Design and Construction Project Manager

Apply By:Tuesday, October 13, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Transportation Infrastructure Management Division

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There is nothing more Canadian than a road trip through Northern Ontario. Towering rock faces give way to scenic outlooks. If a vast northern landscape riddled with lakes, trees and rocks appeals to you and you are an engineer seeking an opportunity to be part of a once in a lifetime construction project - the Ministry of Transportation wants to hear from you.

MTO is recruiting a Design and Construction Project Manager to the Team to support the construction of Highway 69 between Parry Sound and Sudbury. Highway 69 is a transformative transportation project that is enhancing one of Ontario's most important trade and travel corridors.

The remaining four-laning work presents exciting engineering challenges, including major interchange construction, new bridges, innovative contract delivery approaches, and environmentally sensitive design solutions. As part of a committed and passionate team you will have the chance to use your ingenuity to overcome the challenges this breath taking and rugged geography can present. You can hone your creativity as you work in collaboration with others on innovative approaches to expediting construction of this highway which is so vital to northern Ontario.

Check out this opportunity to contribute to a high-profile infrastructure program while advancing your career through meaningful leadership, technical excellence, and project delivery experience on projects of provincial significance today.

Please note that the successful candidate can work out of one of the following office locations:

• 437 McKeown Avenue, North Bay
• 3767 Highway 69 South, Sudbury
• 704024 Rockley Road, Temiskaming Shores, New Liskeard
• 207 Main St West, Huntsville

In this role, you will:

• provide overall project direction and consultant oversight for multiple, concurrent and complex design and construction projects from preconstruction to post construction phases
• assess and ensure engineering drawings, reports and contract documentation are complete, and comply with the requirements of the project
• monitor, verify and recommend payment of contractor, consultant expenditures; forecast expenditures and costs
• provide technical advice on design and contract administration issues
• provide instruction and advice to the consultants/contractors concerning ministry decisions, recommendations, or requirements
• represent the ministry in public forums where aspects of the project may be controversial

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

You have knowledge of:

• contract administration principles/practices applicable to highway and bridge construction
• financial control principles to forecast and monitor project expenditures, and ensure compliance with ministry policies and procedures
• civil engineering theories, standards, construction practices and principles with emphasis on contract management
• highway engineering, design and construction operations as they apply to infrastructure components such as structures, pavements, grading, drainage, electrical and illumination
• geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs and proposals for complex transportation projects.

• you are able to coordinate multiple projects and oversee consultant Design and Contract Administration teams, and evaluate consultants' performance in the delivery of design and construction…