Senior Project Engineer

TTC (Toronto Transit Commission); Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 116,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Health, dental, vision coverage

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is seeking a Senior Project Engineer, Major Projects, to support the Waterfront East Rapid Transit Line (WERTL). This role coordinates design activities, schedules, and stakeholder engagement across a multi-partner environment to ensure timely and quality delivery.

You will manage day-to-day design coordination, monitor milestones, and prepare materials for executive decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of experience delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design teams through various project phases.
• Experience managing project schedules, risks, issues, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong understanding of engineering design processes and project delivery methodologies.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations, and briefing materials for senior management and project stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities and monitor schedules to support the Waterfront East Rapid Transit Line delivery.
• Oversee day-to-day coordination of design activities and deliverables.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops with stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and decisions.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies, escalating critical concerns to leadership as needed.
• Prepare governance materials and maintain accurate project documentation and tracking tools.
• Collaborate with delivery partners and the City’s Transit Division to ensure integrated project delivery.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Plan and organize

Office software

Communication

Quality assurance

Education

University degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Engineering, Project Management

Job description

Requisition ID13718-Posted10/13/2026-Major Projects (20000062)-Major Projects/Project Management 3 (30000585)-Job Opportunity

Requisition ID: 13718Number of Vacancies: 1Department: Major Projects (20000062) - Major Projects/Project Management 3 (30000585)Salary Information: 115,570.00 - 144,526.20Pay Scale Group: 10SA (CAN/S/J/10SA)Employment Type: RegularNew or Existing Vacancy : New

Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: DayPosted On: October 13,2026 Last Day to Apply: October 23, 2026

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer, Major Projects to support the delivery of the Waterfront East Rapid Transit Line (WERTL), a transformative transit expansion project that will extend service from Union Station to Toronto's eastern waterfront communities. Working within a complex, multi-partner environment, you will help coordinate design activities, project schedules, stakeholder engagement, and risk management to support the successful delivery of this city-building initiative.

This is a unique opportunity to join the project during a critical phase following recent funding approvals from all three levels of government. As part of the project team, you will play an important role in advancing one of Toronto's most significant public transit investments and helping deliver a project that will serve future generations of transit users.

What You Will Do

As the Senior Project Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of the Waterfront East Rapid Transit Line (WERTL), a transformational transit expansion project that will connect Union Station with Toronto's eastern waterfront communities. Working within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment, you will serve as a key coordinator between project partners, consultants, municipal stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure design activities progress efficiently and in alignment with project objectives.

In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day coordination of design activities, supporting the advancement of engineering and technical deliverables while monitoring project schedules, milestones, and critical path activities. You will facilitate regular meetings and workshops, ensuring stakeholders remain informed, engaged, and aligned on project priorities and decisions.

A significant aspect of the position involves proactively identifying project risks, issues, and potential schedule impacts, developing mitigation strategies, and escalating critical concerns to project leadership when necessary. You will prepare reports, presentations, and briefing materials to support project governance and executive decision-making while maintaining accurate project documentation and tracking tools.

Working closely with multiple delivery partners and the City's Transit Division, you will help ensure that all project elements are coordinated effectively and that design solutions support the long-term goals of the transit network and the communities it serves. Through strong stakeholder management, project coordination, and technical oversight, you will contribute directly to the successful delivery of one of Toronto's most significant public transit infrastructure projects.

You will promote a respectful work and service environment that supports diversity, inclusion, and is free from harassment and discrimination while providing leadership in the development and implementation of inclusive and accessible policies, programs and/or services for employees and customers in accordance with TTC’s commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC’s policies.

What Skills Do You Bring?

Apply analytical skills

Manage projects

Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals

Use office technology, software and applications

Communicate in a variety of mediums

Apply the principles and practices of quality assurance

What Qualifications Do You Bring?

• University degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design teams through various project phases.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, risks, issues, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong understanding of engineering design processes and project delivery methodologies.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations, and briefing materials for senior management and project stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Assets

• Direct experience delivering public transit, transportation, rail, LRT, subway, or municipal infrastructure projects.
• Experience working in a public sector, municipal, transit agency, or government environment.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple agencies, consultants, contractors, and delivery partners.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• Familiarity with major transit expansion projects and the unique requirements of planning and delivering public-facing transportation infrastructure.

What We Offer

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
• One of the great benefits of being a full-time TTC employee is becoming a member of TTC defined pension plan.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision and more.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being.

Commitment to EDI

The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at [phone] or [e-mail] . Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

General Prohibition in Hiring Process

The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.
• All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool
• During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.
• You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.

Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.

Relatives of TTC Employees

The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.