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Reporting to the Facilities Design Director, within the Co-Development Phase of the ALTO programme, the Engineer Lead will provide technical governance, lead design, coordination and delivery of their work discipline work package for Facilities High-Speed Rail (HSR) programme.

The Engineer Lead is responsible for overseeing the planning, design, integration, and delivery strategy of their respective discipline, and facilities with associated elements of those facilities 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 Lead acts as the accountable authority for Facilities-specific discipline decisions and Engineer of Record.

Strategic Leadership, Design and Governance

Support and uphold the overall Facilities Development Strategy across all project phases (concept to commissioning).

Implementation of the Facilities Development Plan, including: Uphold design strategy and facilities 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 facilities, 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 facilities design with: Programme objectives and funding constraints

Concept of Operations (Con

Ops) and service strategy

Sustainability and climate resilience objectives

Programme-Level Interface Management:



Work with facilities Design Director in the interface management between facilities and key programme components and programme-wide Interface Management

Work with the Systemwide Engineer to ensure and implement consistent interface solutions of the facilities with overall framework.

Stakeholder and Authority Management

Provide support to the Facilities Design Director as needed for discipline input for facilities 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 facilities.

Ensure facilities designs comply with applicable Canadian codes and standards.

Operational Integration

Understand and support the overall facilities vision and operation and maintenance requirements across the programme

Implement the engineering discipline's integration of: Capacity study outputs

Operational requirements

Commercial and retail strategies

Ensure the engineering discipline of the facilities complies with the design principles while allowing contextual adaptation

Risk, Cost, and Performance Management

Work with the Facilities Design Director in inputting disciplinary risks to the overall facilities programme, including: Design risks and constructability challenges

Interface and integration risks

Regulatory and approval risks

Stakeholder-related constraints

Work with the Facilities Design Director in value engineering and optimization strategies at the discipline and facilities 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 facilities

Procurement and Delivery Strategy

Support the procurement strategy for facilities packages, including providing: Drawings and reports

Technical and performance specifications

Ensure coherence of facilities packages across interfaces and disciplines.

Construction and Delivery Oversight (potentially as per project agreements)Provide executive technical oversight for facilities constructability.





Ensure design intent is maintained through delivery.

Support resolution of major facilities specific technical issues and interface conflicts

Oversee readiness for commissioning, handover, and operational integration of facilities

Experience & Technical Competencies

Accredited degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.

Eng. OIQ or both) or eligibility in Canada

Bilingual (English/French) preferred15+ years of experience in major infrastructure or transportation projects

Minimum 10 years in leadership roles managing multidisciplinary teams

Experience in rail, metro, or high-speed rail facilities design and delivery

Experience working in complex, highly regulated environments

Experience with Alliance, PPP, or Design-Build delivery models (asset)Experience integrating recent infrastructure with existing (brownfield) systems (asset)Technical expertise

Broad and strategic understanding across: Large-scale transportation architecture and facilities planning

Competency in construction documents and specifications

Structural and complex building systemsMEP and building systems integration

Fire/life safety and code compliance

Multimodal integration and urban connectivity

Sustainability and climate resilienceBIM and digital engineering integration

Interface management at programme scale

Risk management and configuration control

Strong understanding of integration between: Facilities 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.

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.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected] .

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