Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) – Stops & TPSS

SYSTRA Canada Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) to support a transit LRT project. The role covers plumbing, drainage, fire protection, and building services design across multiple stop locations.

The candidate will prepare design briefs, technical specs, and discipline calculations, coordinating with Civil Engineers for integration with the storm network. Hybrid workplace with Ontario licensure preferred.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in mechanical design for buildings or transit infrastructure.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering, licensed or eligible for licensure in Ontario.
• Experience defining slab penetrations, floor drainage, sumps, and service connections.
• Knowledge of OBC, NFPA, and CSA B149, and Ontario plumbing and fire protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce the Plumbing and Fire Fighting Design Brief and the mechanical technical specifications.
• Prepare plumbing and fire fighting calculations across stops.
• Define platform drains, slab penetrations, sleeves, and pipe routing.
• Issue the schedule of locations, invert levels, and pipe sizes required by Civil & Utilities.
• Define floor drainage, sumps, water piping, and drainage piping across sites.
• Review plumbing plans, fire fighting plans, piping sections, and details prepared by the Mechanical Modeller.

Skills

Plumbing design

Fire protection

Building services

Civil coordination

Education

University degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)

Tools

NFPA codes

CSA B149

Ontario building codes

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.

Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com.

Context

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) to support the Stops & TPSS scope of an LRT project. The role is responsible for preparing the plumbing and fire fighting design brief, mechanical design brief, technical specifications, and discipline calculations across multiple stop locations.

Missions/Main Duties

• Produce the Plumbing and Fire Fighting Design Brief and the mechanical technical specifications.
• Prepare plumbing and fire fighting calculations across stops.
• Define platform drains, slab penetrations, sleeves, and pipe routing.
• Issue the schedule of locations, invert levels, and pipe sizes required by Civil & Utilities.
• Define floor drainage, sumps, water piping, and drainage piping across sites.
• Review plumbing plans, fire fighting plans, piping sections, and details prepared by the Mechanical Modeller.
• Coordinate the handover point with the Civil Engineer (Grading and Drainage) where mechanical drainage connects to the civil storm network.

Profile/Skills

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in mechanical design for buildings or transit infrastructure, covering plumbing, drainage, fire protection, and building services.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering, licensed or eligible for licensure in Ontario.
• Experience defining slab penetrations, floor drainage, sumps, and service connections and issuing them to a civil contractor.
• Knowledge of OBC, NFPA, and CSA B149, as well as Ontario plumbing and fire protection requirements.

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.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].

Workplace Type

Hybrid