Engineering Manager – Civil & Station Engineering

About SYSTRA Canada

Role Overview

Project Management Duties

• Engage proactively with Project Delivery Teams, clients, sponsors, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Metrolinx sectors to align work with common rail corridor goals.
• Manage stakeholder engagement across asset management, maintenance, safety, operations, construction, and access control.
• Support design, construction, and commissioning submissions to review and safety assurance panels.

Technical Duties

• Identify technical and design hazards and risks and implement engineering assurance systems and procedures.
• Manage CMREA requirements and undertake design reviews for scope, process, and deliverable compliance.
• Lead integrated design reviews and interface discussions between Project Delivery Teams.
• Oversee design risk management, problem solving, issue resolution, and proposals for innovative construction techniques.
• Ensure discipline designs meet standards and schedule, cost, safety, and quality requirements.

Administrative Duties

• Prepare project management plans, execution plans, and deployment strategies.
• Document actions, decisions, and follow-up items from project meetings.
• Review Primavera P6 schedules and analyze design and construction baseline activities for anomalies.

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent in a related engineering field is required.
• The position requires at least 8 years of engineering experience.
• The position requires at least 5 years of experience on multidisciplinary rail transit projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, verbal communication, and written communication skills are required.
• The candidate must be willing and able to travel locally and attend project sites occasionally.
• The candidate must be based in or open to relocating to the Greater Toronto Area.

Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of engineering management, risk evaluation, assurance assessments, budget and schedule development, and performance reporting is required.
• Knowledge of railway systems engineering, systems safety, engineering requirements, and whole-life cost modeling is required.
• Knowledge of applicable rail, legal, regulatory, building code, contract, and environmental standards is required.
• Technical delivery experience in civil and structural engineering projects is required.

Workplace

• The role is hybrid, with in-office presence in Downtown Toronto three to five days per week.
• Local travel and occasional attendance at project sites may be required.