Requirements Specialist

WSP Canada; Canada; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Canada seeks a Requirements Specialist for its Rail Systems Engineering team. The role involves managing requirements for transit projects, collaborating with engineers and project managers, and ensuring adherence to industry standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The salary range is CAD $78,600 - $108,100.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of experience in requirements management activities.
• Experience with transit-oriented projects.
• Ability to manage deadline pressure and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements for conformity to project and industry standards.
• Identify conflicts, duplications, and gaps in project requirements.
• Develop and maintain traceability to project artifacts.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Interpersonal skills

Team player attitude

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant discipline

Tools

DOORS NG or similar requirements management tool

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity: Requirements Specialist for our Rail Systems Engineering team. Supporting the day-to-day activities of requirements management, taking on duties and tasks as assigned by the Requirements Management Lead. Reporting to the System Engineering Manager/Lead, you will work collaboratively with a team of Requirements Specialists, Systems Engineers, Designers and Project Managers on requirements management activities for transit and LRT projects.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we\'re proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we\'re growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we\'re open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it\'s like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Analyze requirements for conformity to project and industry standards.
• Identify conflicts, duplications and gaps in the project requirements set.
• Assign requirements to responsible parties.
• Develop new requirements, whether through elicitation, derivation or decomposition.
• Engage with stakeholders, at all levels, to review and approve requirements and relevant attributes.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve issues with requirements.
• Develop and maintain traceability to other requirement or project artifacts.
• Maintain the requirements baseline, track changes, and conduct version control.
• Support in assessing the impact of proposed changes.
• Report progress on requirements analysis and development activities.
• Support and directly engage with other Systems Engineering and Systems Assurance professionals to ensure delivery of SE and SA activities for complex systems, inline with industry standards and client requirements.
• Maintain a good understanding of the project\'s domain, industry standards, and best practices.

What you\'ll bring to WSP:

• Bachelor\'s degree in engineering or other appropriate discipline from an accredited University.
• 3 - 5 years of experience of performing requirements management activities.
• Experience working in transit-oriented projects.
• Understanding and awareness of how requirements development and management fits within Systems Engineering and complex project delivery.
• Membership, or eligible for membership, as an Engineer in Training (E.I.T) working towards Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia.
• Basic experience or knowledge working in DOORS NG or any other Requirements management data base tool.
• Adaptability and flexibility include the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to synthesize problems and communicate points of view and analytical results.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, a flexible attitude and the ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple deadlines.
• Integrity, professionalism, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to handle both internal and external communications with tact and diplomacy.
• Motivated by teamwork; enjoy working in highly collaborative environments
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power BI is an asset;
• Available for occasional overtime work.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia): $78,600 - $108,100

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

WSP is one of the world\'s leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

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