Summer Student - Traffic Control Data Analyst Assistant

Requisition ID: 20693
Department: Public Works Dept.
Multiple Positions
Salary Information: $17.600 per hour (2026 rates of pay)
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Summer Student Recruitment
Application Close: 28/02/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of Traffic Services is to provide traffic operations, road safety, traffic investigations and all traffic management in the City of Ottawa.

You perform standard traffic engineering field studies such as queuing studies, delay studies, travel times runs, volume counts; investigate complaints about traffic signal timing; and assist with the maintenance of the traffic engineering data base used by the Integrated Traffic System of the City of Ottawa.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Post-secondary Student - completion of second year college or university in any field of study

Less than 4 months of related experience is required

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Patience
• Work with minimal supervision
• Work overtime and long hours when needed
• Work in all weather conditions
• Access to reliable, efficient transportation for use in the performance of job duties is required

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: Various language requirements, locations may require English only, French only OR Bilingual competencies. Some positions require English oral, reading, and writing. Some positions required French oral, reading and writing.
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.