Utilities Engineer - Interface Management (Senior)

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 Utilities Engineer – Coordination and Interface Management is responsible for the identification, coordination, and resolution of interfaces between the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project and existing utility infrastructure, utility owners, and municipalities.

The role includes managing utility-related data, including Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) information across all quality levels (Quality Levels (QL-D to QL-A)), Geographic Information System (GIS) data, legacy records, and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models.

The position requires coordinating with stakeholders to define conflict resolution strategies and ensuring that third-party designs are developed, reviewed, and implemented in accordance with agreed requirements, schedule, and project constraints.

It covers both:

· The engineering of existing conditions (data collection, validation, and constraint identification);

· The engineering of proposed solutions, through coordination with stakeholders to define, challenge, agree upon, and validate utility conflict resolution strategies.

Missions/Main Duties

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead coordination with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties

· Capture, validate and track stakeholder requirements and constraints

· Oversee collection, validation, and integration of utility data (SUE QL-D to QL-A, GIS, legacy records)

· Identify, assess, and manage utility constraints and conflicts

· Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and traceability of utility data

· Lead the definition of conflict resolution strategies (relocation, protection, accommodation) in collaboration with stakeholders

· Coordinate with internal design teams (structural, track, etc) for conflict resolution

· Challenge and validate proposed solutions from third parties

· Ensure selected solutions are technically sound, feasible, and aligned with project constraints

· Review and validate third-party designs against agreed solutions

· Monitor the progress of design and implementation by utility owners / municipalities

· Ensure compliance with schedule, scope, and agreed technical approaches

· Ensure integration of both existing and proposed utilities into project models (CAD/3D)

· Contribute to risk management and mitigation plans

· Maintain coordination records, decisions logs, and interface tracking tools

· Support interface management processes and contribute to overall project coordination

Profile/Skills

Requirements

· 10+ years of experience in utilities coordination, infrastructure projects, or interface management within large-scale linear projects (rail, highways, pipelines)

· Proven experience working with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties in complex, multi-stakeholder environments

· Experience with Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), including understanding of quality levels (QL-D to QL-A) and associated data limitations

· Familiarity with utility relocation, protection, and accommodation strategies

· Experience with utility data integration and management (GIS, CAD, legacy records)

· Experience working in design coordination and validation environments where third-party deliverables must be reviewed and monitored

· High-Speed Rail (HSR) or major infrastructure experience is considered a strong asset

Skills and Competencies 

· Strong ability to lead and facilitate technical coordination meetings and workshops with multiple stakeholders

· Ability to analyze both existing conditions and proposed solutions, and provide sound engineering judgment

· Strong analytical thinking, rigor, and attention to detail, particularly in contexts with incomplete or uncertain data

· Ability to challenge, validate, and drive consensus on technical solutions with external stakeholders

· Experience in risk identification, mitigation, and follow-up, particularly related to utilities and third-party interfaces

· Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage complex data, multiple interfaces, and competing priorities

· Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

· Ability to represent engineering interests effectively with senior leadership, clients, and external partners

· Proactive mindset with strong ownership of issues and solutions

· Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments

· Has a strong fluency in either English or French and willingness to learn the other.

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

Hybrid