Posted 4 months ago
Design Manager
@ SYSTRA
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring a Design Manager in Toronto to oversee railway infrastructure design deliverables, coordinating project plans, schedules and budgets within the Development Phase. The role requires eight years of project management experience in heavy passenger rail transit, a degree in applied science or engineering, and a permanent full-time position paying CAD 120,000 to 160,000 per year.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver project technical strategies and oversight for the Technical Management Office
- Manage critical paths and milestones and report status to the Director
- Review pre-construction plans and recommend coordinated project approaches
- Manage conflicts, track issues and implement corrective measures
- Make contingency recommendations to limit cost impacts
Requirements summary:
- Eight years of project management in heavy passenger rail design and construction
- Degree in applied science, engineering or equivalent
- Professional Engineer licence preferred (PEO)
- Knowledge of railway infrastructure and construction projects
- Experience planning complex works within operational corridors
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | applied science, engineering |
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SYSTRA
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Full company description
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure. A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnover internationally. KEY FIGURES - €1.3 bn in sales in 2024 - 2nd international engineering company for Mass Transit & Rail* - 3d for Bridges* - 6th in the Transport sector* * Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking, 2025
- LinkedIn followers
- 360,472
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,091
- Reported office locations
- 72 rue Henry Farman, Paris, 75015, FR
- Business categories
- Railroad
- Cyber Security
- Consulting
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Public Transportation
- Asset Management
- Smart Cities
- Project Management
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- SYSTRA
- Specialties
- Project management
- Design
- Sustainable and environmental studies
- Construction supervision
- Testing Commissioning
- Operation Maintenance
- Transport planning & Preliminary studies
- Infrastructure
- Systems engineering
- and Operation & Maintenance engineering
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Project managementDesignSustainable and environmental studiesConstruction supervisionTesting CommissioningOperation MaintenanceTransport planning & Preliminary studiesInfrastructureSystems engineeringand Operation & Maintenance engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 165 |
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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
The Design Management function is entrusted with the vital responsibility of overseeing the design deliverables, which is derived from the construction methodology, and integration of the railway infrastructure. The DM teams shall consist of project managers, commercial managers, planners, and other dedicated professionals to ensure that the design development is aligned to the infrastructure scope, bundling strategy and is delivered to the proposed schedule and budget within the Development Phase. The team will work closely with the Design Lead/Manager and other team members to ensure the successful execution of the projects. Their responsibilities include developing project plans, coordinating design activities, monitoring project progress, managing project risks and issues, and ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of the design scope. The Design Managers serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.Missions/Main Duties
- Delivers project technical strategies while providing administrative and discipline specific support and oversight to the project Technical Management Office activities to ensure coordination of efforts and successful completion
- Executes objectives and controls activities during the development and implementation phases of project in conjunction with Managers and project teams
- Manages and contributes technical recommendations to the pre-construction process by reviewing all plans, and associated documents to ensure optimal coordination of projects throughout network; develops recommendations for proposed projects consistent with strategic plan and business objectives
- Implements standards and manages critical paths/milestones, by monitoring mechanisms for projects; regularly reports to Director on project status
- Manages conflicts effectively to ensure resolution is reached with minimum disruption to workflow; tracks issues and manages the investigation of potentially serious situations that could impede the overall quality and management of projects and implements corrective measures; makes contingency recommendations to minimize negative cost impacts
- To minimize negative cost impacts
Profile/Skills
Education: Completion of a degree in applied science, engineering, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
Years of experience: Minimum eight (8) years’ project management experience related to the design, and construction and assurance of heavy passenger rail transit systems in a brown field environment and related works
Technical competencies:
- Valid Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) license recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) or equivalent qualification is preferred
- Knowledge of railway infrastructure and related construction projects
Personal & soft skills:
- Knowledge of access improvement initiatives and an understanding of how to drive these through to bring the desired benefits.
- Have experience of planning complex, multidisciplinary construction works within operational corridors.
Employment terms and conditions
Contract nature: Permanent
Location: Toronto – Ontario – Canada
Division: Transit
Reports to: Deputy Director, Design
Remuneration: CAD 120,000 - 160,000 annually
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].
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