Co-Op Student - Transportation Asset Management

Job Summary

The City of Mississauga is looking to hire a co-op student to assist the Transportation Asset Management Team indeveloping and improving asset management practices for our transportation assets. The Transportation Asset Management section leads the inventory and assessment programs for road pavement, bridges, culverts, retainingwalls and noise walls. These programs feed the City’s asset management plans and are used to determine ourcapital budgets.

The City is seeking a motivated individual with initiative and a keen interest in asset management who is willing toput forward ideas and make meaningful contributions to the City’s Asset Management Programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Manager of Transportation Asset Management and under the functional guidance of the Transportation Infrastructure Coordinator(s), the successful candidate will perform the following:

Perform detailed visual inspections of retaining walls of varying size, type and material throughout the City of Mississauga;

Review and validate attributes and geospatial data for various road related infrastructure. This will include on-site work and acquisition of asset images;

Assist with service requests and investigations related to bridges, culverts, retaining walls, noise walls, andguide rails;

Assist with the review and validation of new LiDAR data for roadside appurtenances such as: bollards,delineators, guide-rails, hand-rails, safety gates, waste receptacles, knee walls, noise walls, retaining wallsand entrance features;

Complete other assigned tasks as required;

Duties and responsibilities may vary according to the student’s academic background and experience

Skills and Qualifications

Must be enrolled in a post secondary degree or diploma program, in civil or transportation engineering, or a related discipline;

Demonstrate knowledge in the development of asset management plans for guide-rails, pavement, bridge, culvert and retaining wall structures;

Experience with computer applications such as ESRi GIS, INFOR, MS Office, and Outlook would be an asset;

Strong verbal and written communication skill are essential;

Strong ability to work with financial information;

Must have a valid G level license in good standing;

Demonstrate and exercise good engineering judgment;

Position requires travel between various locations within the City of Mississauga.

Hourly Rate/Salary: 19.80 - 23.53
Hours of Work: 35

Work Location:

Civic Centre
Organization Unit: T&W/Asset Management
Department/Division/Section: T&W/Transportation&Works Dept , T&W/Infrast Planning & Eng Serv Div , Transportation Infrastructure Mgmt
Non-Union/Union:
Non Union The City of Mississauga may use artificial intelligence (AI) technology in sourcing candidates for some positions, however, it is not being used for screening, assessing, or selecting candidates.