Posted 3 days ago
Mechanical Engineer (Intermediate - Senior)
@ SYSTRA
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring an intermediate-to-senior Mechanical Engineer (Plumbing and Drainage) to act as engineer of record for 17 LRT stops and 9 traction power substation sites. The role leads mechanical design, plumbing and fire fighting briefs, HVAC and drainage calculations, and coordination across disciplines. Requires a P.Eng. licence with PEO, 7 to 10 years of building mechanical consulting experience, and a hybrid arrangement.
Responsibilities:
- Lead mechanical design for 17 LRT stops and 9 TPSS sites as engineer of record
- Design HVAC, plumbing, drainage and fire protection systems
- Perform heat gain, heating and ventilation calculations
- Prepare design briefs, specifications and drawings for each stage
- Coordinate with architectural, structural, electrical and civil disciplines
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited program
- P.Eng. licence with PEO required
- 7 to 10 years of building mechanical design in consulting
- Knowledge of OBC Part 7, ASHRAE, NFPA and CSA standards
- Experience directing Revit MEP modelers and reviewing vendor submittals
- Transit or substation experience is a strong asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng., PEO, LEED AP, ASHRAE |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical 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
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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 | 166 |
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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
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
- Lead the mechanical design for 17 LRT stops and 9 traction power substation (TPSS) sites as engineer of record.
- Integrate the design with architectural, structural, electrical, civil and rail systems disciplines.
- Establish the mechanical design criteria and Basis of Design.
- Design canopy roof drainage, including gutters, rainwater leaders, overflow and freeze protection.
- Define the connection points, inverts and pipe sizes handed to the civil drainage team.
- Perform equipment heat gain, heating and ventilation calculations.
- Design HVAC, battery room ventilation where required, plumbing and enclosure drainage.
- Define fire protection interfaces and control and alarm points for SCADA/building systems.
- Coordinate equipment layouts, louvres, penetrations and maintenance clearances within constrained site footprints.
- Specify and review packaged enclosure mechanical systems and vendor submittals.
- Direct and check the MEP Modeler's work.
- Prepare drawings, specifications, calculations and technical memoranda for each design stage.
- Take part in interface coordination, design reviews, and the project's risk and change processes.
- Support later design stages and construction-phase activities as scoped.
- 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
Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited program.
Licences / Certifications: Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), required. LEED AP or ASHRAE certifications are considered assets.
Experience:
- 7 to 10 years of building mechanical design and coordination in a consulting environment, including discipline-lead responsibility.
- Design of HVAC, plumbing and drainage systems, including HVAC for equipment-intensive spaces (electrical rooms, substations, E-houses or similar) and roof/canopy drainage.
- Strong working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code (OBC) including Part 7 Plumbing, ASHRAE, NFPA (incl. NFPA 130), CSA, SMACNA, and applicable municipal and transit agency standards.
- Preparing Basis of Design, calculations, specifications, equipment schedules and drawings.
- Reviewing vendor submittals for packaged enclosures and directing Revit MEP modelers.
- Experience with traction power substations or LRT/transit stops and stations is considered a strong asset.
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
HybridJournal
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