Transit Systems Technical Director
Transit Systems Technical Director
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Job Description
Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Transit Systems Technical Director to lead the planning design integration and assurance of complex rail and transit systems across major Canadian projects. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across all systems disciplines including train control signaling communications SCADA systems integration RAMS cybersecurity and fire/life safety with a focus on high-capacity electrified transit networks in Vancouver (TransLink: SkyTrain) Calgary (City of Calgary and Calgary Transit: Green Blue and Red Lines LRT) and Edmonton (City of Edmonton and ETS: Capital Line Metro Line and Valley Line).
Role accountabilities:
In this role you will focus on growing Arcadis portfolio by establishing and maintaining strong client relationships. You will lead bids from conception through RFQ and RFP processes to successful completion ensuring project requirements are met and expectations are exceeded. Collaborating closely with clients contractors and regulatory bodies you will play a key role in advancing Arcadis reputation for delivering high-quality transit systems across major rail infrastructure programs. Your ability to ensure technical excellence and drive strategic leadership will be critical to achieving success in this position.
You will provide technical leadership for transit systems defining system architecture leading integration strategies and ensuring alignment across all subsystems and interfacing disciplines. As the technical authority you will oversee the development and approval of key technical documents including system requirements interface control documents (ICDs) verification and validation (V&V) plans and test procedures. Your expertise will span diverse systems including train control and signaling (CBTC ATC interlockings) communications systems (fiber radio CCTV PA intercom passenger information) SCADA and central control systems tunnel ventilation and fire/life safety systems and systems interfaces with civil stations vehicles and O&M. You will also direct systems integration efforts across large capital programs leading coordination with public agencies delivery partners utilities and safety certifiers.
In this role you will represent Arcadis in high-level technical meetings with clients partners and regulatory authorities ensuring compliance with Canadian and international codes and standards such as NFPA 130 CSA IEEE AREMA and applicable AHJ requirements. You will provide strategic oversight to ensure adherence to CENELEC railway systems engineering standards including EN 50126 (RAMS lifecycle) EN 50128 (software for safety systems) and EN 50129 (safety-related electronic systems) throughout the system development lifecycle. By implementing CENELEC V-cycle methodologies you will guide teams through requirements capture design verification validation and safety case development ensuring systems assurance and safety certification align with international standards such as IEC 61508 EN 50126/50128/50129 and applicable ISO/IEC frameworks.
As the technical authority you will direct multidisciplinary integration across signaling train control communications SCADA and life safety systems while maintaining compliance with CENELEC processes for risk safety and RAMS performance. You will engage with safety assessors regulators and project stakeholders to ensure technical strategies align with European and international safety and systems assurance standards. Additionally you will contribute to technical governance knowledge sharing and mentoring of engineering teams to foster growth and innovation within Arcadis. Your leadership and strategic oversight will ensure the successful delivery of complex rail systems while maintaining the highest standards of safety quality and performance.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Systems Engineering Electrical Communications or a related discipline
- Registered Professional Engineer (.) in Canada (BC AB or eligible for registration)
- 15 years of progressive experience in transit and rail systems engineering with a minimum of 5 years in a technical director or discipline lead role
- Proven leadership on complex multi-system rail transit projects in Vancouver Calgary or Edmonton
- Expert knowledge of:
- Systems engineering lifecycle (V-model requirements management interface control)
- Canadian and international codes: NFPA 130 CEC CSA C22 AREMA IEEE CENELEC
- SCADA train control communications and tunnel life safety systems
- Strong understanding of procurement delivery models (DB DBFOM P3) and systems assurance practices
Why Arcadis
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.
Together we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
