Accenture Construct - Systems Engineering & Integration Specialist/Lead, COM

Comtech Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct in Toronto is seeking a senior Systems Engineering & Integration Specialist/Lead to drive end-to-end railway and infrastructure programs.

You will lead system-level integration, interface management and requirements engineering across multiple projects, coordinating with partners and internal teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience delivering complex multidisciplinary rail/transit systems.
• Strong knowledge of requirements engineering, system architecture and RAMS.
• Experience integrating multiple delivery packages and contractors within an operating railway environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level integration across projects, corridors and delivery partners.
• Establish and maintain the program/interface management framework.
• Define and allocate system requirements and verify through SRS/SyRS.
• Coordinate cross-system verification and evidence across projects.

Skills

Project Management

Systems Engineering

Interface Management

Requirements Engineering

RAMS & V&V

Cross-Project Coordination

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering or related engineering discipline

PMP certification

Tools

IBM DOORS/DOORS Next

Project Management software

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Accenture Construct - Systems Engineering & Integration Specialist/Lead, COM - (PRJMG41.58)

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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

Location

Toronto, ON CA (Primary)

Category

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

• (Internal Title: Project Management IV)
• Systems Integration:
  • Lead system-level integration across projects, corridors, disciplines and delivery partners.
  • Establish the integration strategy, integration architecture and integration planning approach.
  • Identify integration dependencies, constraints and cross-project impacts.
  • Coordinate integration of infrastructure, track, signalling/train control, electrification, communications, stations, rolling stock interfaces, operations and maintenance.
  • Maintain an end-to-end railway perspective rather than assessing projects solely within individual contractual boundaries.
• Interface Management:
  • Establish and maintain the program/corridor interface-management framework.
  • Identify physical, functional, operational, organizational and project-to-project interfaces.
  • Define interface requirements and coordinate Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
  • Ensure interfaces are assigned to appropriate owners and progressed through design and integration.
  • Coordinate interfaces between Metrolinx projects and adjacent/external railway stakeholders.
• Requirements Engineering:
  • Establish and maintain system-level requirements and their allocation to projects/subsystems.
  • Support development and review of System Requirements Specifications (SRS/SyRS).
  • Maintain requirements traceability from stakeholder/business needs through design, integration, verification and validation.
  • Identify requirements that fall between contractual packages and coordinate their allocation.
  • Support requirements verification and validation evidence.
• Verification & Validation:
  • Coordinate cross-system verification where evidence spans several projects or contracts.
  • Establish integration acceptance criteria.
  • Ensuring integration evidence demonstrates that interfaces and integrated functions meet system requirements.
  • Support progressive demonstration that the railway is ready for operational use.
  • Contribute toRAMS and hazard managementactivities, including maintaining relevant registers, records, and supporting documentation
• Design Integration & Technical Reviews:
  • Support multidisciplinary integrated design reviews.
  • Review designs for system-level consistency and interface completeness.
  • Identify integration gaps, clashes, assumptions and unresolved dependencies.
  • Coordinate technical resolution across engineering disciplines and projects.
• Maintenance & Lifecycle Engineering:
  • Experience developing maintenance strategies for complex railway or transit systems.
  • Ability to convert Operations & Maintenance needs into measurable engineering
  • Understanding of the relationship between systems engineering, asset management, maintenance engineering, RAM, system safety, testing and commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Working Conditions
  • Office-based
  • With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in Project Management.
• Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Railway Engineering or a related engineering/technical discipline.
• Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Significant experience delivering complex multidisciplinary rail/transit systems.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering, systems integration and interface management.
• Strong knowledge of requirements engineering, system architecture, RAMS, V&V and configuration/change management.
• Experience integrating multiple delivery packages and contractors within an operating railway environment.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Familiarity with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 systems lifecycle principles.
• Railway RAMS / safety lifecycle knowledge consistent with EN 50126 principles.
• Experience with requirements-management tools such as IBM DOORS/DOORS Next or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience with major rail programs involving signalling, electrification, track, stations, communications and operations is highly desirable.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in Project Management software
• Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
• Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in Project Management software
• Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
• Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
• Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
• Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently 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
• Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
• Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
• Effectively leads multi-resource Project Management teams
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
• 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 the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones

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 fore...

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

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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.