Accenture Construct - Senior Manager – Systems Assurance (Northern Lakeshores), COM

Comtech; Toronto; On-site; CAD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct seeks a Senior Manager – Systems Assurance to lead railway systems assurance for the Lakeshores program. You will develop, own and execute integrated ESACs, ensuring safety, reliability and handover readiness across complex rail projects.

You will collaborate with engineering leads and external consultants, aligning activities with program milestones and regulatory requirements while maintaining independent governance and robust evidence integration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of direct experience in railway systems assurance or related governance.
• Strong knowledge of heavy rail regulatory frameworks and Canadian standards.
• Certified training or demonstrated competency in EN 50126/50128/50129 or ISO/IEEE lifecycle frameworks desirable.
• Ability to lead independent assurance activities and communicate complex cases to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior engineering management and independent technical governance for railway systems assurance.
• Lead preparation and presentation of assurance cases to SRP and coordinate input from engineering disciplines.
• Evaluate evidence, identify gaps, and manage risks to support assurance decisions.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineering, System Integration and operational stakeholders to align activities with milestones.

Skills

Railway systems assurance

Engineering governance

Independent governance

Leading multi-resource teams

Education

Engineering degree (Systems/Electrical/Mechanical/Civil)

P.Eng. status preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Engineering software

Job description

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Comtech Group Inc. (Comtech), part of Accenture, is a multidisciplinary consulting firm providing integrated consulting solutions on complex capital projects, including Program and Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Technical Advisory, Construction Management, and Technology Integration Services. Our team thrives on embracing and navigating technical challenges within the Transportation and Infrastructure, Industrial and Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, and Buildings and Facilities markets. Our core focus is supporting project owners through collaborative and integrated partnerships to deliver projects that improve the world around us.

Job Title

Accenture Construct - Senior Manager – Systems Assurance (Northern Lakeshores), COM

Location

Toronto, ON CA (Primary)

Category

Job Type

Job Type

Full-time

THE WORK:

You've Never Been Satisfied with “Good Enough.”

You didn't get into this to manage one piece of a project. You got into it to change how the world gets built.

At Accenture Construct, that's the job. You'll help deliver the data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories and public infrastructure that keep communities moving — smarter, safer and more sustainably.

You'll work alongside people who think big and act bold: project managers, engineers, technologists and strategists who pair real-world delivery with AI. And you won't be handed a slice of it. We take on whole programs, from early strategy through construction and handover, and we stand behind how they land.

Because “good enough” builds the past. You're here to build what's next.

• Provide senior engineering management and independent technical governance for railway systems assurance, with responsibility for Systems Assurance supporting the Lakeshores program. Develop, own and execute integrated system and sub-system Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases (ESAC), bringing together the technical evidence required to demonstrate that assets, systems and delivery outcomes are safe, reliable, maintainable, operable, compliant and ready for handover and acceptance.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of assurance cases to the System Review Panel (SRP), securing endorsement of assurance arguments and coordinating technical input from engineering disciplines. Develop and maintain project assurance plans, evidence requirements, acceptance criteria and assurance artefacts in accordance with the Systems Engineering Management Plan and associated technical assurance processes.
• Evaluate engineering evidence, Verification & Validation outputs, testing and commissioning information and technical decisions to confirm they adequately support the assurance case. Identify and manage technical assurance gaps, unresolved hazards, compliance issues, acceptance constraints and operational readiness risks, escalating issues through the appropriate engineering governance routes.
• Work closely with Systems Engineering, System Integration, engineering discipline leads and operational stakeholders to align assurance activities with delivery milestones, network constraints, handover and operational acceptance. Maintain the independence of the Systems Assurance function and provide oversight of external assurance consultants and delivery partners
• This role is required to provide independent systems assurance and technical governance supporting delivery across the Lakeshores program, ensuring sufficient evidence is developed and maintained to demonstrate that new and modified rail systems are safe, compliant, reliable, maintainable, operable and ready for handover and network acceptance.
• The role will provide ownership and coordination of integrated Engineering Safety and Assurance Cases and bring together multidisciplinary engineering, Verification & Validation, testing, commissioning and operational evidence into a coherent assurance position. It will provide a critical governance function by identifying unresolved hazards, evidence gaps, compliance issues and operational readiness risks before they impact system acceptance, handover or entry into service.
• This senior assurance capability is essential to maintaining appropriate separation between engineering production and independent technical verification, supporting System Review Panel governance and ensuring that complex changes to the client's network can progress through assurance and acceptance with the necessary technical evidence and risk controls.

Working Conditions

Office-based( 5 Days a week in Office)

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Experience:
  • Minimum 10 years of direct experience in railway systems assurance, systems engineering governance or rail project delivery, including heavy rail or commuter network experience evaluating technical evidence, compiling integrated safety cases and interfacing with technical review panels.
  • Strong knowledge of heavy rail and commuter regulatory frameworks, including Transport Canada requirements, Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), FRA, APTA, corridor-specific access requirements and the client's engineering governance.
  • Certified training or demonstrated competency in EN 50126, EN 50128 and/or EN 50129 CENELEC standards, or equivalent IEEE/ISO 15288 systems engineering lifecycle frameworks, is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate multidisciplinary engineering evidence, manage technical assurance gaps and risks, lead independent assurance activities and communicate complex assurance cases effectively to senior stakeholders and formal review panels.
• Education:
  • University degree in Engineering, such as Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or a related heavy rail technical discipline. An equivalent engineering or applied science background supported by relevant training and experience may also be considered.
• Licenses OR Certifications:
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) status is preferred but is not mandatory because the role does not endorse or approve engineering design outputs
• Skills and Competencies:
  • Expert grasp of prevailing engineering means and methods in the area of specialty
  • Sound understanding of applicable engineering-related software
  • Effectively leads multi-resource engineering teams
  • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
  • Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
  • Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
  • Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
  • Proven success in providing on-site leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
  • Competent in understanding interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
  • Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
  • Ability to arrange priorities and exceed competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
  • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilitieswith a track record for meeting deadlines
  • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
  • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
  • Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
  • Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role. It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

Toronto $141,000 to $211,000

What's in it for you

• The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list.
• You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.
• AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.
• Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name.
• Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support.
• Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point.
• Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

The data centers behind AI. The grid behind the energy transition. The rail, water and airports everything else runs on.

We plan them, engineer them, deliver them and hand them over — and unlike most of this market, we're on the hook for whether they land on time. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. One team that owns the whole thing.

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects Inc. (Accenture I&CP), formerly Comtech Group Inc., now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with local legislative requirements. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify the People and Culture Team by emailing [e-mail]. Accenture I&CP offers our employees a competitive compensation package with comprehensive employee benefits, and an inclusive environment that fosters teamwork & entrepreneurial spirit. Accenture I&CP is an equal opportunity employer.To provide you with the most effective recruiting process, Accenture I&CP may use artificial intelligence to create insights on how your candidate information matches the requirements of the role you have applied to. The final decision will always be taken by then hiring team after considering your candidate profile in full. As a candidate you can choose to opt out of this artificial intelligence screening process by emailing [e-mail] and be rest assured that this will not negatively impact your opportunity for employment with Accenture.

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