Plumbing And Fire Fighting Engineer

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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ContextReporting to the Design Manager of each respective station (with a technical reporting relationship to the Systemwide Lead), within the Co-Development Phase of the ALTO programme, the Engineer will provide design services, coordination and delivery of their work discipline work package for their respective station of the High-Speed Rail (HSR) programme. The Engineer is responsible for overseeing the planning, design and integration of their respective discipline, and station with associated elements of that station on the corridor, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, operational requirements, regulatory frameworks, and lifecycle performance targets. This role entails multidisciplinary design coordination (architecture, structural, MEP, utilities, fire/life safety, vertical transportation, civil interfaces, and rail systems integration), combined with applicable interface management across civil, rail systems, operations, and stakeholders. The Engineer acts as the accountable authority for station-specific discipline decisions and Engineer of Record.
Missions/Main DutiesStrategic Leadership, Design and Governance
Support and uphold the overall Stations Development Strategy across all project phases (concept to commissioning).
Implementation of the Station Development Plan, including:
Uphold design strategy and station vision
Adhering to programme milestones and delivery roadmap
Comply with design maturity and review gates
Comply with interface and integration strategy
Input to risk and opportunity management
Enforce disciplines technical governance frameworks for their respective discipline and station, including:
Preparation of engineering discipline design drawings, reports and specifications
Design review processes (eg. 30/70/90/IFC)
Lead engineering design team members
Change control and configuration management
Design assurance and compliance mechanisms
Decision-making and escalation processes
Ensure disciplines alignment of station design with:
Programme objectives and funding constraints
Concept of Operations (ConOps) and service strategy
Passenger experience and customer proposition
Sustainability and climate resilience objectives
Programme-Level Interface Management
Work with Station Design Manager in the interface management between station and key programme components and programme-wide Interface Management
Work with the Systemwide Engineer to ensure and implement consistent interface solutions of the station with overall framework.
Stakeholder and Authority Management
Provide support to the Station Design Manager as needed for discipline input for station engagement as applicable with:
Federal, provincial, and municipal authorities
Transport Canada and regulatory bodies
Utility providers and third parties
Municipal planning and urban integration stakeholders
Provide discipline materials for the permitting and approvals of the station.
Ensure station designs comply with applicable Canadian codes and standards.
Passenger Experience And Operational Integration
Understand and support the overall stations vision and passenger experience strategy across the programme
Drive and ensure the engineering discipline of station complies with the vision and passenger experience, specifically ensure the station delivers:
Efficient passenger flows and capacity
Safe and compliant platform operations
Seamless multimodal integration
High-quality user experience and wayfinding
Accessibility and universal design compliance
Implement the engineering discipline’s integration of:
Capacity study outputs
Operational requirements
Commercial and retail strategies
Ensure the engineering discipline of the station complies with the design principles while allowing contextual adaptation
Risk, Cost, and Performance Management
Work with the Station Design Manager in inputting disciplinary risks to the overall station programme, including:
Design risks and constructability challenges
Interface and integration risks
Regulatory and approval risks
Stakeholder-related constraints
Work with the Station Design Manager in value engineering and optimization strategies at the discipline and station level
Ensure alignment of the discipline’s scope with programme budget, schedule, and performance targets
Monitor discipline’s own performance and ensure quality and consistency within the station
Procurement and Delivery Strategy
Support the procurement strategy for station packages, including providing:
Drawings and reports
Technical and performance specifications
Ensure coherence of station packages across interfaces and disciplines.
Construction and Delivery Oversight (potentially as per project agreements)
Provide executive technical oversight for station constructability.
Ensure design intent is maintained through delivery.
Support resolution of major station specific technical issues and interface conflicts
Oversee readiness for commissioning, handover, and operational integration of station
Profile/SkillsExperience & Technical Competencies
Accredited degree in Engineering, or related discipline
Professional Engineer (P.Eng. OIQ or both) or eligibility in Canada
Bilingual (English/French) preferred
10+ years of experience in major infrastructure or transportation projects
Experience in rail, metro, or high-speed rail station design and delivery
Experience working in complex, highly regulated environments
Experience with Alliance, PPP, or Design-Build delivery models (asset)
Experience integrating new infrastructure with existing (brownfield) systems (asset)
Technical expertise
Broad and strategic understanding across:
Large-scale transportation architecture and station planning
Competency in construction documents and specifications
Structural and complex building systems
MEP and building systems integration
Fire/life safety and code compliance
Passenger flow and operational modelling
Multimodal integration and urban connectivity
Sustainability and climate resilience
BIM and digital engineering integration
Interface management at programme scale
Risk management and configuration control
Strong understanding of integration between:
Stations and rail systems
Civil infrastructure and utilities
Operations and maintenance requirements
Safety, security, and regulatory frameworks
Soft Skills
This role requires leadership in:
Strategic thinking and vision
Strong decision-making and accountability
Ability to synthesize complex multidisciplinary inputs
Communication and stakeholder experience
Leadership and coaching of design team members
Negotiation and conflict resolution
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.
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