Rail Operations Planning, Modelling and Maintenance Director

Join Egis, where your ambition meets unparalleled growth opportunities. As we continue to expand within Canada, we're looking for talented professionals like you to be a part of our innovative team. Imagine working alongside over 1,000 top-tier engineers, architects, and planners, all dedicated to shaping the future of infrastructure and development. 

At Egis, your skills and aspirations will find the perfect environment to thrive. Elevate your career with us and be a driving force in our exciting journey. 

Our values showcase everything we believe in: 

A Responsible Company - We care about people, and we care about our impact; acting responsibly wherever we work and whatever we do.   

A People-First Company - This is an environment of mutual respect where every team member matters, no matter who they are.  

A Creative Company - Creativity is in our DNA. This is the fuel that helps us tackle the major challenges of our time.   

As Rail Operations Planning, Modelling and Maintenance Director you will be part of Rail and Transit team in Canada. As part of your expertise necessary for urban transit applications in rail, you need familiarity with rolling stock, signalling, automation, rail systems, maintenance equipment, modelling, traction power and OCS, communication systems, depot, yard, normal operations, degraded operations, Light rail, subway systems or mainline railway applications.

• Plan safe operations and maintenance for the rail systems application and leading coordination with design teams and the client, operator and maintenance.
• Operations and maintenance compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
• Familiarity and experience with the modeling tool use for operations simulations.
• Perform the crowding analysis and define fleet requirements.
• Experience with Rail Operations Optimization, Train Service Planning.
• Familiarity with normal and degraded mode of rail operations.
• Knowledge of the signalling principles.
• Understanding of maintenance facilities and equipment.
• Planning storage capacity needs, fleet sizing, capacity analysis and optimization.
• Planning departure test operations for the service day.
• Planning operations start up and transition in between various service periods.
• Experience with planning rail operations for rail lines and integration with other systems.
• Optimization analysis for timetable development.
• Planning and analyze the degraded mode of operations options.
• Round trip time simulation, fleet size calculations, dwell time calculations, scheduling, planning, analysis, resource planning, number of vehicles for service.
• Understanding and planning rail maintenance activities, needs, tools, equipment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify and resolve complex technical interface issues.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify and resolve complex technical interface issues.
• Proven leadership skills. teamwork, and presentation skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Systems, or related discipline); Master’s degree preferred.
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies such as Professional Engineer designation in Ontario, or similar would be preferable.
• Previous experience in complex rail transit projects, operations planning, maintenance and rail transit systems applications.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in rail operations and maintenance and systems engineer role or mainline railway operations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program.  If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.