- A working knowledge of passenger railroad / transit operations railway industry procedures and practices with a focus on urban transit systems and track infrastructure.
- A railway specific discipline in track, track bed, civil and structures, power, signaling, telecommunications
- Development lifecycle and lifecycle products in relation to track infrastructure
- Systems architecture/interface modeling
- Behavioural/operational concept/RAMS modeling
- Life cost modeling
- Risk assessment (both technical and project)
- Project management techniques and practices associated with the planning, documentation and monitoring of systems engineering activities
- Systems engineering and technical assurance
- RAMS analysis including use of application software
- Engineering Safety Management
- Risk identification analysis and mitigation
- Rail operations and planning, assurance, systems engineering, RAMS, Engineering Safety Management, procurement and transaction advice, and development and feasibility studies
- Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance
- Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
- Conversant with railway design safety principles HSE/HMRI, railway safety standards -
- Familiar with AREMA standards, Transport Canada standards and mass transit APTA
- Be conversant with the requirements of EN 50216 RAMS Railway Applications including MIL standards as applicable
- Knowledge of rail systems including vehicle, signals, communications, electrification, building systems, and operations is an asset
- Project lifecycle management from a Systems Engineering perspective
- Can apply 'Systems Thinking' to problems at technical, project and enterprise levels
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels in the spoken and written word
- Self-motivated and the ability to work under pressure are vital
- A good team player and decision maker
- Excellent analytical, teaming and communication skills plus be able to effectively relate to all staff and client team members within a team-based matrix environment
- Excellent written and spoken English, including advanced verbal reasoning and the ability to write effective reports
- Developing and delivering presentations
- Guiding and mentoring others to deliver work related projects
- Engagement & liaison with both external and internal clients and project engineering teams
- Work independently, with minimal direction, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team
- Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and deadlines
- Able to manage concurrent projects and bring projects to completion on time and within budget
- Able to foster trust and cooperation to coordinate activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors
- Able to identify and analyze and recommend solutions to issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects to mitigate loss/project downtime
- Able to assist and prepare RFQ's and RFP's, review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals
- Able to carry out inspections to resolve project on-site problems and accept/reject contractors' work based on contact deliverables
- Able to perform data analysis, formulate recommendations, and create and maintain reports
- Ability to read drawings from existing records or for proposed works
- Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
- Driver's License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver's license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
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Engineer, Track and Rail Infrastructure - Ottawa, Canada - City of Ottawa
Description
Requisition ID: 13494
Department: Transit Services Department
Service: Transit Engineering Services
Branch: Rail Systems Administration Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: MPE
Salary Information: $92, $117,375.44 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: 1500 St.Laurent
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Engineering
Application Close: 21/06/2024
JOB SUMMARY
Rail Operations manages the delivery of diesel and electric rail services, including management of the thirty-year P3 contract with the Rideau Transit Maintenance Group for the rail maintenance contract for the LRT system, ensuring safe and reliable operations that meet service standards, comply with all regulatory safety and operating requirements, and provide a safe, reliable, efficient, effective, on time, courteous and cost-effective rail service to a growing and diverse City of Ottawa.
You are responsible to monitor, measure, audit and review the performance of the rail systems, civil infrastructure, track, and supporting infrastructure on OC Transpo's rail networks. You manage the production of quality metrics to measure the soundness of the performance, asset conditions, and compliance with system engineering processes; provide a single point of contact for all technical issues and concerns; track, trend, and analyse reliability in relation to track availability, including reliability issues for all infrastructure assets; oversee and provide direction and comments to system expansions; complete technical analysis of rail system failure modes; and lead rail capital improvement projects.
In addition, you provide technical support and design input during the procurement specification(s) as required, including the tender phase for upgrades and new installations; are responsible for the technical review of design submissions and responses; assist with the tracking and monitoring of track and track related quality issues during any procurement stage or during maintenance phases; assist with investigations in relation to systems operations and track infrastructure issues; complete root cause analyses for system or sub-system failures/issues; undertake technical report writing; manage the development and delivery of rail and infrastructure lifecycle & safety programs; plus provide support to Transit Operations during major operational events.
You also participate on technical committees and lead project teams including provide engineering expertise to discuss and resolve issues on projects internal and external to the department which may impact or affect the operational requirements of the Transportation Services Department.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Completion of 4 year university degree in Applied Science or Engineering in Civil, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
Minimum of 7 years of experience in railway or mass transit sectors relating to track infrastructure engineering, maintenance and operation, testing and commissioning, overhaul planning, life cycle planning, and reliability improvement programs for new and existing rail systems with experience in transit and rail control/power control systems, railway related integrated control system and track system engineering and system integration
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)KNOWLEDGE
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at , extension 47411.