Senior Project Engineer

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Employment Type: Temporary until November 2027

New or Existing Vacancy: Existing

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Posted On: November 5, 2026

Last Day to Apply: November 19, 2026

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.

Career Opportunity

Are you an experienced engineering and project management professional who thrives on delivering complex capital programs from concept to completion? Join the TTC's Engineering, Construction & Expansion (EC&E) team as a Senior Project Engineer, where you will lead the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover of major multi-year capital projects that support the safe and reliable operation of Toronto's transit system.

This role is ideal for a professional who enjoys managing large multidisciplinary programs such as structural rehabilitation programs, paving programs, facility renewal initiatives, station improvements, state-of-good-repair projects, and other complex infrastructure investments.

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will develop and prepare work plans for multi-year, multi-discipline capital projects and programs while coordinating, controlling, monitoring, and supervising all phases of project delivery from inception through project close-out. You will be accountable for ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved quality standards and project objectives.

You will work closely with project teams, operating departments, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders to develop project scopes, establish budgets and schedules, secure approvals, and advance projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and closeout. You will be responsible for coordinating multiple project components concurrently, often across several contracts and disciplines.

As a senior technical lead, you will guide consultant and in-house design teams throughout the design process, ensuring project requirements are reflected in designs, engineering milestones are achieved, stakeholder comments are resolved, and projects remain aligned with approved scope, budget, quality, and schedule objectives. You will oversee the preparation of construction contract documents and support procurement activities, including consultant selection processes, tender reviews, technical evaluations, and contract award recommendations.

During construction, you will provide engineering leadership and project management support to Construction Site Managers and project teams by coordinating engineering changes, resolving technical issues, supporting claims and contract administration activities, and ensuring projects progress effectively through commissioning and final handover. You will facilitate communication among stakeholders and provide timely issue resolution to support successful project delivery.

You will also prepare project budgets, business cases, Board Reports, capital submissions, presentations, status reports, and project updates for senior leadership. The role requires regular engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, public agencies, utility providers, municipal stakeholders, and operating departments.

A key responsibility of this position is overseeing complex capital programs and ensuring projects are coordinated across multiple disciplines and stakeholders. Whether delivering structural rehabilitation programs, paving initiatives, facility renewals, or other major infrastructure projects, you will provide leadership throughout the project lifecycle while balancing operational, financial, engineering, and stakeholder requirements.

Skills

Apply analytical skills

Manage projects

Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals

Use office technology, software and applications

Communicate in a variety of mediums

Apply the principles and practices of quality assurance

What Qualifications Do You Bring?

• University degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline, combined with significant experience managing large multidisciplinary capital projects and programs.

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario, Registered Architect (OAA), or Licensed Architect is required.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation

• Extensive experience delivering major infrastructure, engineering, construction, transit, transportation, facilities, or public-sector capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-year programs such as structural rehabilitation programs, paving programs, state-of-good-repair programs, facility renewal programs, or comparable capital initiatives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles, project management practices, conceptual planning, design management, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Strong understanding of construction techniques, contract administration, construction inspection, contractor management, and project controls.
• Experience managing consultant assignments, engineering services contracts, design teams, and multidisciplinary project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, work plans, procurement strategies, and implementation plans.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, reporting, forecasting, and performance management.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proven ability to manage competing priorities and complex technical issues.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing internal and external stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project management software.
• You currently have a valid, non-probationary, Province of Ontario class "G" driver's licensein good standing

Assets

• Experience delivering transit, railway, transportation, municipal infrastructure, facilities, or heavy construction projects.
• Experience managing capital programs with multiple concurrent design and construction contracts.
• Experience developing Board Reports, business cases, capital budget submissions, and executive presentations.
• Experience supporting public consultation, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory approval processes.
• Familiarity with alternative delivery models, value engineering, lifecycle costing, and constructability reviews.

What We Offer

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
• One of the great benefits of being a full-time TTC employee is becoming a member of TTC defined pension plan.

Commitment to EDI

The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570 or [email protected] . Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

General Prohibition in Hiring Process

The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses, or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.
• All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool
• During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.
• You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.

Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.

Relatives of TTC Employees

The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.