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About the role

  • Senior railway structures manager leading bridge, culvert, and retaining-wall projects for RailWorks, a North American rail infrastructure provider. Overseeing engineering, construction, safety, budgets, and teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, direct, and exercise functional authority over bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other load-bearing structures
  • Plan, organize, budget, and report costs for assigned projects
  • Ensure project goals are achieved on schedule and within budget while meeting quality and safety standards
  • Direct staff in accomplishing project goals and objectives
  • Determine forces and stresses in railway bridge and culvert components
  • Prescribe safe loading conditions and inspection and maintenance procedures
  • Design repairs and modifications to railway bridges and culverts
  • Supervise construction, modification, or repair of railway bridges, culverts, manholes, and catch basins
  • Authorize or restrict railway traffic over bridges based on their condition
  • Conduct or oversee field inspections and prepare reports
  • Review project proposals and plans, including schedule, budget, safety, quality, staffing, materials, and equipment requirements
  • Develop execution plans covering staffing, materials, equipment, subcontracting, and services
  • Verify estimates against proposal specifications
  • Coordinate work plans and staffing with department managers
  • Manage customer relationships, expectations, progress reports, communications, paperwork, and meetings
  • Promote and enforce safe work practices, company policies, procedures, and safety programs
  • Monitor onsite activities, quality, productivity, progress, and safety of employees and subcontractors
  • Supervise reporting staff, set objectives, assess performance, and provide coaching and development
  • Oversee financial aspects of contracts
  • Provide technical assistance and recommend construction methods and equipment
  • Anticipate and resolve execution roadblocks and problems
  • Perform other related duties as required

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an Accredited Canadian University (or approved equivalent)
  • Current registration as a Professional Engineer in Ontario or another Canadian Province in which they reside and or practice
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in railway operations with at least 5 years of experience in railway infrastructure maintenance, construction, inspections, or design
  • Thorough knowledge of railway industry practices, methods, processes, and standards
  • Demonstrated experience applying project accounting, project controls, contract management, subcontract management, safety, and quality
  • Possession or willingness to complete essential safety training courses: First Aid, Hot Work, Work at Heights, Work in Confined Spaces, etc.
  • Possession or willingness to obtain Canadian Railway Operations Qualifications and Competencies: CROR, E-Railsafe, GEI, MORB, CWR, NETS, etc.
  • Proven knowledge and application of AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering Chapters 6, 8, and 15
  • Knowledge of bridge inspection, culverts and storm drains inspection, freight railway bridge loading, railway bridge rating, micropiles and grouting for railroad structures, and retaining wall design for railroad applications
  • Valid Full G or equivalent driver’s license
  • Ability to apply, interpret, and understand standards, specifications, contract law, and language
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Primavera, Hard Dollar, Austin Lane, or JD Edwards
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities and abilities
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Fluency in English
  • French fluency is an asset

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Additional performance incentives
  • Training can be provided for selected candidates
  • Reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$135,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMississaugaCanada

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