Civil Engineering Design Specialist

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Civil Engineering Design Specialist in Toronto, ON, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive civil engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, collaborative, and dedicated teammates. You'll be instrumental in shaping the landscape of our projects by being responsible for directing the coordination across systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Management, BIM Specialists, and Quality Assurance), lead integration design, prepare scope of work, prepare project specifications, coordinate transferring essential information, align design with the clients and industrial standards, checking design calculations, attend coordination meeting and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Coordinate internal Civil design and external Civil subcontractors and specialist subcontractors’ activities.
• Managing design packages from inception to construction for Overhead Catenary System (OCS) foundations, OCS anchoring to structures, TPF site/buildings, signalling equipment Foundations and Cable containment systems etc.
• Work with Design Manager, defining and creating Scope documents for Civil Design Subcontractors including preparation of Business cases
• Managing schedule for the deliverables
• Monitor quality and deliverables

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field,
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience within the field,
• Knowledge of Civil Design principles for complex foundations, groundworks, grading, formwork, and cable/piping ways,
• Excellent communication skills to lead meetings and interface with various teams,
• Proven ability to manage and direct subcontractor activities,
• Experience or understanding of coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Experience with using the national and international codes
• Design experience with Structural and Civil scope
• Previous experience with Design or/and Construction of railway projects is an asset

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues,
• Work with cutting-edge Civil Design techniques for complex foundations, groundworks, grading, formwork, and cable/piping ways,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Compensation

The expected compensation for this role is $90,000 – $125,000 CAD per year, plus benefits and eligibility for an annual performance bonus. Final compensation will be based on skills, experience, and internal equity.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

We do not use artificial intelligence in the recruiting process for this role.

Interview Process & Candidate Communication

Candidates who participate in an interview for this role will be informed of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview date.

This job posting represents an existing vacancy

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.