Civil/Systems Interface Specialist

ACCIONA Energía; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA Energía is recruiting a Civil/Systems Interface Specialist to coordinate interfaces between rail systems, civil infrastructure, and utilities for the ECWE project in Toronto. You will oversee design interfaces, facilitate cross-disciplinary coordination, and ensure requirements are met from design through commissioning.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and strong knowledge of systems engineering, interface management, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and interface management.
• Experience with requirements and configuration management.
• Familiarity with railway systems and civil infrastructure integration.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise, and review interface deliverables across rail systems and civil works.
• Lead interface meetings with multidisciplinary stakeholders and ensure alignment with schedules.
• Manage interface review process, tracking comments and approvals.
• Prepare interface status reports and communicate risks and decisions to leadership.
• Maintain interface registers and action-tracking logs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Interface management

Requirements management

Configuration management

Interdisciplinary coordination

Communication skills

Problem solving

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

ACCIONA is a global leader in sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy, delivering innovative, forward-thinking solutions in over 40 countries. We’re proud to be shaping some of the most complex and transformative infrastructure projects in North America.

In partnership with Metrolinx, ACCIONA is playing a key role in the design and construction of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE), a 9.2-kilometre westward addition to Toronto’s Line 5 light rail transit network. This major infrastructure project includes seven new stations and installation of rail and systems under a progressive design-build model.

Beyond its technical scope, the ECWE project represents a significant investment in sustainable urban mobility, expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 5,800 tonnes annually and eliminate over 6.5 million vehicle trips each year when combined with the full Line 5.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team on a complex, high-value project that supports long-term regional growth and environmental sustainability. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and advance your career with a global infrastructure leader.

The Civil/Systems Interface Specialist is responsible for coordinating, managing, and resolving interfaces between rail systems, civil infrastructure, utility providers, municipalities, external stakeholders, and third-party infrastructure owners. The role ensures that interface requirements are identified, documented, coordinated, and successfully integrated throughout the design, construction, testing, and commissioning phases of the project.

Job Description

Coordination and Supervision of Interface Deliverables

• Supervise, review, and control interface deliverables produced by designers, contractors, subcontractors, and third-party stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate interface meetings involving systems, civil, architectural, utility, municipal, and third-party infrastructure representatives.
• Monitor interface activities and ensure interface deliverables are submitted in accordance with project schedules.
• Review interface documentation for completeness, safety, reliability, constructability, and compliance with project requirements.

Interface Coordination and Integration

• Coordinate interfaces between systems disciplines and civil works including stations, guideways, tunnels, structures, utility corridors, and roadway infrastructure.
• Review conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs to ensure interface requirements are properly incorporated.
• Facilitate resolution of design conflicts between systems and civil disciplines.
• Maintain interface registers, interface agreements, and action tracking logs.
• Coordinate technical requirements and interface resolutions with municipalities, utility companies, agencies, and third-party asset owners.

Review and Approval Process

• Manage, track, and close interface review comments in coordination with project stakeholders and the Contracting Authority.
• Coordinate the review and acceptance of interface management documentation.
• Support design review processes and ensure interface requirements are addressed prior to design approvals.

Reporting Preparation

• Prepare regular interface status reports and presentations.
• Communicate interface risks, decisions, actions, and resolution status to project leadership.
• Maintain records of interface meetings, technical decisions, and stakeholder agreements.

Risk Management

• Identify interface-related risks and opportunitiesand coordinate mitigation strategies with project teams and risk management personnel.
• scalate unresolved interface issues that may impact scope, schedule, cost, safety, or operational performance.

Required Skills and Competencies

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience insystems integrationandinterface managementontransportation, railway,ortransit projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design and construction activities oncomplex projects(LRT experience is a strong asset).

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Systems Engineering,Construction Management, or a related discipline.

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of systems engineering, interface management, requirements management, and configuration management.
• Understanding of railway systems and civil infrastructure integration.
• Knowledge of design review processes and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Experience maintaining interface registers and tracking interface actions.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS or DOORS NG.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with CAD and Bluebeam.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in Canada, as well as the Top Employers North America 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 seal, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies. As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.