Guideway Structures & Wayside - Engineer/ Specialist

Systra; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada, part of the global SYSTRA group, seeks an experienced Guideway Structures & Wayside Engineer/Specialist (Intermediate & Senior) to lead guideway and trackform design for rail projects in Canada. You will define design criteria, coordinate with geotechnical, drainage, utilities, and other disciplines, and review drawings and calculations for accuracy and compliance.

You will support constructability, installation staging, and ensure integration with adjacent civil, structural, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• 5–10 years of experience in guideway and trackform structural design for rail or LRT projects.
• Strong knowledge of trackform structural design, subgrade, drainage systems, and structural interfaces.
• Proven experience coordinating with structures, geotechnical, drainage, utilities, roadway, and track systems disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to review technical documentation and support design coordination across complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the guideway and trackform structural systems, including ballasted track, slab track, special trackwork, transitions, and related elements.
• Define guideway loading design criteria, technical requirements, and structural design details.
• Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including geotechnical, structural, drainage, utilities, roadway, lighting, OCS, grounding and bonding, wayside equipment, alignment, noise and vibration, and cable containment designers.
• Review and validate drawings, specifications, and design calculations to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.
• Support constructability assessments, installation staging, and resolution of field issues during construction and installation.
• Provide technical input to ensure successful integration of guideway and trackform design with adjacent civil, structural, and systems interfaces.

Skills

Guideway design

Trackform design

Multidisciplinary coordination

Technical review

Structural interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

We are looking to grow our Trackwork Design team and seeking Guideway Structures & Wayside - Engineers/Specialists (Intermediate & Senior)

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead the design of the guideway and trackform structural systems, including ballasted track, slab track, special trackwork, transitions, and related elements.
• Define guideway loading design criteria, technical requirements, and structural design details.
• Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including geotechnical, structural, drainage, utilities, roadway, lighting, OCS, grounding and bonding, wayside equipment, alignment, noise and vibration, and cable containment designers.
• Review and validate drawings, specifications, and design calculations to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.
• Support constructability assessments, installation staging, and resolution of field issues during construction and installation.
• Provide technical input to ensure successful integration of guideway and trackform design with adjacent civil, structural, and systems interfaces.

Profile/Skills

Education/Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.

• 5 - 10 years of experience in guideway and trackform structural design for rail or LRT projects.
• Strong knowledge of the structural design of trackforms, subgrade, drainage systems, and structural interfaces.
• Proven experience coordinating with structures, geotechnical, drainage, utilities, roadway, and track systems disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to review technical documentation and support design coordination across complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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Workplace Type

Hybrid