Civil Utilities Manager, Rail + Transit

T.Y. Lin International Canada Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive medical insurance coverage

Disability insurance coverage

Life insurance coverage

Continuing education benefits

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Retirement savings plan with company

Job summary

TYLin Canada seeks a Civil Utilities Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of complex utility design for major rail and transit programs. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, set design strategies, and ensure integrated solutions across Canada.

The role requires a P.Eng in Canada with 10+ years in civil utilities, strong leadership, and client engagement. Emphasis on underground utilities, relocation design, and digital delivery using BIM.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Canada is required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in civil utility engineering, preferably in transportation, rail, transit, or large infrastructure programs.
• Proven experience leading utility coordination on complex urban infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of underground utilities, relocation design, utility protection methods, and coordination processes.
• Experience working with public agencies, utility companies, and major infrastructure stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently engage clients and external partners.
• Familiarity with Canadian standards, municipal infrastructure requirements, and transit agency processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the civil utilities design strategy across major rail and transit projects throughout Canada.
• Oversee utility investigations, conflict analysis, relocation design, and coordination with utility owners and stakeholders.
• Act as the key technical authority for utility engineering within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Manage and mentor engineers and designers, building a high-performing utilities capability within TYLin’s transit practice.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, track, systems, and construction teams for integrated designs.
• Drive innovation in utility design practices, BIM and digital delivery environments.
• Engage with clients, utility agencies, municipalities, and contractors to resolve complex interfaces.
• Support proposal development, pursuit strategies, and project planning for major transit bids.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Team mentoring

Project coordination

BIM / digital delivery

Education

P.Eng in Canada

Tools

BIM / digital delivery

Job description

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

This posting is intended to gather expressions of interest from experienced Civil Engineers (P.Eng.) for anticipated opportunities expected to arise over the next 3–6 months. While an immediate vacancy may not be available, we are building relationships with talented professionals who are interested in joining our growing Rail + Transit team as new projects and hiring needs materialize. TYLin is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Civil Utilities Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex utility design solutions across major Rail + Transit programs in Canada. This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role shaping how utilities are integrated into some of the country’s most transformative infrastructure projects. You will be at the forefront of civil utility engineering within transit environments - guiding multidisciplinary teams, influencing design strategy, and ensuring seamless coordination between utilities, civil works, and major transit systems. Your work will directly support the delivery of safe, resilient, and future-ready transit corridors that will serve Canadian communities for decades. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, design-driven environment and is motivated by the challenge of solving complex urban infrastructure constraints while helping build a growing technical practice.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Opportunity If you are motivated by complex infrastructure challenges, energized by leadership responsibility, and excited by the chance to help shape Canada’s next generation of transit systems, this role offers a platform to do exactly that. You won’t just be managing utility design - you’ll be helping define how it’s done.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the civil utilities design strategy across major rail and transit projects throughout Canada
• Oversee utility investigations, conflict analysis, relocation design, and coordination with utility owners and stakeholders
• Act as the key technical authority for utility engineering within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Manage and mentor engineers and designers, helping build a high-performing utilities capability within TYLin’s growing transit practice
• Coordinate closely with civil, structural, track, systems, and construction teams to ensure fully integrated design solutions
• Drive innovation in utility design practices, digital workflows, and coordination standards (including BIM / digital delivery environments)
• Engage directly with clients, utility agencies, municipalities, and contractors to resolve complex utility interfaces
• Support proposal development, pursuit strategies, and project planning for major transit bids and active programs
• Ensure all deliverables meet regulatory requirements, client standards, and TYLin’s quality expectations

What You Bring

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Canada – required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in civil utility engineering, preferably within transportation, rail, transit, or large infrastructure programs
• Proven experience leading utility coordination on complex urban infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of underground utilities, relocation design, utility protection methods, and coordination processes
• Experience working with public agencies, utility companies, and major infrastructure stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams and multidisciplinary coordination
• Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently engage clients and external partners
• Familiarity with Canadian standards, municipal infrastructure requirements, and transit agency processes
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic oversight and project delivery leadership

Why This Role is Different

This is not a maintenance role within an established utility group - it is a foundational leadership opportunity within a growing transit practice. You will help define how TYLin approaches civil utility engineering on rail and transit projects across Canada, influencing standards, building capability, and shaping a team that will grow with the business. You’ll be joining a globally respected infrastructure consultancy with a strong North American transit footprint and the ambition to expand its Canadian Rail + Transit presence significantly in the coming years.

What You’ll Help Build

• A best-in-class civil utilities design capability for transit infrastructure
• Smarter, more coordinated utility relocation strategies for dense urban corridors
• Stronger integration between utilities and broader civil/rail design disciplines
• A high-performing team of engineers and designers focused on delivery excellence and innovation

Additional Information

TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of$145,000 - $200,000 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer.

TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities. TYLin is committed to employment equity and providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for a disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [e-mail]. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.

TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

• Extensive medical insurance coverage
• Disability insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Continuing education benefits
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering. Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.

Our Global Infrastructure team, including TYLin, Introba, Landrum & Brown form the Infrastructure division of Sidara. Sidara is a leading, privately-owned professional services group with a diverse history and a global presence. Sidara world‑class planning, design, engineering, and project management firms are dedicated to achieving our clients’ ambitions and supporting sustainable communities worldwide. The Global Infrastructure division is comprised of 5,000 people operating in 21 countries.