Contract Review Officer

Apply By:Thursday, August 6, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

City:

New Liskeard, North Bay

Position(s) language:

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

60108 - Contract Review Officer

$1,469.56 - $1,808.00 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you interested in ensuring compliance with ministry engineering, construction and technical policies, procedures, and standards? If so, then join the Ministry of Transportation's Design & Engineering Branch where you will conduct detailed reviews of construction contract packages.

About the job

• Assess a variety of technical data
• Resolve problems related to complex tendering documents
• Provide authoritative advice on the interpretation of contract review methodology
• Provide guidance on the suitability of contract design packages for tendering purposes
• Implement review procedures
• Provide expertise on the development of policy standards, specifications and other guidelines
• Prepare reports and make presentations on review findings.

Please note that occasional travel to the North Bay Regional Office is required to attend staff and branch meetings, as well as training and development opportunities not available in New Liskeard.

What you bring to the team

Technical knowledge and skills:

• You have experience in highway design, construction practices, and procedures.
• You have knowledge of highway design, practices for the preparation of contract documents, and contractual standards and practices as it relates to design and construction.
• You have an understanding of the responsibilities of contractors.

Analytical skills:

• You can analyze and assess a variety of technical data and identify discrepancies in contract documents
• You can make independent decisions to assess and resolve problems from the review of complex tendering documents

Other Essential Skills:

• You can communicate orally and in writing to exchange information, provide advice and resolve problems
• You can deal with all levels of management, staff, other ministries and consulting firms to co-ordinate review activities
• You can organize tasks and set priorities to meet strict deadlines and work with minimal supervision.
• You have skills in using standard desktop software (e.g., MS Office applications) and in automated engineering/computer systems (e.g., Computer Aided Design (AutoCAD), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Highway Costing System, Contract Preparation System) to review engineering drawings and analyze information to prepare reports, correspondence and presentations.

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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Language requirements and assessment

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

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