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About the Role
Oversee the end-to-end planning and execution of multiple capital projects for internal and external clients. This role involves managing safety, budgets, schedules, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and progress reporting for railway infrastructure projects in North America.
Responsibilities
- Manage and contribute to infrastructure development projects through all phases, including conceptual studies, site reconnaissance, cost estimation, RFP responses, scheduling, engineering design, and technical documentation.
- Monitor and evaluate consultant and contractor performance, identifying and resolving potential issues to prevent project delays or budget overruns.
- Provide detailed reviews and feedback on third-party work products.
- Coordinate and manage projects from initial design through construction, ensuring adherence to standards, best practices, budgets, and timelines.
- Lead planning and coordination meetings.
- Provide on-site supervision as necessary.
- Oversee competitive sourcing, tendering, evaluation, and award processes for materials, equipment, and services specific to rail and/or infrastructure projects.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with internal stakeholders, external clients, engineers, consultants, contractors, and third-party entities.
Requirements
- Ability to lead engineering and design of civil, mechanical, electrical & instrumentation systems in a railway operation, terminal, and/or transloading environment.
- Ability to review and revise process deliverables such as process flow diagrams, mass, energy & water balance, single line diagrams, piping & instrumentation diagrams, and equipment specification and layout development.
- Ability to review and apply relevant standards, including municipal/state/federal regulations, building codes, environmental guidelines, and codes applicable for tasks such as FRA, AAR, NFPA, AREMA, API, ASME, AISC, NEC, etc.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to work well under pressure while also being flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term vision with short-term goals in project execution.
- Proactive in identifying project risks, opportunities for design improvements, interface challenges, construction efficiencies, and cost savings.
- Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD (Civil 3D), and Bluebeam.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Ability to work in safety-critical environments throughout North America.
- Ability to perform frequent site visits to railway and industrial facilities, which require walking on uneven ground, climbing stairs/ladders, and other similar activities.
Skills
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Instrumentation Systems
- Railway Operations
- Terminal Operations
- Transloading Operations
- Railcar Repair Facilities
- Locomotive Repair Facilities
- Power Systems
- Electrical Systems
- Water Management Systems
- Fire Suppression/Protection Systems
- Process Flow Diagrams
- Mass Balance
- Energy Balance
- Water Balance
- Single Line Diagrams
- Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Equipment Specification
- Layout Development
- Municipal Regulations
- State Regulations
- Federal Regulations
- Building Codes
- Environmental Guidelines
- FRA
- AAR
- NFPA
- AREMA
- API
- ASME
- AISC
- NEC
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Working Under Pressure
- Flexibility
- Proactiveness
- Resourcefulness
- Efficiency
- Strategic Thinking
- Risk Identification
- Design Improvement Identification
- Interface Challenge Identification
- Construction Efficiency Identification
- Cost Savings Identification
- Windows
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bluebeam
- Topographic Surveying
- Track Design
- Road Design
- Municipal Design
- Formal Written Report Authoring
Location
- Remote
- Alberta
- Ontario
Work Type
- Fully Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in the railway industry
- Emphasis on construction oversight, administration, and project management
- Experience managing teams working collaboratively on projects
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation
- Valid registration with a provincial engineering regulatory body in Canada
Benefits
- Work Life Balance with Fixed Schedules
- Cando’s Technical and Leadership Training Programs
- Award Winning Safety Culture
- Employee Ownership Program
- Group Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Health Benefits
- Flexible Dental Benefits
About the Company
- Cando provides specialized rail operating services.
- We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more.
- Canada’s Best Managed Company for 9 years!