Senior RAM Engineer

Job summary

The Senior RAM Engineer leads Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability programs for complex rail transit projects. Responsibilities include defining RAM strategies, conducting technical analyses, and optimizing maintenance strategies to ensure operational performance.

Job details

What You Will Do: GFT is seeking a Senior RAM Engineer to join our Practice or CBG Team our of either Ontario, Alberta; or British Colombia. Working on the transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature transportation projects here. What You’ll Be Challenged To Do: Under limited supervision, the Senior RAM Engineer independently leads Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability programs for rail transit projects. The role provides technical leadership for RAM analyses, performance modeling, maintenance optimization, and lifecycle performance assessment. The Senior RAM Engineer should possess a working knowledge of safety assurance principles and understand the integration between RAM and Safety activities within a RAMS framework. In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following: Define project RAM strategies, plans, and requirements. Lead RAM analyses for complex rail systems. Establish RAM targets, KPIs, and performance metrics. Lead development and review of FMEA/FMECA, FTA, RBD, Markov models, and related studies. Define maintenance strategies, preventive maintenance intervals, and spare parts philosophies. Review contractor RAM deliverables and provide technical recommendations. Advise clients regarding operational performance and maintainability improvements. Support validation of RAM requirements through testing and demonstration activities. Integrate RAM activities with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Integration programs. Mentor junior engineers and provide discipline leadership. Support business development and client engagement activities. Education | Experience: What You Will Bring To Our Firm: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related STEM discipline. What We Prefer You Bring: Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Canada highly desirable. 10+ years of RAM experience in transportation, rail, aerospace, defense, or similar industries. Strong experience with reliability engineering methods and quantitative analyses. Experience with CENELEC EN 50126 and related RAM frameworks. Familiarity with system safety principles and hazard management. Strong technical leadership and client interface skills. Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. Compensation: The salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $163,000.00. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location. Compensation: The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and geographic location. Featured Benefits: Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment. Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual. Tuition reimbursement for continued education. Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations Incentive compensation for eligible positions. Company Overview: At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more. Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together, we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law. Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT. Location: ississauga or Toronto, ON; Calgary or Edmonton, AB; or Vancouver, BC. No relocation assistance will be provided for this position. Local candidates will be given preference. Employment Status: Full-Time Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location.

What you’ll do

The Senior RAM Engineer leads Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability programs for complex rail transit projects. Responsibilities include defining RAM strategies, conducting technical analyses, and optimizing maintenance strategies to ensure operational performance.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a STEM discipline, with 10+ years of RAM experience in transportation or similar industries. A Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Canada and familiarity with CENELEC EN 50126 are highly preferred.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment • Wellness programs • Parental leave • Pet insurance • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Disability insurance • Life insurance • Paid-time-off (PTO) accrual • Tuition reimbursement • Professional development • Internal and external training programs • Incentive compensation

Listed skills

• Technical · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• maintenance · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Reliability Engineering
• Availability Analysis
• Maintainability Analysis
• FMEA/FMECA
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD)
• Markov Models
• CENELEC EN 50126
• System Safety
• Performance Modeling
• Lifecycle Performance Assessment
• Technical Leadership
• Client Engagement
• Maintenance Optimization
• RAMS Framework
• Systems Engineering

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Construction
• Security & Safety