SYSTRA

Senior Project Manager - Conventional Signaling

Location CA-ON-Toronto
ID 2026-10170
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Family
JF021_Signalling and Automatic Control

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

This role will be associated with the Go Expansion Program in Toronto

Missions/Main Duties

Roles and responsibilities for Senior Project Manager - Conventional Rail Signaling :

 

- Lead the end-to-end delivery of conventional rail signaling projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover phases.
- Coordinate design, procurement, construction, and integration of conventional signaling systems with internal teams and external suppliers.
- Oversee testing and commissioning strategies, including FAT, SAT, site testing, possession planning, and entry-into-service activities for signaling assets.
- Act as the primary project interface, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and providing clear project reporting and governance.
- Lead project planning, risk management, resource allocation, and change control to ensure successful project execution.
- Ensure compliance with railway standards, safety regulations, contractual obligations, and quality requirements.
- Support tendering, bid reviews, project start-up activities, and project change management by providing delivery, commercial, and technical input.
- Drive issue resolution and decision-making across project interfaces, including civil, track, power, communications, construction management, and rail operations stakeholders.
- Lead project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, capturing lessons learned to enhance future signaling project delivery.

Profile/Skills

The successful candidate demonstrates strong technical judgment and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary project environment. The role requires excellent organizational skills, a strong sense of accountability and the ability to manage priorities across complex engineering interfaces.

The candidate should also demonstrate:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis capabilities.
  • Ability to prepare clear, concise and well-structured technical documents.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and manage technical interfaces effectively.
  • Capacity to work with limited supervision and to adapt to evolving project environments.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and practical approach to technical issue resolution.
  • Ability to support delivery activities in office and site environments.
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The role requires practical and theoretical knowledge in several of the following areas:

  • Systems engineering processes and lifecycle management.
  • Requirements management and traceability.
  • Interface management and multidisciplinary coordination.
  • Railway systems integration and operational concepts.
  • Conventional signaling principles.
  • Testing, commissioning and operational readiness.
  • Configuration management, change control and document control.
  • Safety, quality and compliance processes applicable to transport systems.
  • Knowledge of applicable railway, transit and engineering standards.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Railway Engineering or a related engineering discipline is required.

Registration, or eligibility for registration, as a Professional Engineer in Ontario is strongly preferred.

Postgraduate studies in systems engineering, railway engineering, project management or a related field would be considered an asset.

 

EXPERIENCE: 10-15 years

 

SALARY: CAD 170,000 - 220,000 annually

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact infocanada@systra.com.

Workplace Type

Hybrid

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