Civil Engineering Design Specialist

Alstom; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive social coverage

Dynamic reward package

Collaborative environment

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Toronto is seeking a full-time Civil Engineering Design Specialist to coordinate civil design activities and manage projects from inception to construction. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Civil Engineering with 3-5 years of relevant experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of civil design principles. This is an exceptional opportunity to work on innovative projects and collaborate with diverse teams in a cutting-edge environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience within the field.
• Experience with national and international codes.
• Design experience with Structural and Civil scope.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal and external Civil design activities.
• Manage design packages from inception to construction.
• Prepare scope documents for Civil Design Subcontractors.

Skills

Civil Design principles

Excellent communication skills

Managing subcontractor activities

Understanding of multi-disciplinary projects

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field

Job description

Req ID:505986

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Civil Engineering Design Specialist in Toronto, ON, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive civil engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, collaborative, and dedicated teammates. You'll be instrumental in shaping the landscape of our projects by being responsible for directing the coordination across systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Management, BIM Specialists, and Quality Assurance), lead integration design, prepare scope of work, prepare project specifications, coordinate transferring essential information, align design with the clients and industrial standards, checking design calculations, attend coordination meeting and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Coordinate internal Civil design and external Civil subcontractors and specialist subcontractors’ activities.
• Managing design packages from inception to construction for Overhead Catenary System (OCS) foundations, OCS anchoring to structures, TPF site/buildings, signalling equipment Foundations and Cable containment systems etc.
• Work with Design Manager, defining and creating Scope documents for Civil Design Subcontractors including preparation of Business cases
• Managing schedule for the deliverables
• Monitor quality and deliverables

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field,
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience within the field,
• Knowledge of Civil Design principles for complex foundations, groundworks, grading, formwork, and cable/piping ways,
• Excellent communication skills to lead meetings and interface with various teams,
• Proven ability to manage and direct subcontractor activities,
• Experience or understanding of coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• Experience with using the national and international codes
• Design experience with Structural and Civil scope
• Previous experience with Design or/and Construction of railway projects is an asset

Things you’ll enjoy

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues,
• Work with cutting-edge Civil Design techniques for complex foundations, groundworks, grading, formwork, and cable/piping ways,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.