods and advise/implement most cost effective and efficient process
- Assist with program for County wide traffic studies
- Complete technical warrants and produce recommendations as it relates to traffic control, speed limits, and protected pedestrian crossings
- Undertakes field investigations and recommends improvements related to traffic operations and safety, and roadway/intersection illumination
- Provides comments and supports the review of Traffic Impact Studies (TIS)
- Develop the program and organize field layout for pavement hazard and delineation markings and sign replacements, in coordination with the Roads Department
- Operate survey equipment in the completion of construct layout, pre‑engineering and topographical surveys
- Prepare field notes containing survey sketches and calculations and prepare construction plans using field notes
- Complete technical review of engineering drawings and calculations submitted by consulting engineers
- Complete technical peer review of engineering drawings and calculations for submission to the MECP as part of the Municipal Transfer of Review process and/or Municipal Drinking Water Licence process
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Post‑secondary education with minimum three (3) year Community College diploma in Civil Engineering studies or other relevant education such as Civil, Construction, Transportation or Civil Engineering Technology
- One (1) year related engineering experience required, municipal…
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