Electrical Engineer - ALTO project / cadence

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.

Context

As a member of the Cadence consortium, SYSTRA Canada is contributing its expertise to ALTO, the high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto.

One of Canada’s most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects, ALTO is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape how Canadians connect and travel, while creating a lasting legacy for the country.

Ready to be part of it? Join SYSTRA Canada and help shape the future of high-speed rail in Canada. Take on new challenges. Make an impact. Build a career that matters.

About Cadence

The Cadence consortium, comprising CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, Air Canada and SNCF Voyageurs, was selected by the Canadian government to develop the project. Together, these organizations bring extensive expertise in transportation and infrastructure to advance the development of a modern high-speed rail network in Canada.

As the ALTO project moves forward and our teams continue to grow, SYSTRA Canada is looking for a talented and passionate [Position Title] to join our team and contribute to this landmark project.

Missions/Main Duties

Reporting to the Design Manager of each respective station (with a technical reporting relationship to the Systemwide Lead), within the Co-Development Phase of the ALTO programme, the Engineer will provide design services, coordination and delivery of their work discipline work package for their respective station of the High-Speed Rail (HSR) programme. The Engineer is responsible for overseeing the planning, design and integration of their respective discipline, and station with associated elements of that station on the corridor, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, operational requirements, regulatory frameworks, and lifecycle performance targets. This role entails multidisciplinary design coordination (architecture, structural, MEP, utilities, fire/life safety, vertical transportation, civil interfaces, and rail systems integration), combined with applicable interface management across civil, rail systems, operations, and stakeholders. The Engineer acts as the accountable authority for station-specific discipline decisions and Engineer of Record.

Strategic Leadership, Design and Governance

• Support and uphold the overall Stations Development Strategy across all project phases (concept to commissioning).
• Implementation of the Station Development Plan, including:
  • Uphold design strategy and station vision
  • Adhering to programme milestones and delivery roadmap
  • Comply with design maturity and review gates
  • Comply with interface and integration strategy
  • Input to risk and opportunity management
• Enforce disciplines technical governance frameworks for their respective discipline and station, including:
  • Preparation of engineering discipline design drawings, reports and specifications
  • Design review processes (eg. 30/70/90/IFC)
  • Lead engineering design team members
  • Change control and configuration management
  • Design assurance and compliance mechanisms
  • Decision-making and escalation processes
• Ensure disciplines alignment of station design with:
  • Programme objectives and funding constraints
  • Concept of Operations (ConOps) and service strategy
  • Passenger experience and customer proposition
  • Sustainability and climate resilience objectives

Programme-Level Interface Management:

• Work with Station Design Manager in the interface management between station and key programme components and programme-wide Interface Management
• Work with the Systemwide Engineer to ensure and implement consistent interface solutions of the station with overall framework.

Stakeholder and Authority Management

• Provide support to the Station Design Manager as needed for discipline input for station engagement as applicable with:
  • Federal, provincial, and municipal authorities
  • Transport Canada and regulatory bodies
  • Utility providers and third parties
  • Municipal planning and urban integration stakeholders
• Provide discipline materials for the permitting and approvals of the station.
• Ensure station designs comply with applicable Canadian codes and standards.

Passenger Experience and Operational Integration

• Understand and support the overall stations vision and passenger experience strategy across the programme
• Drive and ensure the engineering discipline of station complies with the vision and passenger experience, specifically ensure the station delivers:
  • Efficient passenger flows and capacity
  • Safe and compliant platform operations
  • Seamless multimodal integration
  • High-quality user experience and wayfinding
  • Accessibility and universal design compliance
• Implement the engineering discipline’s integration of:
  • Capacity study outputs
  • Operational requirements
  • Commercial and retail strategies
• Ensure the engineering discipline of the station complies with the design principles while allowing contextual adaptation

Risk, Cost, and Performance Management

• Work with the Station Design Manager in inputting disciplinary risks to the overall station programme, including:
  • Design risks and constructability challenges
  • Interface and integration risks
  • Regulatory and approval risks
  • Stakeholder-related constraints
• Work with the Station Design Manager in value engineering and optimization strategies at the discipline and station level
• Ensure alignment of the discipline’s scope with programme budget, schedule, and performance targets
• Monitor discipline’s own performance and ensure quality and consistency within the station

Procurement and Delivery Strategy

• Support the procurement strategy for station packages, including providing:
  • Drawings and reports
  • Technical and performance specifications
• Ensure coherence of station packages across interfaces and disciplines.

Construction and Delivery Oversight (potentially as per project agreements)

• Provide executive technical oversight for station constructability.
• Ensure design intent is maintained through delivery.
• Support resolution of major station specific technical issues and interface conflicts
• Oversee readiness for commissioning, handover, and operational integration of station

Profile/Skills

Experience & Technical Competencies

• Accredited degree in Engineering, or related discipline
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng. OIQ or both) or eligibility in Canada
• Bilingual (English/French) preferred
• 10+ years of experience in major infrastructure or transportation projects
• Experience in rail, metro, or high-speed rail station design and delivery
• Experience working in complex, highly regulated environments
• Experience with Alliance, PPP, or Design-Build delivery models (asset)
• Experience integrating new infrastructure with existing (brownfield) systems (asset)

Technical expertise

• Broad and strategic understanding across:
  • Large-scale transportation architecture and station planning
  • Competency in construction documents and specifications
  • Structural and complex building systems
  • MEP and building systems integration
  • Fire/life safety and code compliance
  • Passenger flow and operational modelling
  • Multimodal integration and urban connectivity
  • Sustainability and climate resilience
  • BIM and digital engineering integration
  • Interface management at programme scale
  • Risk management and configuration control
• Strong understanding of integration between:
  • Stations and rail systems
  • Civil infrastructure and utilities
  • Operations and maintenance requirements
  • Safety, security, and regulatory frameworks

Soft Skills

• This role requires leadership in:
  • Strategic thinking and vision
  • Strong decision-making and accountability
  • Ability to synthesize complex multidisciplinary inputs
  • Communication and stakeholder experience
  • Leadership and coaching of design team members
  • Negotiation and conflict resolution

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.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact infocanada@systra.com.

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