Job Description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in‑office position based at our 20 Bay Street location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.

In Engineering & Safety,we play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective service of our transit system as the Metrolinx engineering technical authority and owner of more than $20 billion in assets and growing to $60 billion by 2030.

To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

• Parental Leave Top-Up

• Lactation Accommodation

• Competitive Pension Plan

• Annual Learning Reimbursement

• Mentorship Program

• Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements

• Free GO Network Travel

Our ESD Water Resource Management Office is looking for a Senior Manager, Water Resource Management to provide comprehensive engineering services related to the development of infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation programs for Rail Corridors track and structures that meet the corporate needs and customer expectations in a timely, safe, and cost-effective manner.

What will I be doing?

• Oversees the development, implementation, and management of departmental programs and initiatives, and monitors alignment and support of overall corporate strategies.

• Leads and manages assurance and compliance with the delivery of water resource management related design, construction, and maintenance activities to address any deficiencies and sub-standard design to improve asset performance and reliability and ensure safe operation. Creates and manages the strategic direction for Water Resources Management by:

  • Developing, initiating, executing, and evaluating business cases for strategic initiatives related to the delivery of Rail Corridor Water Resources Management upgrades

  • Ensuring business case justifications have minimal impact on Metrolinx and GO Transit railway operations and are aligned with project scope, schedule, quality, and budget objectives and in compliance with corporate standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures

• Delivers presentations, attends meetings, and provides support for the organization and its initiatives.

• Act as a subject matter expert in water resource management to ensure water-related track infrastructure designs are safe and follow Metrolinx and industry standards.

• Approves consultant studies and design proposals and provides guidance and recommendations for successful implementation.

• Oversees development and practice of appropriate internal and external management control systems that maximize safety, environmental sensitivity, and expense accountability.

• Communicates regularly with various internal and external stakeholders, partners, government representatives, third party vendors, and contractors, to advise, educate, negotiate and/or persuade on issues within scope of responsibility.

• Reviews, evaluates, and approves project tenders and recommends contract awards to senior management for approval.

• Establishes processes, controls and measures to ensure appropriate expense allocation, cost management, and overall fiscal responsibility.

• Oversees research, recommends, develops, and/or implements revised or new standards, procedures, specifications and processes; ensures integration across the organization to improve operational efficiency, design standards, customer service, guidelines and safety.

• Creates a working environment that is aligned with the organization’s values and objectives; ensures that people resources and required skills are properly aligned.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Engineering or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training, and railway water resources management experience deemed equivalent.

• Demonstrated experience in railway engineering management, including the management of large technical teams, railway operations, and field experience associated with track water resources related rehabilitations, inspections and maintenance programs.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills to collaborate and establish effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Experience writing and developing best practices, engineering standards and recommended methods for railway engineering.

• A valid Ontario Class G driver’s license is required to travel to various site locations, meetings, operational facilities, etc. (approximately 10%). Must meet and maintain the corporate standard for a good driving record.

• Knowledge of rules and regulations established by Transport Canada (TC), American Railway Engineering Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), American Passenger Transportation Association (APTA), Ontario Provincial and Municipal standards; various building codes, safety and environmental legislation.

• Knowledge of railway engineering best practices and procedures for track water resource maintenance and rehabilitation.

• Project management and coordination skills to manage the delivery of rail corridor maintenance and rehabilitation identified in the annual capital budget through project activities.

• Procurement processes and vendor management skills to review and approve consultant and design proposals and make recommendations for successful implementation.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills to oversee consultants and contractor rail corridor inspection and program maintenance activities, lead and oversee feasibility studies, and represent Metrolinx in the resolution of contractor’s and consultant’s disputes/claims arising from project undertakings.

• Negotiation and political acuity to protect future MTO funding allocations impacting proposed plan rehabilitation and/or expansion programs.

• Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to develop and review reports for presentations to senior management audiences.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com
Application Process:All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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