Senior Engineering Lead

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.   At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

The Engineering and Asset Management, Signals and Communication office is looking for a Senior Engineering Lead. In this role you will provide technical advice to peers and senior management at all levels of the agency and manage multidisciplinary engineering professionals and outsourced contract teams related to works performed on the Metrolinx Owned Rail Network and manage risk-based assurance and audit programs for Signalling and Train Control assets during all phases of the asset lifecycle. You will be responsible for the development and compliance of technical and Asset Management standards, specifications, and review technical gaps in the engineering management of projects and work with project delivery teams to ensure those issues are mitigated.

What will I be doing?

• Act as the Signals & Communications (S&C) technical authority supporting engineering assurance across CPG, SOGR, and Level Crossing projects
• Lead and perform technical reviews of design, construction, testing, and commissioning deliverables to confirm compliance with Metrolinx standards (GIs, Codes of Practice, Design Manuals)
• Oversee and validate the evidence required to demonstrate system readiness, including:
  • design approvals
  • test plans and results
  • commissioning records
  • in-service documentation
• Serve as the primary point of contact for S&C technical issues, supporting:
  • contractor inquiries
  • PDT technical decisions
  • systems engineering assurance processes
  • Rail corridors maintenance and
  • Operations
• Provide SME sign-off and technical acceptance required to support:
  • Systems Review Panels (SRP)
  • Operational Readiness Panels (ORP)
  • MSCC and in-service approvals
  • Review and assess deviations from standards, ensuring risks are understood, mitigated, and formally accepted
  • Identify gaps in design, construction, or testing that could impact safety, reliability, or operability, and work with delivery teams to resolve them prior to commissioning
  • Support and enforce a consistent engineering assurance process, ensuring all required artefacts are complete, reviewed, and properly controlled

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a University Degree in Engineering and rail sector or related industry experience, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in Signalling disciplines or a combination of design, delivery, testing and commissioning, operations, and maintenance of comparable railway systems in a comparable role.
• P.Eng. designation or C.E.T. certification will be an asset.
• Working knowledge of Conventional Heavy Rail Railway Signals. 
• Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) or Enhanced Train Control (ETC) or Positive Train Control (PTC) Systems in addition to Heavy Rail would be an asset.
• Proficient in change and risk management and assessment initiatives to be able to support the team and make timely decisions to manage cost, schedule and reputational risk and address issues. 
• Proficient in the Signalling and Train Control engineering discipline to be able to serve as subject matter expert (SME) representative in the Signalling asset class discipline designation.
• Knowledgeable in whole-life cost modeling processes and methods and able to support the translation of asset strategies into planned actions to achieve levels of service objectives and requirements.
• Experience in Safety in Design (SiD), Interdisciplinary Design Review (IDR) and System Engineering (SE) processes and principles will be an asset.
• Knowledge of railway signalling infrastructure and related construction projects.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?  If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.   We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.   Accommodation: We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.   Application Process: All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.    Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.   We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.   WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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