Manager, System Safety Assurance - Hamilton LRT

Metrolinx; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx is seeking a Manager for the Hamilton LRT project within the Capital Projects Group. You will provide leadership and technical oversight in systems engineering, integration, verification and validation, and systems safety assurance across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with designers, contractors, operators, regulators and assessors to ensure a safe, reliable, and fully integrated transit system that meets RAMS targets.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Experience in Systems Engineering, Integration, and Safety Assurance for LRT or major infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Contract Law, OHSA Act, Environmental Assessment Act, and Professional Engineers Act requirements.
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Proven problem solving and analytical abilities to address performance issues.
• Excellent oral/written/presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Leadership ability to manage a technical project team and budgets.
• Experience applying collective agreement provisions and HR legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage project progress, identify deficiencies and opportunities for efficiencies.
• Monitor safety, ensure policy compliance, and drive improvements.
• Oversee consultant and contractor scope, identify issues and initiate corrective actions.
• Manage scope and change orders, negotiating cost and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to commission and transition infrastructure work and ensure acceptance criteria are met.
• Oversee daily progress and spending, prepare status reports and lead solution discussions.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Leadership

Budget management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Capital Projects Group (CPG) workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

Our CPG – Rapid Transit team is looking for a Manager to support our Hamilton LRT project.

You will provide management and technical expertise in the delivery of Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems and infrastructure in relation to systems engineering, integration, verification and validation (V&V), and systems safety assurance across the project lifecycle.

This role ensures that all LRT systems and infrastructure are designed, integrated, tested, and commissioned in compliance with project requirements, applicable standards, regulatory requirements, and safety objectives. You will also work closely with designers, contractors, operators, regulators, and independent assessors to achieve a safe, reliable, and fully integrated transit system that achieves the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) targets.

What will I be doing?

• Manage project progress, analyze all work activities to identify deficiencies and opportunities for efficiencies.

• Monitor project safety to mitigate risk, ensure compliance with policies and procedures, and initiate improvements, resolutions and preventative measures

• Oversee consultant and contractor scope and quality of work, identifies existing and potential issues, and initiates corrective action to avoid serious project delays or budget impacts.

• Manage project scope and change orders including negotiating, processing and analyzing cost and schedule impacts

• Partner with internal stakeholders to commission and transition infrastructure work, ensuring all acceptance criteria (e.g. final design, installation, testing) are fulfilled and required documentation (e.g. blueprints, drawings, technical specifications) is delivered before final signature for acceptance and transfer.

• Oversee daily project progress and spending, prepare status reports and participate in related meetings to provide status updates and discuss solutions to issues

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Engineering, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.

• Demonstrated experience related to Systems Engineering, Integration, and Safety Assurance for Light Rail Transit (LRT) or major infrastructure projects.

• Knowledge of Contract Law, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Environmental Assessment Act, and the requirements of the Professional Engineers Act. Knowledge of Human Resources legislation to monitor and manage employees and contractors, including experience in the application of collective agreement provisions.

• Communication, interpersonal, consultative and negotiation skills to establish and maintain business relationships and partnerships within the organization, with relevant provincial ministries, other jurisdictions, service providers and stakeholders to provide expertise/advice and influence the development of infrastructure delivery policy, to deal with complex and/or sensitive issues and present solutions.

• Problem solving and analytical skills to evaluate and address contractor and supplier performance issues and recommend plans for improvement.

• Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to liaise with all levels within the organization and on construction sites.

• Budget management to plan and monitor departmental budgets against limitations

• Leadership ability to oversee a team of technical project professionals.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity‑deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and other applicable legislation so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail].

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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