Hybrid Senior Rail Track Design Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Track and Civil Engineer leading rail and transit track infrastructure projects for TYLin. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex rail solutions in Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the discipline lead for track design on major rail and transit projects
  • Lead development of horizontal and vertical alignments, turnouts, crossovers, special trackwork, and yard layouts
  • Oversee preparation and review of design drawings, specifications, design criteria, and technical reports
  • Conduct and review corridor assessments, constructability analyses, staging plans, and design alternatives
  • Ensure seamless integration with signaling, traction power, OCS, communications, civil, structural, and geotechnical disciplines
  • Provide senior technical review, quality assurance, and risk mitigation guidance
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, preliminary design, detailed design, and implementation phases
  • Engage with clients, rail operators, and regulatory authorities to resolve technical issues and support decision making
  • Mentor and develop junior and intermediate rail engineers, fostering technical excellence within the practice
  • Contribute to business development, proposal strategy, and client relationship management
  • Advance TYLin’s internal best practices for track design, rail corridor integration, and constructible engineering solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in rail track design for LRT, heavy rail, commuter rail, or freight rail projects
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Alberta, or British Columbia
  • PMP certification is an asset
  • Demonstrated leadership delivering complex rail infrastructure projects
  • Advanced proficiency in track geometry design, alignment modelling, and corridor integration
  • Experience with design tools such as Bentley OpenRail, InRoads, Open Roads, MicroStation, Civil3D, or equivalent
  • Strong knowledge of AREMA, Transport Canada guidelines, and applicable provincial/municipal standards
  • Experience coordinating with rail systems disciplines (signaling, OCS, traction power, communications)
  • Strong understanding of constructability, staging, maintenance of way requirements, and rail operations constraints
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership
  • Experience working with Canadian transit agencies and rail operators is an asset.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Senior Rail Track Design Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$115,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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