Operations Maintenance Inspector

JOB TITLE:  Operations Maintenance Inspector

DEPARTMENT:  Public Works & Engineering

POSTING NUMBER : 105959

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 2

JOB STATUS & DURATION: Full Time Permanent 

HOURS OF WORK: 40 hour workweek

LOCATION: Williams Parkway Operations Centre

SALARY GRADE:  6A

SALARY RANGE : 1ST STEP: $ 75712.00 per annum 

2ND STEP: $ 79726.40 per annum

JOB RATE: $ 83907.20 per annum

JOB TYPE:  Union 

POSTING DATE: April 19, 2024

CLOSING DATE:  April 25, 2024

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Supervisor, Permits, provides frontline inspection, support and resolution to resident concerns and quality standard deficiencies as it relates to Provincial Minimum Maintenance Standards, contractor performance and right-of-way maintenance processes and procedures.

• Plans, schedules and performs field investigations relating to the inspection of City roads.
• Identifies and resolves all hazardous conditions detected while patrolling assigned routes.
• Recognizes, measures and records deficiencies under the Minimum Maintenance Standard for Municipal Highways O.Reg.239/02, notifying appropriate personnel/departments and ensures repairs are performed in accordance with quality standards.
• Assists in the maintenance of the Corporation’s road classification system.
• Maintains an accurate and detail log of inquiries, site visits, inspection and investigation records, trends and inventory in order to prepare reports related to patrolled routes, claims and deficiency results.
• Responds to internal and external inquiries related to service requests ensuring a high level of customer service by communicating timelines and ensuring a resolution is reached.
• Investigates and appears at discoveries and legal proceedings regarding claims against the City.
• Creates work orders and supporting documentation (i.e. diagrams) for the repair of utility cuts in the road allowance.
• Liaises with internal departments and external agencies to coordinate restoration of work areas, tracking progress and assessing additional restoration requirements.
• Conducts condition assessments and preventative maintenance inspections of City road infrastructure and assets to aide in the collection of inventory statistics.
• Develops data collection programs related to various asset inventories.
• Performs field investigations related to winter maintenance operations; ensuring a high level of public safety and customer service are adhered to.
• Monitors, records and communicates weather and road conditions (i.e. snow accumulation, air and pavement temperatures and traffic volume) to assist in the appropriate deployment of winter maintenance activities.
• Recommends corrective action to be taken by contractors to maintain contractual performance levels of service.
• Ensures contractor adherence to safety requirements, City policies and procedures.
• Schedules, trains and evaluates Co-op Students.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• High School (Grade 12) graduation plus an additional program of over one (1) and up to two (2) years in Civil Engineering Technician or equivalent.
• Over one (1) year, up to and including two (2) years of related experience.
• Membership or ability to obtain membership with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technologists and Technicians (OACETT).
• Valid, non-probationary Ontario Class G Drivers Licence.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation. Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online quoting reference #105959 by April 25, 2024 and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions. Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question. All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable. The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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