Lead Engineer, Signaling and Telecommunications

BC Rapid Transit Co. Ltd; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A major transit authority in Canada is looking for a Lead Engineer, Signaling and Telecommunications. This role involves ensuring safe rail transportation and developing compliance strategies. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, ten years of relevant experience, and strong leadership skills. The position is on-site with a salary ranging from $107,200 to $160,800 annually, plus comprehensive benefits including health and dental coverage.

Benefits

Paid vacation

Medical benefits

Transit passes

Training programs

Qualifications

• Registered as a Professional Engineer with EGBC.
• 10 years of senior level engineering experience within railway infrastructure.
• Expert knowledge of transit, rolling stock, and rail infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient delivery of rail transportation services.
• Develop compliance strategies and assurance processes.
• Manage asset configuration and oversee engineering standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Lead Engineer, Signaling and Telecommunications

BC Rapid Transit Co. Ltd. (BCRTC) maintains and operates the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines from our central facilities in south Burnaby. Our services connect downtown Vancouver to the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Surrey. With the future expansion of both the Expo and Millennium Lines gathering pace, infrastructure renewal and new asset acquisition projects underway, this is an exciting time to join our team of over 1,200 dedicated employees, working on one of the longest fully‑automated rapid transit systems in the world.

When you work for SkyTrain, not only will you help move Metro Vancouver, you will also have access to comprehensive benefits including paid vacation, medical benefits, transit passes, training and more. We are a proud equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Responsibilities

Applies advanced engineering expertise to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of rail transportation services for BCRTC assets. Ensures compliance, safety, and reliability by analyzing technical requirements, developing standards, and provides innovative recommendations to support Senior Manager and Principal Engineers. The role investigates failures, manages asset configuration, and represents BCRTC to stakeholders, contributing to positive organizational change and improved engineering practices in a multi‑jurisdictional environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Supports defining and developing compliance strategies and provides system assurance.
• Develops and refines the technical requirements for asset engineering, management, and maintenance strategy to ensure the reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety of BCRTC assets.
• Leads the BCRTC safety assurance process, hazard identification and analysis, RAM analysis, and hazard log management.
• Provides a superior level of engineering analysis for the Annual Maintenance Plan, Asset Renewal Plan, capital replacement plans, and engineering budget cycles.
• Leads the development of engineering standards, policies, and procedures for asset maintenance and capital projects, ensuring alignment with regulations, codes, and industry best practices.
• Provides innovative, engineering recommendations for safety, quality assurance, compliance, and asset performance in asset maintenance and capital projects.
• Leads the investigation of significant failures to develop robust and reliable solutions.
• Creates a framework to improve and introduce new engineering techniques, technologies, and procedures, ensuring BCRTC achieves industry best practices in rail operations and asset maintenance.
• Approves technical aspects of high‑risk or complex capital and non‑capital projects. Provides expert technical knowledge for the creation and approval of technical specifications, recommendations, drawings, and documentation.
• Represents BCRTC engineering within the enterprise and with external stakeholders.
• Manages asset configuration throughout the entire lifecycle to maximize asset performance and efficiency, considering cost, quality, security, and environmental impact.
• Creates opportunities to build strong partnerships and establish trusted, productive, and highly responsive interactions between Engineering and key stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Delivers presentations to executives on technical risks and impacts, along with recommendations, to inform BCRTC maintenance and operational decisions.
• Provides work direction and mentorship to team members while managing reporting staff, including selection, development, coaching, performance management, and assignment/review of work. Leads initiatives to foster positive organizational change by promoting transparency, respect, inclusivity, creativity, innovation, and team cohesion.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: degree in Engineering or a required discipline, registered as a Professional Engineer with EGBC, plus ten (10) years of senior level engineering experience, preferably within railway infrastructure, systems and/or rolling stock environment.

Other Requirements

• Advanced leadership skills to manage reporting staff and oversee people management practices in a unionized environment.
• Expert knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices in the designated engineering discipline, as well as expertise in relevant standards, legislation, acts, and regulatory requirements for transit, rolling stock, and rail infrastructure.
• Advanced knowledge of railway operation and maintenance practices, including configuration control.
• Superb analytical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and ability to resolve critical technical issues.
• Advanced skills in creating technical reports, standards, procedures, specifications, method statements, risk assessments, FMECA, and technical drawings.
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles, time management skills for coordinating concurrent activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of industry standards in safety assurance, hazard analysis, and RAM analysis.

Recruitment Process

An applicant will be required to demonstrate their suitability for this position by meeting the minimum level of qualifications and experience to be invited into the selection process. A standard interview format will be used, including general, scenario and behavioral descriptive interview questions.

Work Schedule

37.5 hours per week.

Work Designation

Resident. Position works predominantly on‑site.

Rate of Pay

Salary ranges from $107,200 to $160,800 per annum, based on education, experience, skills, and qualifications. Total compensation includes Extended Health, Dental, Transit Pass, and enrollment in the Public Service Pension Plan.

How to Apply

Please apply at the top right corner of the TransLink careers site.

Equal Employment Opportunity

SkyTrain is committed to employment equity and building a diverse workforce, representative of the customers we serve and the many communities in the Metro Vancouver region. We welcome and encourage Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, 2SLGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities to apply. Learn more about TransLink's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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