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Project Quality Lead
@ SYSTRA
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
SYSTRA is hiring a Project Quality Lead to provide site support, ensure compliance with quality requirements, and drive continuous improvement across a transport infrastructure project. The role is full-time and requires 5 to 10 years of project quality experience, a bilingual French and English profile, and a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
Responsibilities:
- Verify inspection and test plans on site
- Track quality KPIs and manage non-conformities
- Perform supplier qualifications and First Article Inspections
- Conduct on-site quality audits and training
- Prepare and maintain the project quality plan
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering
- 5 to 10 years in project quality management
- Railway, manufacturing or construction site experience
- FAI and technical drawing skills
- Bilingual French and English
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Quality assurance |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Construction site, Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial 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 | 164 |
| View page |
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 looking for a Project Quality Lead to provide site support, ensure compliance with quality requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement throughout the project.
Missions/Main Duties
- Attend the site regularly to verify the implementation of inspection and test plans and ensure the quality of work execution.
- Track quality KPIs, manage non-conformities, and oversee the implementation and monitoring of corrective actions.
- Perform supplier qualification and evaluation activities, including First Article Inspections (FAI), and prepare the corresponding reports.
- Define, plan, and carry out on-site quality audits, while delivering training to the relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare and maintain the project quality plan.
- Review subcontractors’ Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
- Contribute to the qualification and selection of subcontractors.
- Deliver training on project quality requirements.
Profile/Skills
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or in a related field.
Years of experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in a project quality management role.
Technical skills:
- Proven experience in the railway sector, in a manufacturing plant or on a construction site, ideally involving locomotive projects, as well as in supplier quality.
- Demonstrated experience in managing and performing First Article Inspections (FAI), including the application of acceptance criteria and visual and dimensional inspections.
- Strong ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills, with proficiency in problem-solving tools and methodologies such as Pareto, 5 Whys, 8D, and Ishikawa.
- Ability to produce follow-up reports with photographic documentation and to use digital site tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in both French and English*
*Reason for the bilingual requirement: You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse client base, including both French-speaking and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore essential to build strong client relationships, understand their specific needs, and communicate effectively in their preferred language.
Interpersonal skills:
- Excellent analytical skills and strong synthesis ability.
- Attention to detail, autonomy, and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
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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