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Senior Specialist Engineer Design & Construction-CA
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
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Job Summary
The incumbent is responsible for providing project management, technical support, plan review, and field oversight for construction capital and maintenance projects for customers. The position handles new construction projects and collaborates with internal departments such as Engineering, Transportation, and Law, as well as external agencies and government authorities. The incumbent acts as a technical advisor to new railroad builds, customer sidings, and track geometry in accordance with engineering practices and approved railway standards, specifications, and procedures in alignment with CN's operating plan. The role surveys sites and composes, adjusts, and reviews designs using AutoCAD software. Additionally, the position supports the training and development of Field Technicians.
Main Responsibilities
Project Management
The role is performed in a combination of office and outdoor environment in various types of weather conditions and may be in unfamiliar locations. The role requires being available on call to respond to critical incidences such as washouts and derailments, and work varying shifts, weekends, and statutory holidays to cover operations that run 24/7. The incumbent must be able to work adjacent to loud power equipment, near construction sites with exposure to dust and railroad materials such as ballast and treated cross ties. The role requires occasional overnight travel (up to 10%) and field work (20%), within Eastern Canada.
Experience
Construction
The incumbent is responsible for providing project management, technical support, plan review, and field oversight for construction capital and maintenance projects for customers. The position handles new construction projects and collaborates with internal departments such as Engineering, Transportation, and Law, as well as external agencies and government authorities. The incumbent acts as a technical advisor to new railroad builds, customer sidings, and track geometry in accordance with engineering practices and approved railway standards, specifications, and procedures in alignment with CN's operating plan. The role surveys sites and composes, adjusts, and reviews designs using AutoCAD software. Additionally, the position supports the training and development of Field Technicians.
Main Responsibilities
Project Management
- Handle various tracks, siding, and grade separation projects, including new and modified designs to ensure project completion within budget
- Review and approve track design components, as well as ensure that stakeholders have buy-in
- Ensure that track geometry conforms to CN's standards
- Inspect projects upon completion with Engineering to ensure compliance with specifications
- Review and respond to submittals and correspondence from internal and external stakeholders to protect the company's interests when local, municipal, provincial, and federal projects affect the organization's property
- Collaborate with teams to implement changes
- Act as a resource and provide guidance on actions and responses
- Maintain relationships, public and private, to ensure CN property and facilities are safeguarded and safe conditions are in place
- Provide accurate project cost estimates, including civil, track, signal, and associated upgrades, as well as cost estimate review assistance for CN's projects, internal and external
- Complete crossing audits, inspections, and safety assessments in the field to ensure compliance with regulations
- Implement corrective actions successfully
- Conduct various site surveys
The role is performed in a combination of office and outdoor environment in various types of weather conditions and may be in unfamiliar locations. The role requires being available on call to respond to critical incidences such as washouts and derailments, and work varying shifts, weekends, and statutory holidays to cover operations that run 24/7. The incumbent must be able to work adjacent to loud power equipment, near construction sites with exposure to dust and railroad materials such as ballast and treated cross ties. The role requires occasional overnight travel (up to 10%) and field work (20%), within Eastern Canada.
Experience
Construction
- Minimum 5 years of experience in construction
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience*
- Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered
- Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory)
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
- Valid Driver's License
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Construction Engineering*
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng)*,
- Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered
- Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory)
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- Vision and strategic thinking
- Impactful and inclusive leadership
- Performance and value delivery
- Empowerment and talent development
- Strategic communication and influence
- Managerial courage and decisiveness
- Compliance
- Conflict management
- Support
- Planning
- Stakeholder management
- Knowledge of AutoCAD design and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Project budget and finance management skills
- Knowledge of Civil and Geotechnical engineering*
- Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French)*
- Knowledge of Systems, Applications and Products (SAP), Transition Minimized Differential Signalling (TMDS), Geographic Information System (GIS), and Track Inspection System (TIS)*
- Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage and coordinate railway construction, track, siding, and grade-separation projects, including design reviews, cost estimates, stakeholder communications, and compliance with railway standards. Conduct site surveys, inspections, crossing audits, and safety assessments, and provide technical guidance and support to field technicians.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of construction experience, a valid driver's license, and a high school diploma or GED; a bachelor's degree in civil or construction engineering and a P.Eng. designation are assets. Candidates should have AutoCAD and Microsoft Office knowledge, project budget and finance skills, and may qualify through an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Skills
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Railway Track Design
- AutoCAD
- Track Geometry
- Project Cost Estimation
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Coordination
- Site Surveys
- Plan Review
- Field Inspections
- Safety Assessments
- Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Microsoft Office
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Categories
- Engineering
- Construction
- Transportation
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
Keywords
- Project Management
- Construction
- Rail Transportation
- Railway Track Design
- Track Geometry
- Sidings
- Grade Separation
- AutoCAD
- Civil Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Project Cost Estimation
- Project Budget Management
- Plan Review
- Site Surveys
- Field Inspections
- Crossing Audits
- Safety Assessments
- Railway Standards
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- SAP
- GIS
- Track Inspection System
- Transportation
- P.Eng.
- Field Technician Training