Mainline Alignment Designer – Track

Job summary

The designer will develop and optimize mainline horizontal and vertical track alignments while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and safety requirements. They are responsible for coordinating design interfaces across multiple disciplines and supporting project reviews through technical documentation and value engineering.

Job details

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway. Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com. Context We are looking to grow our Trackwork Design team and seeking a designer that would develop and optimize mainline horizontal and vertical alignments in accordance with project requirements, applicable codes, operational criteria, and engineering best practices. This includes producing alignment layouts, vertical profiles, and geometry calculations that support concept, preliminary, and detailed design stages. The role prepares and reviews alignment drawings, profiles, and geometry reports, verifying that all technical outputs are coordinated, internally consistent, and aligned with system performance, safety, and constructability requirements. The designer coordinates alignment interfaces with a wide range of disciplines, including structures, utilities, roadways, drainage, property, stops, cable containment, overhead catenary system (OCS), grounding and bonding, and wayside equipment. This involves identifying conflicts, resolving interface constraints, and ensuring alignment decisions are integrated across the broader corridor design. The role supports design reviews by presenting alignment concepts, responding to technical comments, and incorporating agreed revisions into the design. The designer also contributes to value engineering exercises and manages alignment-related changes arising from options analysis, helping evaluate alternatives based on technical, operational, cost, and spatial considerations. Missions/Main Duties Develop horizontal and vertical alignments for mainline track systems. Prepare and review alignment plans, profile drawings, and geometry reports. Perform alignment checks for compliance with design criteria, safety requirements, and operational constraints. Coordinate design interfaces with civil, structural, systems, utilities, and roadway disciplines. Identify and resolve geometric conflicts affecting constructability and system integration. Support interdisciplinary design workshops, reviews, and technical coordination meetings. Contribute to options development, comparative assessments, and value engineering studies. Review design changes and assess impacts on alignment, interfaces, and project requirements. Maintain design documentation and support change control processes. Profile/Skills Education/Experience : Bachelor’s degree/Technology Diploma in Civil Engineering or related discipline; 5+ years’ experience in railway / LRT horizontal and vertical alignment design; knowledge of track geometry standards, speed and comfort criteria and constructability constraints; experience coordinating alignment with structures, utilities, roadway's, drainage, property, operations and maintenance (Knowledge of the local area would be considered an asset). SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel. Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine. We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team. For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected]. Workplace Type Hybrid

What you’ll do

The designer will develop and optimize mainline horizontal and vertical track alignments while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and safety requirements. They are responsible for coordinating design interfaces across multiple disciplines and supporting project reviews through technical documentation and value engineering.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree or Technology Diploma in Civil Engineering or a related field. A minimum of 5 years of experience in railway or LRT alignment design is required, along with strong knowledge of track geometry standards and constructability constraints.

Listed skills

• Technical Reporting · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Railway alignment design
• LRT design
• Track geometry
• Horizontal alignment
• Vertical alignment
• Civil engineering
• Constructability analysis
• Interdisciplinary coordination
• Value engineering
• Design documentation
• Safety compliance
• Infrastructure design
• Technical reporting
• Geometry calculations

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Construction