Accenture Construct - Director – Engineering (Track)

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At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - smarter, safer and more sustainably.

You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next.

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(Internal Title: Engineering VI)

Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for track engineering across the client capital program, including engineering governance, technical integration, design assurance and track discipline support. Translate high-level Systems Engineering requirements into practical track delivery requirements and provide technical leadership and problem-solving support to project delivery teams throughout design and construction.

Lead the review and validation of permanent way, track structures, special trackwork and alignment designs, ensuring compliance with client's standards, AREMA guidelines, Transport Canada requirements and applicable regulations. Lead the management and resolution of interfaces between track and other railway disciplines, including signaling/CBTC, traction power/OCS, civil structures and stations, ensuring track infrastructure forms part of a safe and fully integrated railway system.

Provide senior oversight of track-related technical risks, engineering variances, technical reviews and contractor and consultant submissions. Lead, mentor and develop the Track Engineering team and drive technical compliance and accountability across external engineering consultants and delivery partner.

This is a key engineering leadership role within the newly created Systems Engineering & Integration organization and has been created as part of the recent client reorganization. The role is required to provide strategic technical oversight, engineering governance, asset lifecycle management and interface design for track infrastructure across the capital program.

The position will ensure track infrastructure and technical modifications are safely designed, compliant with applicable standards and effectively integrated with signaling, traction power, civil, structural and other railway systems. This oversight is critical to managing technical and interface risk, supporting project delivery teams, safeguarding capital investment and ensuring new rail infrastructure can be safely and reliably integrated into operation

Working Conditions

Office-based (5 Days a week in Office)

Experience:

10+ years of progressive railway engineering infrastructure experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity focused on track design, permanent way construction and multidisciplinary integration on large-scale capital transit programs.

Strong technical knowledge of track engineering, AREMA standards, Transport Canada regulatory requirements and systems engineering lifecycle principles.

Knowledge of relevant Ontario legislation, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Ontario Professional Engineers Act.

Demonstrated senior leadership, stakeholder management and technical communication capability, with experience resolving complex multidisciplinary railway interfaces, managing technical risks and influencing project teams, contractors and engineering consultants

Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline, with a strong focus on rail infrastructure.

Licenses OR Certifications:

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

Expert grasp of prevailing engineering means and methods in the area of specialty

Sound understanding of applicable engineering-related software

Effectively leads multi-resource engineering teams

Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence

Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension 

Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity

Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices

Proven success in providing on-site leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones

Competent in understanding interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office

Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices

Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership    

Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities with a track record for meeting deadlines 

Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment 

Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment

Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks

Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

Toronto $174,000 to $261,000

What's In It For You

The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list.

You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.

AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.

Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name.

Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support.

Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point.

Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture Construct

Accenture Construct is Accenture's global capital projects business.

The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on.

We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over - and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.