Posted 3 months ago
Project Manager - Electrification
@ SYSTRA
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring a Project Manager to lead Electrification Traction Power projects on rail corridors, from design through construction, testing and commissioning. The role leads technical teams and consultants, manages contractor interfaces, commercial and change control, and reports on budget and schedule. Hybrid arrangement, salary CAD 120,000 to 170,000 per year.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver Electrification Traction Power projects from design to commissioning
- Manage contractors, value engineering and risk assessment
- Lead technical teams, consultants and project managers
- Lead commercial and contractual management, change control and claims
Requirements summary:
- Engineering university degree or equivalent
- Minimum 10 years capital project management experience
- Experience managing large multi-year transit projects
- Signalling and train control experience an asset
- Knowledge of budget and schedule controls
- Vendor management experience
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Project management |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | 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 Project Manager will be responsible for managing specific Rail System projects across all corridor(s). They will work closely with the each Design Lead/Engineers 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 Project Managers serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Missions/Main Duties
· Responsible for efficient delivery of Electrification Traction Power projects (e.g. preliminary design, detailed design, preparation of contract documents, construction, contract management, and testing and commissioning activities).
· Manages in-market activities during project design phase, including contractor requests for information and review submittals.
· Manages value engineering, risk assessment, life cycle costing, earned value and constructability reviews.
· Prioritizes work for minimum disruption to operational efficiency to maintain consistent levels of customer service and integrate and cooperate with third party works.
Reviews and monitors progress toward project objectives (e.g. engineering, design standards/design review, technical specifications, technical and operational requirements, document control, budget and work breakdown structures, project schedules, resource prioritization, and staffing requirements).
· Monitors contractors’ construction and design plans and schedules to ensure they are complete, workable, and comply with contract documents; oversees contractor compliance with contract provisions, and monitors contractor compliance with safety, quality, environmental, budgeted costs, and schedule performance. Provides strategic oversight of programme performance, identifying issues early and driving timely resolution.
· Leads a team of technical experts, support staff and project managers for the efficient delivery of the program.
· Acts as the primary client representative, managing all key interfaces with contractors and delivery partners to ensure alignment on scope, priorities, programme, risk, governance, and delivery outcomes.
. Leads commercial and contractual management, including contract strategy, change control, and claims, while driving a collaborative delivery culture that protects the client’s commercial and strategic interests.
Profile/Skills
The key technical competencies required to perform the role well are outlined below.
· A university degree in Engineering from a recognized university or any combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
· Minimum eight (10) years of progressively responsible experience in capital project management and implementation
· Experience managing large, complex, multi-year transit projects in an operational environment, for signalling and train control systems and related works will be considered an asset
· Knowledge of project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule controls, to lead and direct cross functional teams and consultants, ensuring adherence to timelines and project performance objectives.
· Experience with vendor management to manage development and delivery of externally/internally provided products and services.
Salary Range : 120,000 CAD - 170,000 CAD 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].
Workplace Type
HybridJournal
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