Job summary

Matchtech are supporting a key client with the recruitment of a Senior Rail Signalling Engineer to work on high profile transit projects in Canada. These roles are permanent positions and offering work in Toronto or Montreal.

Key skills required for this role

Senior Rail Signaling Engineer - Light Rail - Rail Design - CENELEC - EN50126/8/9 - P.Eng

Important

Senior Rail Signaling Engineer - Light Rail - Rail Design - CENELEC - EN50126/8/9 - P.Eng

Job description

Senior Rail Signaling Engineer
Toronto/Montréal

Job Description
Initially, under the supervision of the Head of Engineering, the Senior Rail Signaling Engineer will participate in major Canadian infrastructures projects, defining, implementing, controlling, verifying, and validating that the contract requirements are being met by the team and will be ultimately responsible for general coordination of the Rail Signaling discipline.

Responsibilities include:

• Know, respect, and apply our client's philosophy and fundamental values, organizational and operating principles, standards, and procedures.
• Demonstrate a range of technical capabilities with experience in Communications Engineering and design, and development of contract documents (design reports, analysis reports, calculation notes, plans, specifications, etc.).
• Perform in accordance with the quality, environmental, safety, and any other requirements, in accordance with the scope, within the agreed timescales and budgeted costs, in accordance with Company's quality, environmental, safety, and any other standards and procedures as well as with all applicable legal requirements.
• Understand client's requirements and assess documentation to ensure that a compliant solution is designed and/ or implemented utilizing industry best practices.
• Deliver assigned tasks in accordance with the requirements and scope, within the agreed timescales and budgeted costs, in accordance with Company's quality standards and procedures and all applicable legal requirements.
• Interface, integrate, and coordinate the design solution with other engineering disciplines.
• Apply design and cost-competitive execution techniques and develop the most cost-effective solution.
• Organize and prioritize tasks in an effective and timely manner, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Provide relevant inputs to other disciplines and functions.
• Hands-on design - produce and review reports, analyses, specifications, calculations, drawings, plans, etc.
• Provide guidance to more junior engineers and to drafters.

Depending on the role in the project, responsibilities may include and are not limited to:

• Independently develop and maintain requirements management processes, Interface Management Processes, and Configuration Management Processes.
• General management of the discipline and coordination/interfacing with other disciplines and with Project Management.
• Independently perform Quality Control and Quality Assurance of the technical activities of the team.
• Independently develop processes to generate status and reports, metrics, and documents.
• Provide relevant inputs to other teammates, disciplines, and functions.

Job Requirements:

• 10 - 20 years experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in LRT, Metro, or Railway design projects (or any other Infrastructure projects).
• Have a view of, and perform a practical implementation of, a holistic top-down systems engineering approach that considers the System as a whole (not a collection of individual systems, or projects).
• Have experience in the application of a lifecycle approach (the entire spectrum of activity for a given system, commencing with the identification of need and extending through system design and development, construction/manufacture/installation, operational use and maintenance, system retirement, and disposal).
• Desirable experience in rail/transit operations and maintenance.
• Familiarity with AREMA standards, Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), and knowledge of CENELEC standards (EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129).
• Degree in engineering (Bachelor or equivalent, as a minimum).
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered in Ontario or Quebec is desirable.
• Ability to develop non-standard solutions.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplined team.
• Willingness to learn, develop and apply new techniques, standards and processes.
• Willingness to take on additional tasks as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office.
• Business fluency in English, both written and verbal. French speaking is a plus.
• Legally able to work in Canada

WHAT WE OFFER:

Our commitment is to ensure job security and long-term projects; consequently, we are offering a professional career.

You will be part of a highly qualified work team, participating in innovative projects; where you will be able to develop your professional career. We will provide suitable tools and training for your professional development.

You will play a role in a collaborative and professional work environment, where a close relationship among workmates leads to brainstorming, innovation, and autonomy needed for resolving complex projects.