Telecom Site Supervisor

Hitachi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Telecom Site Supervisor for the Mississauga project in Ontario, Canada. The role involves directing telecom, electrical, and SCADA activities on site to ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of rail/transit experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and strong communication and reporting skills to coordinate with customers, authorities, and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant rail/transit experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day project activities with sub-contractors.
• Monitor telecom, security, and SCADA installations for compliance.
• Check quality of works against design and specs.
• Ensure site construction aligns with planning.
• Liaise with customers, authorities, contractors, and partners.
• Uphold HSE rules on site and promote safety culture.
• Prepare weekly status reports and technical documentation.
• Witness testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Documentation

Training

Delivery

Interpersonal skills

Written reports

PC proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Location:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Job ID:

R0147139

Date Posted:

2026-10-22

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL STS CANADA, INC.

Job Schedule:

Full time

Work Arrangement:

Onsite

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

Job description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Telecom site Supervisor who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Accountabilities

• Direct the day-to-day project activities with sub-contractors.
• Monitoring Telecom, security and SCADA installation activities, ensuring compliance with specifications, standards, drawings, safety and international codes
• Check the quality of the works compliance with the project’s design and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with construction activities with construction planning.
• Liaise with Customers /Authorities /Contractors/ Partner/Subcontractors for site and/or materials takeover and/or handover
• Ensure compliance on site of the rules foreseen by the HSE Management plan, for the works under his/her responsibility.
• Support the optimization of the subcontractor resources
• Maintaining consistent, sustainable safety onsite and promoting a safety culture, while maintaining quality parameters
• Identifying and reporting any issues to Construction Manager, supporting document submittals, budgets, and schedules.
• Interpreting and ensuring compliance with specifications, drawings, standards and regulations for equipment
• Planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring work activities through accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculation and sketches
• Producing quality electrical engineering plans, studies, method statements and specifications while ensuring compliance with department, project, utility, regional electrical entity and standards.
• Reviewing electrical discipline calculations and equations and participating in engineering, design, and construction review processes, conducting value-engineering studies of alternative design solution approaches.
• Conducting weekly safety training and awareness meetings with the HSE department and ensuring ongoing compliance
• Preparing weekly status reports showing operation plans and executed work.
• Witnessing testing, issuing electrical equipment, pre-commissioning, commissioning and starting-up support to operations
• Implementing project handover and assisting with final handover of documentation as necessary
• Active liaison with Hitachi Installation and Quality teams, and other project partners, including the compliance of the interface requirement from Hitachi.

Required Skills/ Knowledge

• 5-7 yrs experience in a relevant role, ideally in transit/railway
• Core skills: communication, presentation, documentation, training, delivery.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to complete written reports and electronic communications expeditiously and with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
• Computer proficiency with a strong knowledge of PCs and software applications related to the work.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering qualifications/University Degree or Equivalent Technical Background.

Languages

• English Proficiency

Clear Criminal Background Check

Salary Range -

$95,102 (CAD) - $142,653 (CAD)

The current applicable Base Salary Pay Range for this role is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills relevant to the role, internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law.

This posting relates to an existing vacancy.

Artificial intelligence may be used in the screening or assessment process for this role.

Benefits

Hitachi Rail employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Long Term Disability, Life & Accident Insurance,a RetirementSavings Plan, and Paid Vacation. We also offer a number of Work/Life Programs such as Flextime and a variety of Training and Development opportunities.

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We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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