See the opportunities we have available today in our exciting portfolio of client programs and projectAccenture Construct - Senior Manager – Systems Assurance (Northern Lakeshores), COM - (ENGEN51.Comtech Group Inc. (Comtech), part of Accenture, is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing integrated consulting solutions on complex capital projects, including Program and Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Technical Advisory, Construction Management, and Technology Integration Services. Our team thrives on embracing and navigating technical challenges within the Transportation and Infrastructure, Industrial and Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, and Buildings and Facilities markets. Our core focus is supporting project owners through collaborative and integrated partnerships to deliver projects that improve the world around us.

Job Title Accenture Construct - Senior Manager – Systems Assurance (Northern Lakeshores), COM Job Type Full-time You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably. You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI.

Provide senior engineering management and independent technical governance for railway systems assurance, with responsibility for Systems Assurance supporting the Lakeshores program. Develop, own and execute integrated system and sub-system Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases (ESAC), bringing together the technical evidence required to demonstrate that assets, systems and delivery outcomes are safe, reliable, maintainable, operable, compliant and ready for handover and acceptance. Lead the preparation and presentation of assurance cases to the System Review Panel (SRP), securing endorsement of assurance arguments and coordinating technical input from engineering disciplines.

Develop and maintain project assurance plans, evidence requirements, acceptance criteria and assurance artefacts in accordance with the Systems Engineering Management Plan and associated technical assurance processes. Evaluate engineering evidence, Verification & Validation outputs, testing and commissioning information and technical decisions to confirm they adequately support the assurance case. Identify and manage technical assurance gaps, unresolved hazards, compliance issues, acceptance constraints and operational readiness risks, escalating issues through the appropriate engineering governance routes.

Work closely with Systems Engineering, System Integration, engineering discipline leads and operational stakeholders to align assurance activities with delivery milestones, network constraints, handover and operational acceptance.



Maintain the independence of the Systems Assurance function and provide oversight of external assurance consultants and delivery partners This role is required to provide independent systems assurance and technical governance supporting delivery across the Lakeshores program, ensuring sufficient evidence is developed and maintained to demonstrate that current and modified rail systems are safe, compliant, reliable, maintainable, operable and ready for handover and network acceptance. The role will provide ownership and coordination of integrated Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases and bring together multidisciplinary engineering, Verification & Validation, testing, commissioning and operational evidence into a coherent assurance position.

It will provide a critical governance function by identifying unresolved hazards, evidence gaps, compliance issues and operational readiness risks before they impact system acceptance, handover or entry into service. This senior assurance capability is essential to maintaining appropriate separation between engineering production and independent technical verification, supporting System Review Panel governance and ensuring that complex changes to the client's network can progress through assurance and acceptance with the necessary technical evidence and risk controls.

Working Conditions Office-based( 5 Days a week in Office) Minimum 10 years of direct experience in railway systems assurance, systems engineering governance or rail project delivery, including heavy rail or commuter network experience evaluating technical evidence, compiling integrated safety cases and interfacing with technical review panels. Strong knowledge of heavy rail and commuter regulatory frameworks, including Transport Canada requirements, Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), FRA, APTA, corridor-specific access requirements and the client's engineering governance. Certified training or demonstrated competency in EN 50126, EN 50128 and/or EN 50129 CENELEC standards, or equivalent IEEE/ISO 15288 systems engineering lifecycle frameworks, is highly desirable.

Demonstrated ability to evaluate multidisciplinary engineering evidence, manage technical assurance gaps and risks, lead independent assurance activities and communicate complex assurance cases effectively to senior stakeholders and formal review panels. University degree in Engineering, such as Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or a related heavy rail technical discipline.



An equivalent engineering or applied science background supported by relevant training and experience may also be considered.

Sound understanding of applicable engineering-related software Proven success in providing on-site leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices Ability to arrange priorities and exceed competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water.

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Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026. The data centers behind AI. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC.

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