Transportation Technician Initiative

• Entry-level position
• Practical, multifunctional learning experiences through rotational assignments in many disciplines
• Attractive salary and benefits
• Opportunities and training necessary to compete for more senior positions

Rotational Assignments

Rotational assignments can include work terms in:

• Construction
• Highway Design
• Operations & Maintenance
• Traffic
• Geomatics

Construction

• Calculate cost estimates
• Conduct site inspections
• Conduct quality assurance sampling, testing and inspection
• Prepare contract progress reports
• Verify payment documents
• Assist in consultant acquisition
  • define requirements
  • review submissions
• Leading edge technologies:
  • Super Pave methodologies
  • total station surveying
  • ignition oven testing

Highway Design

• Analyze and determine design options, scenarios, recommendations
• Conduct on-site field reviews
• Perform highway capacity analysis
• Determine and review design approaches
• Review design contracts
• Design using:
  • Digital Terrain Modelling
  • Computer-Aided Drafting (AutoCAD)
• Assist in consultant acquisition and management
  • evaluate proposals
  • define scope of work

Operations & Maintenance

• Monitor highway conditions and determine need for action
• Prepare/administer maintenance contracts
• Highway and bridge repairs, electrical systems, overhead signs
• Arrange for appropriate equipment, material and labour
• Inspect work to ensure adherence to safety standards
• Operation of state of the art systems:
  • Advanced Traffic Management System
  • Global Positioning
  • Advanced Road Weather Information System

Traffic

• Conduct capacity and collision analyses
• Perform signal warrant calculations
• Identify safety and operational concerns
• Assess impacts of innovative approaches to traffic management
• Assist in the design and implementation of:
  • Freeway/Advanced Traffic Management Systems
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems (Central Region)

Geomatics

• Perform legal and engineering survey field work using state-of-the-art technology
  • GPS (Global Positioning System)
  • Reflectorless Total Stations
  • Digital Levels
• Process field survey data and prepare digital base plans
  • Digital Terrain Modelling
  • Computer-Aided Drafting (AutoCAD)
• Assist in consultant acquisition and management
  • Evaluate proposals
  • Define scope of work

Why MTO?

• Meaningful and satisfying work
• Contribute to delivery of the largest highway construction program in Canadian history
• Interact with professionals in public and private sectors, municipalities and agencies across Canada and North America
• Classroom and on-the-job learning
• State-of-the-art technologies
• Work close to home, or across Ontario
• Opportunities for progressive positions and competitive salaries

MTO Fast Facts

• Ontario's provincial highway system has:
  • More than16,525 centreline kilometres of highway
  • Over 2,800 bridges/structures
  • Estimated replacement value of $48 billion (new)
• $3 billion worth of goods are moved on Ontario's highways every day
• 8 ferry services and 29 remote airports

For more information on the Transportation Technician initiative:

• Look for MTO TT job postings at OPS Careers
• Email us at MTO.TTinitiative@ontario.ca
• Check campus career centres
• Contact MTO at the offices listed below, in the regions of your interest

HEAD OFFICE Ministry of Transportation Division Services Office, Provincial Highways Management Division 301 St. Paul Street, 4th Floor St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 7R4 Fax: (905) 704-2626 For more information call: (905) 704-3988	CENTRAL REGION Ministry of Transportation Human Resources Services 1st floor, Atrium Tower, Bldg. D 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 Fax: (416) 235-5287 For more information call: (416) 235-3899
EASTERN REGION Ministry of Transportation Human Resources Services 1355 John Counter Boulevard, Postal Bag 4000 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3 Fax: (613) 545-4848 For more information, call: (613) 545-4684	NORTHEASTERN REGION Ministry of Transportation Human Resources Office 447 McKeown Avenue, North Bay, Ontario P1B 9S9 Fax: (705) 497-5531 For more information call: (705) 497-5503
NORTHWESTERN REGION Ministry of Transportation Human Resources Office 615 James Street South Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6P6 Fax: (807) 577-0730 For more information call: (807) 473-2033	SOUTHWESTERN REGION Ministry of Transportation Human Resources Services 659 Exeter Road London, Ontario N6E 1L3 Fax: (519) 873-4193 For more information call: (519) 873-4184