Conventional Signalling Director

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

The role is for Go Expansion Program and the role is associated with Delivery Partners for Metrolinx.

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead delivery of conventional signalling works within the Track team across GO Expansion corridors

• Manage interfaces between signalling, track, construction, and wider systems

• Oversee planning, delivery, and commissioning strategy to meet programme milestones

• Provide senior oversight of safety, quality, risk, and performance

• Act as key interface with Metrolinx and delivery stakeholders

• Provide dedicated senior leadership for conventional signalling delivery within an

  increasingly complex Track programme

• Strengthen integration between signalling, track, and construction activities

• Manage delivery risk and ensure alignment with programme schedule and commissioning requirements

• Support effective stakeholder engagement with Metrolinx at a senior level

• Significant experience in rail signalling delivery on major infrastructure programmes

• Experience operating at senior leadership level (Programme Manager / Delivery Director or equivalent)

• Strong understanding of delivery, staging, and commissioning within an operational railway

• Proven ability managing multidisciplinary interfaces and stakeholders

• Relevant engineering background or equivalent experience

Profile/Skills

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years' progressive engineering infrastructure experience, preferably including at least
• 5 years in senior leadership of systems assurance for complex rail, transit or major brownfield capital programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Systems Assurance, RAMS, safety certification, IV&V, Testing & Commissioning and systems engineering lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of CENELEC EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129, or equivalent IEEE/ISO 15288 systems engineering frameworks.
• Knowledge of relevant Ontario legislation and Metrolinx safety governance requirements.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, technical communication, negotiation and risk-management capability

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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Workplace Type

On-site