Railway Depot Facilities Specialist

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.

Context

SYSTRA Canada is looking for a Rolling Stock Maintenance Facilities Engineer, to act as technical lead for maintenance projects and for the design of rolling stock maintenance facilities and acquisition of maintenance equipment.

Missions/Main Duties

Project responsabilities:

• Studies:
  • Conduct scoping, pre-feasibility, and feasibility studies to define client needs.
  • Develop preliminary and detailed designs; prepare reports and validate designs.
• Rolling Stock Maintenance and Maintenance Facilities:
  • Define maintenance strategies; size facilities and specify workshop equipment.
  • Perform functional design and coordinate with architecture, building, civil, and rail systems teams.
• Procurement:
  • Prepare technical specifications and tender documents.
  • Support tendering, bid analysis, inspections, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
  • Develop tools and data to improve delivery efficiency.

Project management:

• Monitors progress, project schedule,
• Supervises staff and provides technical guidance.
• Ensures project expenditures are compliant with established budgets.
• Follows up on the client invoicing progress and payments.

Preparation of proposals:

• Prepare rolling stock maintenance related proposals and their pricing.

Profile/Skills

Education: An Engineering degree, preferably in mechanical, electrical, industrial or building engineering is an asset for this position. Any additional degrees in other disciplines such as administration, business or management would be an asset.  

Years of experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in the functional design of Rolling Stock maintenance facilities and in the specification of maintenance equipment. Overseas consulting experience in rolling stock maintenance projects is an asset. Relevant experience may be considered as an equivalent. Experience in the design of maintenance facility for high-speed trains or electrified railways is an asset.

Technical competencies: 

• Must be proficient at writing clear technical reports and proposals.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, both in French and in English*

*Reasons for requiring bilingualism: You will have the opportunity to work with a varied clientele, including both French- and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore fundamental to building strong relationships with our customers, understanding their specific needs, communicating effectively in their preferred language and facilitating strategic meetings.

Personal & soft skills: 

• Must have aptitudes for team work on multidisciplinary projects.
• Must be able to work independently, sometimes under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Must show leadership and grow the business.

Other requirement:

• Must be willing to travel both domestically and internationally for short term assignments.

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.

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