Director, Verification & Validation, TSIA

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 23 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Torontos 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.

Our Asset Management and Maintenance (AM&M) division promotes diversity equity and inclusion by ensuring equal employment opportunities and fostering a supportive workplace culture.

We support this commitment by providing:

Competitive Pension Plan
Employee learning & development programs and reimbursement
Recognition of prior Public Service for Vacation Entitlement
Employee Assistance and Wellness Benefit Programs
Parental Leave top-up lactations accommodation and childcare partnerships
Menopause Policy
Employee Resource Groups

Our AM&M Technical System Integration Authority (TSIA) Office is hiring a Director Verification & Validation (TSIA). This critical leadership role reports directly to the VP Technical Systems Integration Authority and serves as the single point of accountability for the Verification and Validation department within Asset Management and Maintenance.

The Director provides both strategic and day-to-day leadership in developing implementing and ensuring compliance with systems engineering and integration standards for high-value multi-modal transit systems. This role supports the full system life cycle helping the organization meet its corporate goals while ensuring safe reliable operations.

What will I be doing

Directing verification validation integrated testing commissioning and integrated assurance standards and processes.
Responsible for and owns the Verification and Validation standards and assures compliance to standards throughout the system lifecycle.
Manages complex Verification and Validation issues and risks facilitates effective conflict resolution and communicates with intra agency divisions regulators contracted partners and other external stakeholders.
Develops and leads a Centre of Excellence that provides specialized Verification and Validation expertise to intra agency divisions project delivery teams and external stakeholders to ensure safe and reliable asset operations.
Ensures effective business processes and capabilities are in place for the technical reviews in accordance with IDR (Inter Disciplinary Review) practises acceptance testing verification and approvals with respect to reliability availability maintainability and safety (RAMS) of multi-mode transit (Rail Rapid Transit & Bus) capital works State of Good Repair and Maintenance activities throughout the system life cycle.
Directs provides oversight or supports the review and auditing of outsourced design for compliance to required Systems Engineering and Integration and System Assurance (RAMS) program activities and reporting requirements needed to evaluate overall system integration performance reliability and ability to meet contracted requirements and customer levels of service.
Builds collaborative relationships with senior organizational leadership and gains trust with stakeholders (e.g. customers other business units tenants local transit) to foster good relations gain support develop resources drive results realize program/project outcomes manage conflicts and represent the needs of customers stakeholders operations and maintenance.
Leads the development and presents materials to a variety of internal and external audiences to engage staff/stakeholders and promote further awareness and buy-in of Metrolinx objectives and the Metrolinx strategic plans.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need

University Degree in Engineering and/or rail sector and related industry experience or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent
Demonstrated experience in one or more multi-mode transit systems (Rail Rapid Transit & Bus) Systems Engineering and/or delivery testing and commissioning operations and maintenance of multi-mode transit systems or related industries.
. or ability to register required. Post-graduate degrees or certificates in systems engineering or equivalent experience is considered beneficial.
Proficient in vendor management to be able to manage development and delivery of externally provided products and services (e.g. negotiate contracts interpret compile and administer contracts and memoranda of understanding (MOUs))
Knowledgeable in transformational change management risk management and assessment initiatives to be able to adapt to new or changing requirements and lead change throughout the organization reflecting on lessons learned to analyze evaluate and define problems/challenges identify alternatives and make timely decisions to manage risk and address issues.
Knowledgeable in multidisciplinary railway rapid transit and/or bus engineering.
Knowledgeable in the planning validation acceptance testing transition to operations and hand back of rail fleet and related industry infrastructure.
Proficient in progressive validation and compliance assurance (Project Gateways)
Proficient in standards development management and control.
Proficient in engineering change management
Proficient in the oversight evaluation verification validation and assurance of systems and systems integration to achieve performance requirements consistent with the organizational strategic plan customer level of service and business objectives
Proficient in the application of the systems engineering process including systems integration requirements management configuration management integrated design logistics management and interface management

Dont Meet Every Requirement

If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt 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: or email @.

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.

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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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 T...