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We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.\nWithin our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.\nYou'll Be Responsible For:\nProvide strategic leadership and technical oversight for rail engineering across the capital program, including engineering governance, technical integration, design assurance and discipline support.\n\nTranslate high-level Systems Engineering requirements into practical rail delivery requirements and provide technical leadership and problem-solving support to project delivery teams throughout design and construction.\n\nLead the review and validation of permanent way, rail structures, special railway infrastructure and alignment designs, ensuring compliance with relevant organizational standards, AREMA guidelines, Transport Canada requirements and applicable regulations.\n\nLead the management and resolution of interfaces between rail infrastructure and other railway disciplines, including signalling/CBTC, traction power/OCS, civil structures and stations, ensuring rail infrastructure forms part of a safe and fully integrated railway system.\n\nProvide senior oversight of rail-related technical risks, engineering variances, technical reviews and contractor and consultant submissions.\n\nLead, mentor and develop the Engineering team and drive technical compliance and accountability across external engineering consultants and delivery partners.\n\nThis is a key engineering leadership role within a Systems Engineering & Integration organization and has been created as part of a recent organizational transformation. The role is required to provide strategic technical oversight, engineering governance, asset lifecycle management and interface design for rail infrastructure across the capital program.\n\nThe position will ensure rail infrastructure and technical modifications are safely designed, compliant with applicable standards and effectively integrated with signalling, traction power, civil, structural and other railway systems.\n\nThis oversight is critical to managing technical and interface risk, supporting project delivery teams, safeguarding capital investment and ensuring new rail infrastructure can be safely and reliably integrated into operation.\n\nYou’ll Need To Have:\nLicensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) preferred.\n\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline, with a strong focus on rail infrastructure.\n\n10+ years of progressive railway engineering infrastructure experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity focused on track design, permanent way construction and multidisciplinary integration on large-scale capital transit programs.\n\nStrong technical knowledge of track engineering, AREMA standards, Transport Canada regulatory requirements and systems engineering lifecycle principles.\n\nKnowledge of relevant Ontario legislation, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Ontario Professional Engineers Act.\n\nDemonstrated senior leadership, stakeholder management and technical communication capability, with experience resolving complex multidisciplinary railway interfaces, managing technical risks and influencing project teams, contractors and engineering consultants.\n\nOur values\nSafety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.\nClient focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.\nIntegrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.\nCreate opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.\nMace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. 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