Asset Manager, Rail Fleet Projects

Metrolinx; Toronto, Whitby; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave Top-Up

Lactation Accommodation

Competitive Pension Plan

Annual Learning Reimbursement

Mentorship Program

Recognition of Prior Public Sector 's'

Job summary

Metrolinx is seeking an Asset Manager, Rail Fleet to lead lifecycle management for critical rail assets across Willowbrook or Whitby locations. You will coordinate project teams, establish maintenance standards, and drive risk-based compliance with capital delivery and operations.

You bring an asset management background, ability to manage complex projects and vendor relationships, and ideally a P.Eng. or PMP designation. On-site roles at Willowbrook or Whitby.

Qualifications

• Degree in Asset Management or engineering with related experience.
• Experience in asset management for transit systems.
• P.Eng./PMP/C.E.T. designations are assets.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Supports planning, delivery, acceptance, and handover of asset class base from capital delivery to operations.
• Provides oversight to staff and project teams, defining roles and expectations.
• Develops asset management standards and acceptance criteria with multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinates risk-based compliance assurance and audits for asset lifecycle management.

Skills

Asset management

Project management

Vendor management

Complex projects

Education

P.Eng. designation

PMP designation

C.E.T. certification

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

In Asset Management and Maintenance, we play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective service of our transit system as the Metrolinx engineering technical authority and owner of more than $20 billion in assets and growing to $60 billion by 2030.

To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

• Parental Leave Top-Up
• Lactation Accommodation
• Competitive Pension Plan
• Annual Learning Reimbursement
• Mentorship Program
• Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements
• Free GO Network Travel

Our Asset Management and Maintenance Rail Fleet office is looking for an Asset Manager, Rail Fleet to support our many exciting Rail Fleet Projects we have ongoing and upcoming in the future.

What will I be doing?

• Supports the planning, delivery, acceptance, and handover of the assigned asset class base from capital delivery to operations.
• Provides oversight to staff and assigned functional project teams, including defining team member roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Supports the development of standards, asset management requirements, and acceptance criteria for the assigned asset base in close collaboration with other agency divisions, commercial and delivery teams, external industry stakeholders and regulators.
• Coordinates and undertakes strategic risk-based compliance assurance, performs compliance audits, and supports the development of corrective actions necessary to direct, support and inform compliance verification efforts controlled and managed by Capital Projects and/or State-of-Good Repair and/or
• Maintenance Delivery Groups during design, construction, handover, and operations.
• Supports and may participate in, the resolution of contractor's and consultant's disputes & claims arising from undertakings (e.g. Contractual dispute settlements, pre-litigation undertakings, "out-of-court" settlements, and legal proceedings conducted by the appropriate judicial court system).
• Coordinates, and implements, processes to manage, control, and document the asset lifecycle management compliance assurance processes, and the agency risk management policy and processes are adhered to.
• Coordinates and undertakes reviews of contract submittals, including outsourced contracts, for compliance with asset management standards and requirements.
• Supports the analysis of operating and maintenance-based data to optimize and support data driven asset performance and meeting reliability requirements, forecasting and defining predictive and prescriptive maintenance strategies, acquisition strategies and corrective actions necessary to meet the organizational strategic plan, customer levels of service and business objectives.
• Supports the development and review of asset class maintenance models, and assures compliance with requirements and standards, as applicable for agency performed and outsourced contracts and provides oversight to agency performed and outsourced maintenance contracts, including for spare parts and consumables, material management and training for new equipment and designs.
• Supports revisions to standards and asset information requirements resulting from the implementation and operationalization of new equipment, technology, and systems.
• Coordinates the review, control and warranty compliance verification and engagements with warranty guarantors to resolve warranty issues.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Degree in Asset Management, Engineering, Engineering Management or a combination of education, training and experience is deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management, or related fields, or a combination of planning, design, build, operations, and maintenance of comparable transit systems in a comparable role.
• Asset Management, P.Eng. designation, PMP designation or C.E.T. certification will be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects, vendor management and manufacturing environment.

This role is based out of Willowbrook (125 Judson Street, Etobicoke) or Whitby (625 Victoria Street East, Whitby) location.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

Metrolinx is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants in accordance with applicable legislation. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point during the hiring process, please contact us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail].

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.