Managing Consultant - Systems Assurance

Network Rail Consulting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Cover

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

25 Days’ Annual Leave Plus Public Hols

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and Development Support

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Network Rail Consulting in Canada is seeking a hands-on rail systems assurance professional to join our team as a Managing Consultant – Systems Assurance. You will deliver high-quality advice across complex rail projects and advisory commissions in Canada, collaborating closely with clients and colleagues to ensure practical outcomes.

This role involves travel to client sites, time split between the Toronto office and home, and engagement with Network Rail colleagues on secondment to share

Qualifications

• A relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent practical expertise in systems engineering, railway engineering, safety engineering or a related discipline.
• Substantial systems assurance experience on complex, safety-critical rail projects.
• Strong knowledge of requirements management, verification and validation, systems integration and change control.
• Experience in hazard identification, risk assessment and safety evidence.
• Ability to work across multiple railway disciplines and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders and translate complex issues into clear actions.
• Develop assurance strategies, plans and governance across the full programme lifecycle.
• Lead requirements management and traceability; define and verify safety requirements.
• Plan and oversee verification and validation activities with robust evidence.
• Lead safety assurance activities including hazard identification and risk assessment.
• Coordinate assurance across railway systems, infrastructure and interfaces.
• Lead consultancy proposals, defining scope, deliverables, and budget.

Skills

Systems assurance

Railway engineering

Safety engineering

Requirements management

Verification & validation

Design reviews

Stakeholder communication

Education

Systems engineering degree

Railway safety qualification

Professional qualification

Tools

Change control

Job description

Network Rail shares its expertise with the world’s rail owners and operators through Network Rail Consulting (NRC). We understand the institutional, regulatory, technical, policy and strategic issues of running a railway in the 21st century.

We know how to operate a network, manage its assets, and deliver renewal and enhancement programs whilst minimising the disruption to passenger and freight services.

What makes us different from other consultants is that our people have genuine hands-on experience in solving the challenges you face in the real world of rail operations. We are rail professionals operating and maintaining one of the world’s leading railway systems who want to share our expertise, experience, and passion for the job.

We have been active in the Australian, Canadian, Middle Eastern and United States markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered over 200 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organisations, and for passenger and freight owners and operators, achieving consistently excellent levels of client satisfaction.

Our advice covers the full range of the project life cycle, from concept, project development and delivery through to operations and maintenance.

Our work is driven forward by our values:agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartialandpassionate.

We offer a competitive and flexible employee experience, including:

• Health, Dental and Vision Cover
• Life Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• 25 Days’ Annual Leave Plus Public Holidays
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and Development Support

Hybrid Working

We work on a hybrid basis, splitting time between our Toronto office on University Avenue, our homes and client sites, depending on business needs.

About the role

Due to continued growth, we are hiring a rail systems assurance professional to join our team in Canada on a permanent full-time basis as a Managing Consultant – Systems Assurance.

As a hands-on consultant, you will play a key role in the delivery of high-quality advice and solutions across complex rail projects and advisory commissions in Canada.

In this role, you will travel to Edmonton for several days each month to work on-site with our client. For the rest of your time, you will split your time between our Toronto office and your home.

This is an exciting opportunity to join NRC and play a key role in delivering complex rail projects and advisory services in Canada. You will work closely with clients and colleagues to provide practical expertise, solve complex challenges and help deliver high-quality outcomes across a range of programmes.

You will also work alongside experienced rail professionals from around the world, including Network Rail colleagues on secondment from the UK, gaining insight from one of the world’s most established railway systems across major projects.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you can expect to be doing the following:

• Build trusted relationships with clients, delivery partners, operators, maintainers and assurance stakeholders, translating complex issues into clear decisions and actions.
• Develop proportionate systems assurance strategies, plans and governance arrangements that support delivery across the full programme lifecycle.
• Lead requirements management and traceability, ensuring operational, safety, stakeholder and technical requirements are clearly defined, controlled and verified.
• Plan and oversee verification and validation activities, making sure robust evidence is available to support compliance, acceptance and authorization for service.
• Lead safety assurance activities, including hazard identification, risk assessment, hazard management and the review of safety requirements and evidence.
• Coordinate assurance across railway systems, infrastructure, rolling stock, signalling, communications, power, stations, operations and maintenance interfaces.
• Provide assurance input to design reviews, change control, testing, commissioning, operational readiness and transition into passenger service, identifying and closing evidence gaps.
• Lead consultancy proposals and assignments, defining scope, deliverables, resources, programme, costs and risks while delivering to agreed quality, timescales and budget.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will typically demonstrate the following:

• A relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent practical expertise in systems engineering, railway engineering, safety engineering or a related discipline.
• Substantial systems assurance experience gained on complex, safety-critical rail, metro or light rail programmes.
• Strong practical knowledge of systems engineering and assurance, including requirements management, verification and validation, systems integration, interfaces and change control.
• Demonstrable safety assurance experience covering hazard identification, risk assessment, hazard tracking, safety requirements and the preparation or review of safety evidence.
• Experience developing assurance strategies, plans and evidence-based acceptance arrangements, with the ability to work confidently across multiple railway disciplines and interfaces.
• Experience supporting design reviews, testing, commissioning, operational readiness and entry into service on major programmes.
• Strong consultancy, stakeholder and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and explain complex assurance matters clearly to different audiences.
• Experience leading assignments and producing clear assurance plans, reports and recommendations; Canadian transit experience, recognised systems assurance standards, relevant tools or professional registration would be advantageous.

The closing date for this vacancy is 3rd November.

Applicants must already be legally authorised to work in Canada. We are unable to provide immigration sponsorship for external candidates for this role. Separate mobility arrangements apply to eligible current Network Rail Infrastructure Limited employees.

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

NRC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, family status, marital status, Indigenous identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NRC is committed to providing accommodation for candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and in employment. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know.