Rail Testing & Commissioning Lead — Hybrid (Canada)

Network Rail Consulting; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cover

Dental cover

Vision cover

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Leave 25 days

Flexible working

EAP

Learning & development

Job summary

Network Rail Consulting in Canada is seeking a hands-on rail testing and commissioning professional to join our team as a Managing Consultant - Testing & Commissioning on a permanent full-time basis.

You will deliver high‑quality advice across complex rail projects, travel to Edmonton several days each month, and split remaining time between our Toronto office and your home, contributing to safe, effective programme delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in railway engineering or related field.
• Substantial testing and commissioning experience on passenger rail projects.
• Strong knowledge of systems integration, verification and validation, and safety assurance.

Responsibilities

• Build testing and commissioning strategies, plans and acceptance criteria.
• Define test scope, sequencing and access requirements with auditable evidence.
• Coordinate testing across design, construction, systems integration, safety and operations.
• Lead factory, site and dynamic testing across integrated railway systems.
• Manage consultancy proposals, scope, resources and budgets while delivering to quality and schedule.

Skills

Rail engineering

Testing & commissioning

Systems integration

Safety assurance

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Education

Degree in railway engineering

Job description

Network Rail Consulting in Canada is seeking a hands-on rail testing and commissioning professional to join our team as a Managing Consultant - Testing & Commissioning on a permanent full-time basis.

You will deliver high‑quality advice across complex rail projects, travel to Edmonton several days each month, and split remaining time between our Toronto office and your home, contributing to safe, effective programme delivery.