Lead Engineer, Signaling and Telecommunications
Job Description
Description
Lead Engineer, Signaling and Telecommunications
Join a company that has been a part of moving Metro Vancouver for over 35 years. British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) maintains and operates the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain Lines from south Burnaby. Our services connect Vancouver to Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Surrey. With ongoing expansion projects, this is an exciting time to join our team of over 1,200 employees working on one of the longest fully-automated rapid transit systems in the world.
We offer roles in administration, engineering, maintenance, operations, and more. Working for SkyTrain means contributing to Metro Vancouver’s mobility and enjoying benefits like paid vacation, medical benefits, transit passes, training, and an inclusive workplace. Explore what makes us BC’s Top Employers!
Responsibilities
PRIMARY PURPOSE
Apply advanced engineering expertise to ensure safe and efficient rail services, ensuring compliance, safety, and reliability through analysis, standards development, and innovative recommendations. Investigate failures, manage assets, and represent BCRTC to stakeholders, fostering positive organizational change and engineering practices.
Key Accountabilities
- Support compliance strategies and system assurance.
- Develop technical requirements for asset management and maintenance to ensure reliability and safety.
- Lead safety assurance, hazard identification, RAM analysis, and hazard log management.
- Provide engineering analysis for maintenance and renewal plans, budgets.
- Develop standards, policies, procedures for asset maintenance and projects.
- Offer innovative engineering solutions for safety, quality, and performance.
- Investigate failures and develop reliable solutions.
- Implement new engineering techniques and technologies.
- Approve technical aspects of high-risk projects and create specifications and drawings.
- Represent BCRTC engineering internally and externally.
- Manage asset configuration throughout its lifecycle.
- Build partnerships and foster responsive stakeholder interactions.
- Present technical risks and recommendations to executives.
- Provide mentorship, lead organizational change, promote inclusivity and team cohesion.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Degree in Engineering or related discipline, registered as a Professional Engineer with EGBC, plus 10 years of senior engineering experience, preferably in railway infrastructure or systems.
Other Requirements
- Advanced leadership skills for managing staff in a unionized environment.
- Expert knowledge of engineering principles, standards, legislation relevant to transit and rail infrastructure.
- Deep understanding of railway operations and maintenance, including configuration control.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical report-writing skills.
- Experience in project management, stakeholder communication, and industry safety standards.
Additional Information
Recruitment involves demonstrating qualifications through interviews. The work schedule is 37.5 hours/week, primarily on-site. Salary ranges from $107,200 to $160,800 annually, based on experience and qualifications, including a comprehensive benefits package.
How to Apply
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Equal Opportunity
We promote diversity and encourage Indigenous applicants, people of color, all genders, 2SLGBTQ+, and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations are available upon request.
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Company
British Columbia Rapid Transit Company
Location
Vancouver
Country
Canada
Salary
100.000
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