Our client is seeking a Senior Manager - Electrification to provide strategic leadership across complex railway electrification and construction programmes in Toronto. The role will oversee the delivery of overhead contact systems (OCS/OLE), traction power, substations, distribution systems and associated rail infrastructure from design and procurement through to construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership and accountability for railway electrification programmes, ensuring delivery against safety, quality, programme, cost and operational requirements.
- Develop programme execution strategies covering design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams, contractors and specialist suppliers across multiple projects and workstreams.
- Oversee OCS/OLE infrastructure, including foundations, masts, portals, cantilevers, headspans, contact and catenary wiring, earthing, bonding and sectioning arrangements.
- Manage traction power substations, feeder and distribution systems, SCADA interfaces, energisation and integration with signalling, track, telecommunications and civil infrastructure.
- Establish integrated master programmes, monitor critical paths, review contractor schedules and lead recovery planning where required.
- Coordinate construction strategies, railway possessions, access arrangements, engineering trains, road-rail vehicles, resources, materials and installation productivity.
- Work with engineering and design teams to ensure safe, constructible and compliant designs are released in line with construction requirements.
- Manage technical interfaces, design changes, configuration control, constructability reviews and value-engineering activities.
- Monitor commercial performance, budgets, forecasts, variations, contractor obligations, supply-chain risks and programme opportunities.
- Lead testing, commissioning, readiness reviews, energisation, defect resolution and the final handover of assets to infrastructure owners and railway operators.
- Represent the electrification programme at senior governance meetings and maintain effective relationships with clients, operators, transport authorities, contractors and regulatory organisations.
Safety and Leadership:
- Demonstrate visible leadership in railway and construction safety, including the management of high-voltage systems, working at height, railway operations and construction plant.
- Promote a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability, collaboration, productivity and delivery.
- Provide direction to Programme Managers, Project Managers, Construction Managers, OCS/OLE Managers, Engineering Managers, Commercial Managers, Planning and Project Controls teams and Testing and Commissioning Managers.
- Ensure compliance with applicable railway safety legislation, standards, procedures and client requirements.
Job Requirements:
- Significant leadership and project management experience within railway electrification or the wider transport infrastructure sector.
- Strong knowledge of electrification systems, OCS/OLE, traction power, substations, distribution networks and associated railway interfaces.
- Understanding of railway construction, possessions, access planning, installation sequencing, testing, commissioning and operational handover.
- Experience managing complex engineering programmes, including scope definition, resource planning, budgets, milestones, risks and deliverables.
- Knowledge of project controls, contractor performance management, commercial governance and supply-chain coordination.
- Strong understanding of railway safety, engineering assurance, construction methodologies and operational requirements.
- Innovative and data-driven approach to problem-solving, including root-cause analysis and programme recovery.
- Excellent communication, presentation, report-writing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical matters to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Service-focused leadership skills, with the ability to influence, motivate and manage multidisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of the provincial and national transit industry, including Metrolinx, would be an asset.
Education and Professional Credentials:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) licence recognised by the Professional Engineers of Ontario would be an asset.
- Understanding of relevant employment standards, occupational health and safety legislation and contractor management practices.
What the Role Offers:
- A permanent senior leadership opportunity within the rail and infrastructure sector.
- The chance to lead complex electrification programmes with significant operational and technical scope.
- Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commercial and railway teams.
- A role with substantial influence over programme strategy, delivery standards and stakeholder outcomes.
If you are an experienced railway electrification leader with strong construction, programme management and stakeholder management expertise, our client would welcome your application. Apply now to take on this senior opportunity in Toronto.
