Senior Manager – Systems Assurance

Toronto, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 29, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

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

This role is for Go Expansion program associated with the Delivery Partners for Metrolinx

Missions/Main Duties

Provide senior engineering management and independent technical governance for railway systems assurance across the GO & UP transit networks and associated corridors. Develop, own and execute integrated system and sub-system Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases (ESAC), bringing together the technical evidence required to demonstrate that assets, systems and delivery outcomes are safe, reliable, maintainable, operable, compliant and ready for handover and acceptance.
Lead the preparation and presentation of assurance cases to the System Review Panel (SRP), securing endorsement of assurance arguments and coordinating technical input from engineering disciplines. Develop and maintain project assurance plans, evidence requirements, acceptance criteria and assurance artefacts in accordance with the Systems Engineering Management Plan and associated technical assurance processes.
Evaluate engineering evidence, Verification & Validation outputs, testing and commissioning information and technical decisions to confirm that they support the assurance case. Identify and manage technical assurance gaps, unresolved hazards, compliance issues, acceptance constraints and operational readiness risks, escalating issues through the appropriate engineering governance routes.
Work closely with Systems Engineering, System Integration, engineering discipline leads and operational stakeholders to align assurance activities with delivery milestones, network constraints, handover and operational acceptance. Maintain the independence of the Systems Assurance function and provide oversight of external assurance consultants and delivery partners.
This role is required to provide independent systems assurance and technical governance across the GO & UP transit networks and associated corridors, ensuring that sufficient evidence is available to demonstrate that new and modified rail systems are safe, compliant, reliable, maintainable, operable and ready for handover and network acceptance.
The role provides ownership and coordination of the integrated Engineering Safety and Assurance Case and brings together multidisciplinary engineering, Verification & Validation, testing, commissioning and operational evidence into a coherent assurance position. It also provides a critical governance function by identifying unresolved hazards, evidence gaps, compliance issues and operational readiness risks before they impact system acceptance or handover.
This senior assurance capability is essential to maintaining appropriate separation between engineering production and independent technical verification, supporting System Review Panel governance and ensuring that complex rail infrastructure can progress through assurance, acceptance and entry into service with the required level of technical evidence and risk control.

Profile/Skills

University degree in Engineering, such as Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or a related heavy rail technical discipline. An equivalent engineering or applied science background supported by relevant training and experience may also be considered.
Minimum 10 years of direct experience in railway systems assurance, systems engineering governance or rail project delivery, including heavy rail or commuter network experience evaluating technical evidence, compiling integrated safety cases and interfacing with technical review panels.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) status is preferred but is not mandatory because the role does not endorse or approve engineering design outputs.
Strong knowledge of heavy rail and commuter regulatory frameworks, including Transport Canada requirements, Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), FRA, APTA, corridor-specific access requirements and Metrolinx engineering governance.
Certified training or demonstrated competency in EN 50126, EN 50128 and/or EN 50129 CENELEC standards, or equivalent IEEE/ISO 15288 systems engineering lifecycle frameworks, is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate multidisciplinary engineering evidence, manage technical assurance gaps and risks, lead independent assurance activities and communicate complex assurance cases effectively to senior stakeholders and formal review panel

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.

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.

Workplace Type

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Responsibilities

Lead independent systems assurance and technical governance across the GO and UP transit networks, owning integrated Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases and coordinating multidisciplinary evidence for system acceptance. Evaluate engineering and verification evidence, manage hazards and assurance gaps, and present assurance cases to the System Review Panel while supporting handover and operational readiness.

Requirements

A university degree in engineering or a related heavy-rail technical discipline is required, along with at least 10 years of relevant railway systems assurance, systems engineering governance, or rail project delivery experience. Candidates should have strong knowledge of rail regulatory frameworks and demonstrated ability to assess multidisciplinary evidence; P.Eng. status is preferred, and training or competency in CENELEC standards or equivalent systems engineering frameworks is highly desirable.

Skills

Railway Systems Assurance
Systems Engineering Governance
Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases
Technical Evidence Evaluation
Verification and Validation
Testing and Commissioning
Hazard and Risk Management
Regulatory Compliance
Technical Governance
Independent Assurance
Operational Readiness
Railway Systems Integration
Assurance Planning
Stakeholder Communication
Heavy Rail and Commuter Networks

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Keywords

Systems Assurance
Engineering Safety and Assurance Case
ESAC
Systems Engineering Management Plan
System Review Panel
SRP
Verification and Validation
V&V
Testing and Commissioning
System Integration
Technical Governance
Hazard Management
Operational Readiness
Railway Systems
Heavy Rail
Commuter Rail
GO Transit
UP Express
Metrolinx
Transport Canada
Canadian Rail Operating Rules
CROR
FRA
APTA
EN 50126
EN 50128
EN 50129
CENELEC
IEEE
ISO 15288

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