Rail/Transit Construction Engineer Lead
Job Description
Overview
Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. We are looking for a Rail/Transit Construction EoR Lead to support major rail and transit construction delivery in Toronto, with a primary focus on track and civil infrastructure. This role will act as the key technical interface between the Construction and Design teams, helping ensure that design intent, construction strategy, field execution, technical quality, and issue resolution remain aligned throughout delivery.
Reporting to the Construction Manager, the successful candidate will coordinate and manage the technical elements of the construction support services scope, attend weekly T-Minus meetings, and help drive practical, timely, and integrated solutions to construction and design challenges.
Your role
Construction and design interface: Act as the main point of contact between the Construction and Design teams, ensuring design clarifications, field observations, technical queries, and constructability considerations are managed efficiently.
Technical leadership: Manage the technical elements of the construction support services scope, with emphasis on track alignment, trackwork, civil interfaces, guideway works, and related transit infrastructure.
Meeting participation and follow-up: Attend all weekly T-Minus meetings, capture technical actions, follow up with accountable parties, and ensure key decisions are communicated clearly to construction and design stakeholders.
Field and constructability support: Support construction teams by reviewing design intent, identifying constructability risks, coordinating responses to RFIs, and helping resolve technical issues that may affect safety, quality, schedule, or sequencing.
Integrated delivery coordination: Work closely with civil, track, systems, utilities, stations, operations, testing and commissioning, and project controls teams to support effective multidisciplinary delivery.
Quality and compliance: Support technical reviews, inspection readiness, change assessment, non-conformance resolution, and implementation of applicable project requirements, standards, specifications, and procedures.
Reporting and escalation: Provide clear progress updates, issue summaries, technical recommendations, and escalation support to the Construction Manager and project leadership team.
About you
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Railway Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) in Ontario.
Strong experience in rail or transit infrastructure delivery, ideally with hands-on exposure to construction support, design coordination, or delivery partner environments.
Strong technical understanding of track and civil infrastructure, including interfaces across multidisciplinary rail/transit programs.
Experience supporting construction teams with design clarifications, RFIs, method statements, submittals, field issues, non-conformances, change management, and technical risk resolution.
Ability to work effectively with construction managers, design managers, discipline leads, contractors, consultants, client representatives, and project leadership.
Previous experience with major transit projects in Ontario or comparable Canadian jurisdictions is an asset.
Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to translate technical information into clear actions.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced project environment and attending recurring coordination meetings, including weekly T-Minus meetings.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $115,000 - $140,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
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