Hybrid Rail Testing & Commissioning Lead (Canada)

Network Rail Consulting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision cover

Life Insurance

Pension scheme

25 days' annual leave + public hols

Flexible working arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and Development Support

Job summary

Network Rail Consulting in Canada is seeking a Managing Consultant – Testing & Commissioning to lead testing and commissioning activities across major rail projects. You will work on-site with clients in Canada, travel to Edmonton periodically, and split time between the Toronto office and remote work.

You will provide practical, hands-on expertise to deliver high-quality advisory services, develop strategies, plans and acceptance evidence, and mentor multidisciplinary teams across the programme

Qualifications

• A relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent practical expertise in railway engineering, systems, testing and commissioning or a related discipline.
• Substantial testing and commissioning experience on passenger rail, metro or light rail programmes, including live or operational railway environments.
• Experience developing and delivering testing and commissioning strategies, plans, procedures, integrated schedules and acceptance evidence.
• Strong knowledge of systems integration, requirements management, verification and validation, configuration management, safety assurance and technical acceptance.
• Experience coordinating testing across railway disciplines such as signalling and train control, communications, traction power, rolling stock, track, stations and operational systems.
• Ability to manage test readiness, access, permits, safe systems of work, interfaces, defects, test records and close-out activities.
• Strong consultancy, stakeholder and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and explain complex technical matters clearly.
• Experience leading assignments and multidisciplinary teams; Canadian transit experience, brownfield commissioning, operational readiness or relevant professional registration would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with clients, delivery partners, operators and technical stakeholders, turning complex testing and commissioning issues into clear decisions and practical actions.
• Develop testing and commissioning strategies, plans, integrated schedules, procedures and acceptance arrangements that support safe and successful programme delivery.
• Define test scope, sequencing, dependencies, resources, access requirements and acceptance criteria, with clear ownership and auditable evidence throughout.
• Coordinate testing across design, construction, systems integration, safety assurance, operations, maintenance, suppliers and regulatory stakeholders.
• Review designs, requirements and technical submissions to confirm systems are testable, traceable and ready for verification, validation and acceptance.
• Lead and assure factory, site, static, dynamic, integration, performance and operational testing across integrated railway systems.
• Oversee test readiness, safe systems of work, configuration, results, defects and close-out, supporting trial running, operational readiness, handover and entry into service.
• Lead consultancy proposals and assignments, managing scope, deliverables, programme, costs and risks while delivering to agreed quality, timescales and budget.

Skills

Testing & commissioning

Railway engineering

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Network Rail Consulting in Canada is seeking a Managing Consultant – Testing & Commissioning to lead testing and commissioning activities across major rail projects. You will work on-site with clients in Canada, travel to Edmonton periodically, and split time between the Toronto office and remote work.

You will provide practical, hands-on expertise to deliver high-quality advisory services, develop strategies, plans and acceptance evidence, and mentor multidisciplinary teams across the programme