Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) - Stops & TPSS

Job summary

The Mechanical Engineer will produce plumbing and fire fighting design briefs, technical specifications, and discipline calculations for LRT stop locations. They are responsible for defining drainage, piping, and slab penetrations while coordinating handover points with civil engineering teams.

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 seeking a Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) to support the Stops & TPSS scope of an LRT project. The role is responsible for preparing the plumbing and fire fighting design brief, mechanical design brief, technical specifications, and discipline calculations across multiple stop locations. Missions/Main Duties Produce the Plumbing and Fire Fighting Design Brief and the mechanical technical specifications. Prepare plumbing and fire fighting calculations across stops. Define platform drains, slab penetrations, sleeves, and pipe routing. Issue the schedule of locations, invert levels, and pipe sizes required by Civil & Utilities. Define floor drainage, sumps, water piping, and drainage piping across sites. Review plumbing plans, fire fighting plans, piping sections, and details prepared by the Mechanical Modeller. Coordinate the handover point with the Civil Engineer (Grading and Drainage) where mechanical drainage connects to the civil storm network. Profile/Skills University degree in Mechanical Engineering. Minimum 10 years of experience in mechanical design for buildings or transit infrastructure, covering plumbing, drainage, fire protection, and building services. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering, licensed or eligible for licensure in Ontario. Experience defining slab penetrations, floor drainage, sumps, and service connections and issuing them to a civil contractor. Knowledge of OBC, NFPA, and CSA B149, as well as Ontario plumbing and fire protection requirements. 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 Mechanical Engineer will produce plumbing and fire fighting design briefs, technical specifications, and discipline calculations for LRT stop locations. They are responsible for defining drainage, piping, and slab penetrations while coordinating handover points with civil engineering teams.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a university degree in Mechanical Engineering and have at least 10 years of experience in mechanical design for buildings or transit infrastructure. A Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) license in Ontario is required, along with knowledge of relevant codes such as OBC, NFPA, and CSA B149.

Listed skills

• Civil · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Mechanical design
• Plumbing
• Drainage
• Fire protection
• Building services
• Technical specifications
• Pipe routing
• Slab penetrations
• Floor drainage
• Sumps
• Water piping
• OBC
• NFPA
• CSA B149
• Transit infrastructure
• Employment Equity
• Mechanical Design
• Fire Protection
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Codes
• iCIMS (Recruitment Software)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Consulting
• Design Brief
• Feasibility Studies
• Firefighting
• Mechanical Engineering
• Parsing
• Network Routing
• Grading (Landscape)

Job areas

• Engineering
• Transportation
• Consulting
• Construction
• Plumbing Mechanic
• Plumbing Engineer
• Mechanical Engineers