Contract Compliance Officer

Metrolinx • Canada,

5d • CA$93,798 - CA$127,484

About The Position

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Please note this is an 18 month contract position.

Requirements

• University degree in a related discipline, or an advanced / specialist technical certification, requiring an equivalent number of years of post-secondary education.
• Demonstrated experience in railway corridor rehabilitation, maintenance, and contract management.
• Experience in the transportation industry, including railway corridor rehabilitation, maintenance, and track capacity
• Knowledge of Railway Association of Canada (RAC) track and/or signal maintenance standards, practices, and guidelines and applicable legislation and railway operating rules affecting railway, environmental, public, and employee safety
• Experience with contract development to monitor contractor compliance and performance against contract terms and conditions, and regulatory standards
• MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and other software applications to create reports and administer contract terms and conditions
• Interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, and oral/written communications skills to monitor contractor compliance and performance against contract agreement terms and conditions
• A G License is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full contractor compliance with agreement terms and conditions of active maintenance and state of good repair contracts.
• Provide technical expertise to contract development involving regulatory inspections, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Partner with external consultants, contractors, and suppliers to discuss current technologies in external market that improve systems and support safe operations.
• Prepare estimates for studies, projects, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and contingency costs, forecasts timeframes for project implementation by defining project scope and terms of reference.
• Conduct spot audits in the field, with respect safety, standards, or general contract compliance.
• Aid in the development of annual and multi-year budgets and schedules for management approval and manages fixed capital projects and programs.
• Monitor staff, consultants, and contractor work performance to align projects with established procurement requirements, manual, and procedures, consultant agreement terms of reference, and contract specifications, aids in the resolution of project related disputes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time