Manager Bridge Maintenance

Posting Start Date: 8/17/26

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career - you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

As the leader overseeing key railway infrastructure, you will manage bridge inspections, maintenance, and construction planning across the assigned corridor, ensuring structural safety and regulatory compliance. Your effective leadership will drive operational efficiency and uphold strict adherence to all standards, policies, and operating rules. This position offers more than just technical responsibility - it is your opportunity to make a significant impact. Through strong front-line leadership, you will cultivate a culture of safety, reliability, and excellence, enabling the structures department to operate smoothly and support the safe, efficient movement of the railway network. If you're ready to take on a meaningful challenge, this role is ready for you!

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Supervise unionized team members according to collective agreement guidelines, providing support in the resolution of corrective actions, disputes, and grievances
• Perform detailed inspections of bridges, culverts, and retaining walls to verify structural soundness and ensure conformance with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) standards and internal regulations
• Take an active role in designing and executing long-term construction and maintenance programs for assigned areas
• Manage engineering materials and inventory processes, guaranteeing precise documentation of all inspections
• Maintain strict adherence to collective bargaining agreements throughout all phases of project execution
• Oversee and guide staff to uphold safety standards and optimize workflow effectiveness
• Monitor and enforce budget compliance for construction and maintenance activities
• Coordinate emergency service efforts, ensuring rapid, safe resolution of incidents; lead investigations and corrective actions to address safety and service concerns
• Regularly assess and supervise corrective measures for track structure work, promoting a culture of safety and ensuring adherence to all railway regulations, company policies, and labor agreements
  
  

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency
• Valid driver’s license
• 5 years of demonstrated expertise in track and structural work, with a strong preference for prior experience within the railroad industry
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience supervising track engineering crews, including leading teams focused on structural projects
• In-depth knowledge of track maintenance, track renewal, structural repairs, and railway track safety procedures
• Willing and able to travel extensively (approximately 70-80% of the time), including overnight stays and occasional weekends
• Effective communication skills, written/oral and understanding of computer systems
• Available to participate in a frequent travel and rotating on-call schedule, providing emergency response support as needed (typically every other week) to ensure continuous 24/7 operations
  
  

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program
  
  

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Medical and Drug Testing

This is a safety sensitive position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references
• Driver’s license verification and driving history
  
  

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provide, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 105959
• Department: Engineering
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 70-80%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Compensation Rate:
• Job Available to: Internal