Posted 22 days ago
Railway Track Alignment Designer/Engineer
@ SYSTRA
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring a Railway Track Alignment Designer/Engineer full-time for the ALTO high-speed rail project linking Quebec City and Toronto. The role designs railway alignments and structures, produces technical plans and cost estimates, and runs railway simulations. Bilingual French and English and 10 to 15 years of relevant experience with Civil 3D or InRoads are required.
Responsibilities:
- Concevoir les tracés ferroviaires, incluant géométrie horizontale et profils verticaux
- Produire des plans techniques à partir d'esquisses conceptuelles
- Élaborer des estimations de coûts pour les travaux civils
- Réaliser des simulations ferroviaires et concevoir des solutions de gares
- Analyser les données d'arpentage et créer des modèles de surface 3D
Requirements summary:
- Baccalauréat en génie civil ou DEC en technologie de génie civil
- 10 à 15 ans d'expérience pertinente
- Très bonne maîtrise d'AutoCAD Civil 3D ou InRoads
- Expérience en conception de tracés ferroviaires
- Capacité de lire des cartes topographiques
- Communication claire en français et en anglais
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology |
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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 | 159 |
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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
Join SYSTRA Canada in shaping the future of Canada with this impressive ALTO high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City to Toronto, the largest infrastructure project in Canada in generations.
The ALTO high-speed rail project aims to improve the quality of life of our citizens, strengthen ties between communities, and stimulate economic growth.
Are you convinced that a more sustainable world is possible and that mobility is an integral part of thinking about the future of our planet? Come aboard with SYSTRA Canada and be part of the project that will revolutionize the railway industry in Canada!
Missions/Main Duties
- Design railway alignments, including horizontal geometry and vertical profiles, at all stages of design.
- Support the civil engineering team by producing technical plans from conceptual sketches and updating existing drawings with minimal supervision.
- Contribute to national and international civil and railway engineering projects, including developing cost estimates for civil works.
- Perform railway simulations using internal software and develop station design solutions that meet operational requirements.
- Design railway structures.
- Analyze survey data and create detailed 3D surface models.
Profile/Skills
Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a Diploma of College Studies (DEC) in Civil Engineering Technology, or an equivalent relevant qualification.
Years of experience: 10–15 years of relevant experience, including at least 10 years using Autodesk (AutoCAD and Civil 3D) or Bentley (InRoads), producing detailed plans and profiles, calculating earthwork quantities, and processing LiDAR or equivalent survey data. Proficiency with recent software versions is required.Technical skills:
- Very good knowledge of AutoDESK Civil 3D (or similar) tools and experience in the railway engineering sector, especially in railway alignment design, is required.
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required.
- Ability to read and understand topographic survey maps.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, both in French and in English*
*Reasons for requiring bilingualism: You will have the opportunity to work with a varied clientele, including both French- and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore fundamental to building strong relationships with our customers, understanding their specific needs, communicating effectively in their preferred language and facilitating strategic meetings.
Personal qualifications:
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
- Autonomous and able to manage priorities in a multitasking environment.
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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