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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Context

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.

Missions / Main Duties

- 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 prospect 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 (ConOps) 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 an

📌 Engineering Lead (Canada)
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📍 Canada