Americas Signaling Leader

Arup; Toronto; On-site; CAD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup in Toronto seeks an Americas Signaling Leader to drive rail signaling across the region, from concept to implementation. The role oversees multidisciplinary teams, ensures compliance with safety standards, and strengthens client relationships while delivering complex signaling programs.

The successful candidate will guide design excellence, lead systems engineering activities, and contribute to business development and strategic market positioning from our Toronto office, with travel across

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in rail systems and signaling engineering.
• Strong expertise in signaling and train control systems (CBTC, PTC, ETCS or CTC).
• Proven leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with railway industry standards and safety frameworks (CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, EN).

Responsibilities

• Lead signaling leadership for Americas rail projects, establishing technical excellence.
• Mentor signaling engineers, support recruitment and career development.
• Provide technical leadership from concept through implementation for complex signaling projects.
• Oversee signaling design processes where Arup is prime/lead designer.
• Ensure quality, safety, regulatory and client requirements across signaling work.
• Lead systems engineering, verification, validation, and assurance activities.
• Develop client relationships across North America and support business development.
• Provide commercial oversight, resource planning, and project delivery leadership.
• Collaborate with regional and global leaders to strengthen Arup’s rail systems practice.

Skills

Rail signaling

Systems engineering

Leadership

CBTC/ETCS/CTC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Across the Americas, Arup brings together multidisciplinary designers, planners, engineers, consultants, and technical specialists to support major rail infrastructure and transport projects. Our rail systems work spans planning, design, delivery, construction phase support, systems integration, assurance, safety and security assessments, performance modelling, and optimization of railway operations and maintenance.

We are seeking an accomplished Americas Signaling Leader to join our Toronto rail team and help manage rail systems design and implementation, including construction phase design support on a major Canadian rail project. This role will suit a collaborative leader with strong rail systems delivery experience, a passion for integrated project outcomes, and the ability to create opportunities for innovative, practical, and value-driven solutions.

The role reports to the Americas Rail Systems Leader and is based in our Toronto office, with travel across the Americas as required.

This job posting represents an active vacancy within our organization and is open for immediate recruitment.

The opportunity

• Lead and grow Arup’s rail signaling capability across the Americas, establishing technical excellence and best practices.
• Manage and mentor signaling engineers and subject matter experts, supporting recruitment, development, and succession planning.
• Provide technical leadership for complex rail signaling and train control projects from concept through implementation.
• Own and oversee signaling design processes where Arup serves as the prime or lead designer.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, regulatory, and client requirements across all signaling projects.
• Lead systems engineering, integration, verification, validation, and assurance activities for rail systems.
• Build and maintain strong client, partner, and industry relationships across North America.
• Support business development efforts, including pursuits, proposals, and strategic market positioning.
• Provide commercial oversight, resource planning, and project delivery leadership to achieve business objectives.
• Collaborate with regional and global leaders to strengthen Arup’s rail systems practice and reputation.

You will contribute to socially useful work with lasting impact for Arup, your career, our members, and the clients and communities we serve.

The successful candidate will bring experience across light rail, metro, commuter, regional, high-speed rail, or automated people mover environments. Experience across multiple rail modes is an asset.

Key disciplines may include rolling stock, signalling and train control, communications, traffic management systems, traction power, permanent way, systems engineering and integration, safety, RAM, EMC, EMI, noise and vibration, performance modelling, timetable modelling, network modelling, power modelling, and asset management.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in rail systems and signaling engineering.
• Extensive experience delivering complex rail signaling projects from design through commissioning and entry into service.
• Strong expertise in signaling and train control systems, including CBTC, PTC, ETCS, or CTC.
• Proven experience in systems engineering, systems integration, verification & validation (V&V), RAMS, and rail systems assurance.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of railway industry standards and safety frameworks, including CENELEC, AREMA, IEEE, and EN standards.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and an established client network in Canada and/or the United States are considered strong assets.

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits at Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families. These are 100% paid for by Arup except for optional life insurance. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our GRRSP 5% company match to help you save for your future.

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Toronto Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $240,000 to $270,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note, hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Toronto will differ.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

Our Toronto office is located on ceded and unceded lands of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabewaki, and the Haudenosaunee (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee). We acknowledge this land and its people to build a shared understanding of how our collective past brings us to where we are today. Through our ever-developing commitments, we strive to strengthen our relationships with this land, its people, and its treaties to shape a better, more inclusive world.

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