About the Role
The Utilities Engineer – Coordination and Interface Management is responsible for identifying, coordinating, and resolving interfaces between the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project and existing utility infrastructure, utility owners, and municipalities. This role involves managing utility-related data, including Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) information, GIS data, legacy records, and CAD models, while actively participating in stakeholder coordination and conflict resolution.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties on a day-to-day basis.
- Capture, validate, and track stakeholder requirements and constraints.
- Support the collection, validation, and integration of utility data (SUE QL-D to QL-A, GIS, legacy records).
- Identify utility conflicts and support their assessment.
- Contribute to ensuring the accuracy and completeness of utility data.
- Participate in the development of conflict resolution strategies (relocation, protection, accommodation).
- Coordinate with internal design teams for conflict resolution.
- Review third-party proposals and identify inconsistencies or risks.
- Support validation of proposed solutions against project requirements.
- Track progress of third-party design and provide visibility on status and issues.
- Ensure utility data and solutions are properly integrated into project models.
- Support risk identification and mitigation efforts.
- Maintain coordination records, decision logs, and interface tracking tools.
- Support interface management processes and overall coordination activities.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of experience in utilities coordination, infrastructure projects, or interface management.
- Experience working with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties.
- Experience working on transit and rail infrastructure projects.
- Working knowledge of Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) (QL-D to QL-A).
- Understanding of utility relocation, protection, and accommodation strategies.
- Experience with utility data integration (GIS, CAD, legacy records).
- Experience supporting design coordination or reviewing third-party deliverables.
- Experience in large infrastructure or linear projects is an asset.
Skills
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders in a structured manner.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail, particularly when working with utility data.
- Ability to assess both existing conditions and proposed solutions with guidance.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to identify inconsistencies and raise technical concerns.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Team-oriented mindset and ability to work in multidisciplinary environments.
- Strong fluency in either English or French and willingness to learn the other.
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-10 years
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
