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About the Role

Alstom is seeking an External Permits Manager to play a central role in transforming the collective mobility of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas through the On-Corridor Works project. This role is responsible for the detailed execution, coordination, and tracking of all permit and approval applications, ensuring timely and compliant submissions.

Responsibilities

• Identify all permit requirements by reviewing project documentation.
• Maintain a comprehensive permit register aligned with the project schedule.
• Support the development of submission timelines and dependencies.
• Prepare and submit permit applications, including street occupancy, road cut, building, environmental, and authority permits.
• Ensure all submissions are complete, compliant, and include required supporting documentation.
• Follow authority-specific processes for submissions.
• Maintain and update permit trackers capturing submission dates, review comments, and responses.
• Monitor approval timelines and proactively follow up with authorities.
• Highlight risks or delays to the PLAA Manager.
• Coordinate meetings with external stakeholders and authorities.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and action logs for meetings.
• Support relationship management under the direction of the PLAA Manager.
• Liaise with design teams, consultants, and construction teams.
• Collect required inputs for permit submissions.
• Ensure alignment of submission content with design intent.
• Ensure all documents and approvals are uploaded to required registries and properly version-controlled.
• Maintain audit-ready records of all submissions and approvals.
• Identify issues affecting permit approvals and escalate appropriately.
• Support the development of mitigation measures.
• Assist in resolving authority comments.
• Track land access requirements and related documentation.
• Prepare and submit Permit to Enter (PTE) requests.
• Maintain records of land and property agreements.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in permitting or infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, planning, or related field.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory processes and permit requirements.
• Experience on transit or large infrastructure projects (desirable).
• Knowledge of Ontario regulatory frameworks and legislation (desirable).
• Professional certification (EIT, PMP, etc.) (desirable).
• Strong coordination and multitasking ability.
• High attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Problem-solving mindset.

Skills

• Permitting
• Infrastructure projects
• Regulatory processes
• Permit requirements
• Coordination
• Multitasking
• Attention to detail
• Communication
• Problem-solving

Location

• Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas (GTHA)

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3-5 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, planning, or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $105,000 – $135,000 CAD per year

Benefits

• Benefits
• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus

About the Company

• Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility.
• We value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.
• We are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations.

Equal Opportunity

• Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.
• All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.