Full Job Description
Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your signaling, project management and civil works expertise within one of the most complex and exciting areas of railway signaling delivery. You’ll work alongside collaborative, experienced, and international teams in a dynamic, partner‑based project environment.
You’ll play a central role in delivering the signaling‑related civil works scope for one of Canada’s most transformative public transit projects. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with global engineering teams, local construction and design resources, and key delivery partners — including Heavy Civils and Track Works partners — to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient project execution.
You’ll provide senior project leadership for signaling civil works activities related to signaling systems, managing design and construction teams, including design interfaces, construction, installation, coordination of multi-disciplinary civil teams and suppliers, and ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and QCDP (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Performance) objectives.
We’ll look to you for:
- Defining, planning, and applying project strategies for signaling civil works to meet contractual commitments and project targets
- Managing the end‑to‑end delivery of signaling‑related civil works, from design through construction and site execution
- Leading and managing signaling civil design and construction teams, ensuring alignment between engineering outputs and field execution
- Coordinating interfaces with Heavy Civils and Track Works partners, ensuring effective sequencing, access planning, and constructability
- Identifying, managing, and mitigating risks, opportunities, and deviations that may impact project objectives
- Planning, monitoring, and controlling project scope, schedule, resources, and costs for signaling civil works
- Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, standards, and processes (Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, Quality)
- Representing Alstom towards customers, partners, and external stakeholders, as delegated from Project Manager
All about you
We value passion, leadership, and delivery mindset over checking every box. That said, the following experience will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, STEM discipline or Project Management
- At least 15 years experience, including 7 years in a project leadership role within rail systems, infrastructure, or major construction projects
- Proven experience managing civil design and construction activities within a multi‑disciplinary systems delivery environment
- Experience working in partnered or multi‑contractor project models, with strong interface management skills
- Civil works experience in Canada (Ontario), including familiarity with PEO requirements, permitting, and approvals processes
- Experience working with multinational teams and diverse business cultures
- Solid understanding of project management processes and tools
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to coordinate multi‑site and multi‑disciplinary teams effectively
- Willingness and ability to travel to project sites within Canada (and occasionally abroad)
Compensation
The expected compensation for this role is $135,000 – $175,000 CAD per year, plus benefits and eligibility for an annual performance bonus. Final compensation will be based on skills, experience, and internal equity.
Original vacancy published by Alstom. Please refer to the official employer website for current information.
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