Mainline Alignment Designer - Track

Systra; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a designer to develop and optimize mainline horizontal and vertical alignments for railway projects. The role involves producing alignment layouts, profiles, and geometry reports for concept through detailed design, coordinating with civil, utilities, and structures teams.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years in railway alignment design, strong knowledge of track geometry standards, and experience coordinating across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/Technology Diploma in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in railway / LRT horizontal and vertical alignment design.
• Knowledge of track geometry standards, speed and comfort criteria, and constructability constraints.
• Experience coordinating alignment with structures, utilities, roadways, drainage, property, and operations/maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop horizontal and vertical alignments for mainline track systems.
• Prepare and review alignment plans, profile drawings, and geometry reports.
• Check alignment compliance with design criteria, safety, and operations.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, systems, utilities, and roadways.
• Identify and resolve geometric conflicts affecting constructability.
• Support design workshops, reviews, and coordination meetings.
• Contribute to options development, comparisons, and value engineering.
• Review design changes and assess impacts on alignment and interfaces.
• Maintain design documentation and change control.

Skills

Rail alignment design

Track geometry standards

Cross-discipline coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree / Technology Diploma in Civil 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 a designer that would develop and optimize mainline horizontal and vertical alignments in accordance with project requirements, applicable codes, operational criteria, and engineering best practices. This includes producing alignment layouts, vertical profiles, and geometry calculations that support concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages.

The role prepares and reviews alignment drawings, profiles, and geometry reports, verifying that all technical outputs are coordinated, internally consistent, and aligned with system performance, safety, and constructability requirements.

The designer coordinates alignment interfaces with a wide range of disciplines, including structures, utilities, roadways, drainage, property, stops, cable containment, overhead catenary system (OCS), grounding and bonding, and wayside equipment. This involves identifying conflicts, resolving interface constraints, and ensuring alignment decisions are integrated across the broader corridor design.

The role supports design reviews by presenting alignment concepts, responding to technical comments, and incorporating agreed revisions into the design. The designer also contributes to value engineering exercises and manages alignment-related changes arising from options analysis, helping

evaluate alternatives based on technical, operational, cost, and spatial considerations.

Missions/Main Duties

• Develop horizontal and vertical alignments for mainline track systems.
• Prepare and review alignment plans, profile drawings, and geometry reports.
• Perform alignment checks for compliance with design criteria, safety requirements, and operational constraints.
• Coordinate design interfaces with civil, structural, systems, utilities, and roadway disciplines.
• Identify and resolve geometric conflicts affecting constructability and system integration.
• Support interdisciplinary design workshops, reviews, and technical coordination meetings.
• Contribute to options development, comparative assessments, and value engineering studies.
• Review design changes and assess impacts on alignment, interfaces, and project requirements.
• Maintain design documentation and support change control processes.

Profile/Skills

Education/Experience : Bachelor’s degree/Technology Diploma in Civil Engineering or related discipline;

• 5+ years’ experience in railway / LRT horizontal and vertical alignment design;
• knowledge of track geometry standards, speed and comfort criteria and constructability constraints;
• experience coordinating alignment with structures, utilities, roadway's, drainage, property, operations and maintenance (Knowledge of the local area would be considered an asset).

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