Job Description Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

In Asset Management and Maintenance, we play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective service of our transit system as the Metrolinx engineering technical authority and owner of more than $20 billion in assets and growing to $60 billion by 2030.

To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

Parental Leave Top-Up

Lactation Accommodation

Competitive Pension Plan

Annual Learning Reimbursement

Mentorship Program

Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements

Free GO Network Travel

Our Track Engineering department within the Asset Management and Maintenance Division is seeking a Manager, Engineering – Track to join our collaborative team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering – Track, you will play a key role in overseeing the engineering assurance portfolio for both heavy rail and light rail transit systems. You will also guide in-house track design initiatives that support the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of Track State of Good Repair programs.

What will I be doing?

• Provide technical guidance to peers and senior management while managing professional engineering staff, multidisciplinary teams, and outsourced contractors.
• Foster a high-performance work environment by aligning resources, developing staff skills, setting clear goals, and providing feedback and mentorship.
• Lead and manage a team of Track Engineering Specialists responsible for performing Track engineering assurance of Metrolinx projects, including but not limited to the review of track designs, technical reports, and specifications for both heavy rail and light rail transit projects.
• Manage and oversee the review and processing of requests for deviations from Metrolinx and industry track standards, including the development of safety cases and implementation of risk management controls.
• Oversee and complete dimensional clearance assessment requests from third-party railways, including coordination with various stakeholders such as Civil Structures and Network Operations to ensure the safe passage of dimensional loads (oversized) on Metrolinx-owned corridors.
• Oversee engineering assurance activities related to Metrolinx private crossings and annual inspections, ensuring compliance with Transport Canada regulations and collaborating with stakeholders to uphold safety and regulatory standards.
• Manage in-house track design and engineering services, overseeing a team of professional track designers and engineers to produce Issued For Construction (IFC) drawings for small- to medium-scale State-of-Good-Repair track rehabilitation initiatives.
• Oversee the design of track alignments, profiles, and associated grading (including corridor modeling) using Autodesk Civil 3D in accordance with Metrolinx Track Standards (MTS), AREMA guidelines, and industry track standards.
• Lead technical meetings with various internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts as part of track design projects, mitigating potential maintenance concerns evolving from design/construction and improving asset life cycle.
• Participate in field audits, including track inspections prior to the start of design projects and in-service inspections to place track infrastructure into service.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices, standards, regulatory requirements, and emerging technology.
• Support the development of new or revised track technical standards, standard plans, and material specifications in compliance with Metrolinx processes and established acceptance criteria, through close collaboration with the Track Maintenance Delivery team, other Metrolinx groups, external stakeholders, and regulators.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• A degree in Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Valid P.Eng. designation in the Province of Ontario is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience related to design, engineering and construction of railway, passenger heavy or light rail transit systems.
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding and knowledge of business processes, regulatory requirements, and interdependencies within the agency as they relate to the Track asset class and area of responsibility.
• Knowledge of Industry Track Standards and ability to interpret and explain requirements to various internal and external parties.
• Valid, non-probationary "G" Class Province of Ontario drivers’ license.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to manages complex project issues and risks and facilitate effective resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships to work across division and with internal and external stakeholders/clients.
• Experience in track and civil design using software, (AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D) to create and update drawings and standard plans will be considered an asset.
• Technical writing skills and good presentation skills.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .

Application Process All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.