Supervisor Bridges & Structures-CA
- Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a directly related role
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Summary
The Incumbent is responsible for leading a team of employees and external contractors mandated with construction, modification, and repair of railway structures across a designated territory. The incumbent is assigned a designated territory and periodically travels to other territories based on business needs.
Main Responsibilities
Operations
Supervise and direct activities of unionized employees and external contractors to ensure performance targets are met and safety is sustained
The role is performed indoors and outdoors in various types of weather, environmental conditions and in remote locations. Work shifts may vary and will include weekdays, weekends, and holidays. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidences. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management. The role requires regular travel (up to 50%) sometimes without advance notice and include overnight stays away from home. The incumbent must meet all medical fitness to work at heights.
Experience
Bridges and Structures
Education/Certification/Designation
Competencies
The Incumbent is responsible for leading a team of employees and external contractors mandated with construction, modification, and repair of railway structures across a designated territory. The incumbent is assigned a designated territory and periodically travels to other territories based on business needs.
Main Responsibilities
Operations
- Lead the engineering operations related to construction, modification, inspection of bridges and structures, and repair of railway structures
- Oversee and plan engineering operations, which includes compliance with safe work procedures, Transport Canada (TC)/Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) guidelines, and CN's policies and procedures
- Control budgets and workforce productivity within CN's policies
- Communicate bridge and structure conditions, daily production, and inform senior management
- Identify and execute 5-year capital and day-to-day maintenance plans for bridges and structures. Plan and assign work ensuring compliance with engineering plans and specifications
Supervise and direct activities of unionized employees and external contractors to ensure performance targets are met and safety is sustained
- Provide coaching and guidance to employees through regular monitoring of employee performance
- Apply collective agreements and company policies, including investigation participation, recommending corrective action, and responding to grievances
- Participate in activities related to derailments and disruptions in service
- Participate in investigations to define root cause and future prevention
- Ensure compliance with safe work procedures and policies
The role is performed indoors and outdoors in various types of weather, environmental conditions and in remote locations. Work shifts may vary and will include weekdays, weekends, and holidays. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidences. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management. The role requires regular travel (up to 50%) sometimes without advance notice and include overnight stays away from home. The incumbent must meet all medical fitness to work at heights.
Experience
Bridges and Structures
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a directly related role
- Experience in safety compliance
- Experience working with or around heavy equipment, cranes, loaders, excavators, hydraulic tools and pneumatic tools
- Experience in the maintenance and construction of concrete, steel, and wood structures (railway experience)*
- Experience in similar working conditions or regulatory and safety environments*
- Experience overseeing budgets*
- Experience in supervising a unionized workforce*
- Experience in labour relations (e.g., interpretation of collective agreements, response to grievances, negotiations with union representatives, discipline)*
- Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered
Education/Certification/Designation
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Ability to obtain Qualification Standards for Operating Crews (QSOC)
- Post-secondary education, Civil Technologist in Structures*
- Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered
Competencies
- We Care About Each Other
- We Strive for Excellence
- We Succeed Together
- We Lead Responsibly
- 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
- High
- Planning
- Coordination
- Depth of analysis
- Knowledge of Canadian Regulations and Operating Rules (CROR)/United States Operating Rules (USOR)*
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)*
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead engineering operations for the construction, modification, inspection, and repair of railway bridges and structures, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while managing budgets, productivity, and maintenance plans. Supervise unionized employees and contractors, support employee performance and labour relations, and participate in derailment response and investigations.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of directly related experience, a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's licence, and the ability to obtain operating crew qualifications. Experience with structures, safety compliance, heavy equipment, and construction or maintenance is required; railway experience, budget oversight, union supervision, labour relations, and post-secondary civil structures education are assets.
Skills
- Bridge And Structure Construction
- Bridge And Structure Inspection
- Railway Structure Maintenance And Repair
- Engineering Operations
- Safety Compliance
- Budget Management
- Workforce Productivity
- Capital Planning
- Workforce Supervision
- Contractor Management
- Unionized Workforce Management
- Collective Agreement Interpretation
- Labour Relations
- Grievance Response
- Emergency Response
- Root Cause Investigation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Transportation
- Construction
- Trades
Keywords
- Railway Bridges
- Railway Structures
- Bridge Construction
- Structure Modification
- Bridge Inspection
- Structure Maintenance
- Concrete Structures
- Steel Structures
- Wood Structures
- Engineering Operations
- Transport Canada
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Safety Compliance
- Capital Planning
- Budget Management
- Heavy Equipment
- Cranes
- Loaders
- Excavators
- Hydraulic Tools
- Pneumatic Tools
- Unionized Workforce
- Collective Agreements
- Labour Relations
- Derailment Response
- Root Cause Investigation
- Canadian Rail Operating Rules
- United States Operating Rules
- Microsoft Office
- SAP