Engineering Specialist - Civils

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Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in February subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential of every project.

The project:

The role is responsible for an assigned area of asset class responsibility and provides technical support to the Rapid Transit Engineering & Asset Management (EAM) asset class discipline engineering lead for a particular transit system (E.g. GO, LRT or Subways).

The role is responsible to verify compliance with requisite engineering and other technical requirements, provides oversight of technical work performed under various contract arrangements and undertakes field inspections, condition assessments including the development of strategies for preventative and/or remediation work necessary to correct asset defects.

The role coordinates, oversees and implements risk-based assurance and audit programs for the assigned asset class discipline asset base and is responsible for the development of, and compliance with, technical and standards, specifications and other requirements for the asset class discipline within the assigned area of responsibility.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey:

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

• You will be a leading advocate of Mace's value of safety first, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and compliance standards for the design resources you manage.
• You will possess advanced technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

• Act as the day-to-day operational manager for any design managers or other design management resource deployed to projects.
• You will be responsible for leading the delivery of design management to deliver key strategic outcomes & sub-function KPIs, directly influencing strategic development.
• You will be the main point of contact for client design issues, ensuring relationships are managed and maintained.
• Provides technical expertise using engineering principles and practices to assess and verify compliance with technical requirements and standards and/or define necessary remediation work within the assigned area of asset class responsibility including undertaking field inspections, condition assessments and the development of strategies for preventative and/or remediation work necessary to correct asset defects.
• Supports the representation of the asset class engineering discipline for the delivery of technical work by agency retained and outsourced contracts.
• Coordinates, oversees, and controls the development of technical standards, reliability availability maintainability and safety (RAMS) requirements, and acceptance criteria for the asset class within the area of assigned asset class responsibility.
• Coordinates and controls technical requirement compliance assurance and undertakes risk-based assurance and auditing initiatives, of agency performed and outsourced contracts throughout the asset lifecycle and under various contractual arrangements.
• Oversees and controls technical reviews of design submittals, including for outsourced contracts, for compliance with standards, technical requirements, and codes, utilizing safety in design (SiD), interdisciplinary design review (IDR) and system engineering (SE) processes and principles.
• Supports and assists in processes to identify and rectify points of failure and improvement initiatives necessary to enhance safety, reliability and operability of the asset base and systems improvements, utilizing analysis and outputs from failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) processes and support the development of recommendations for corrective actions.
• Coordinates and manages reviews and reporting on testing and commissioning plans, submittals, and activities for compliance with technical requirements, standards, and regulatory requirements, including for outsourced contracts.
• Coordinates and oversees contracts and contract variations for professional services, physical work, and maintenance contracts and suppliers for agency retained assets to ensure contract performance to requirements and within approved budgets and schedule constraints.
• Supports, the development of scope, procurement of professional services, physical works, and maintenance contracts, including supporting in market activities and responses to RFI's and contract submittal review.
• Supports the review and definition of recommendations for improvements in internal practices and processes and those of relevant delivery teams, contractors, and consultants and, as directed, leads improvement actions within the area of assigned accountability and engineering discipline.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

• You will implement and execute the design management system, processes and protocols to meet statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
• You will directly influence long term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
• You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

• You will mentor, coach, and develop your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience.
• You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub.
• You will use your network to identify talent, lead recruitment, and manage the development, retention and mobility of people, and support our people to achieve their highest potential.

You'll need to have:

• Knowledge in and able to deploy project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule development, management, and control and, monitoring, review and reporting on overall progress and performance.
• Knowledge 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).
• Knowledge in and able to deploy change management, risk management and performance assessment initiatives to be able to support the team and make timely decisions to manage risk and address issues.
• Knowledge in the development and reporting of key performance indicators and performance tracking metrics and communication of information in reports for assessment of performance against targets and contract requirements for all aspects of the assigned area of responsibility, including outsourced contracts.
• Proficiency in asset class engineering knowledge and functional duties to be able to support the representation of the discipline.
• Proficiency in the aspects of the engineering discipline for engineering, design, planning, validation, transition to operations and hand back of asset class infrastructure.
• Supported the progressive validation and compliance assurance for CAPEX and OPEX budget development and business process authorizations (project gateways).
• Proficiency in standards development, management, and control.
• Knowledge in applicable industry, legal and regulatory standards, and requirements respective to the asset class (e.g. Transport Canada (TC), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standards (PRESS), Railway Association of Canada (RAC), Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), Ontario provincial and municipal standards and best practices, building codes, contracts, and environmental legislation).
• Knowledge in technical scope change management processes.
• Knowledge in the identification, and development of mitigation strategies for unplanned asset class operational disruptions.
• Proficiency in the use of specialized software platforms required for the function.
• Knowledge in the implementation of processes for the analysis and interpretation of operating and maintenance-based data including FRACAS, FMECA, and RAM Analysis used to monitor the status of asset class and support the development of RAMS requirements and leading indicators.
• Knowledge in the oversight, evaluation, and assurance of system integration processes and principles to achieve performance metrics, develop and realize KPI's for the asset class or systemwide function for reliability, availability and performance requirements consistent with the organizational strategic plan, customer level of service and business objectives.
• Knowledge and able to deploy the systems engineering process for the asset class or systemwide function engineering discipline including for system integration, requirements management, configuration management, integrated design, logistics management and interface management.
• Knowledge in the planning and development of asset maintenance and condition monitoring programs and the oversight and evaluation of these programs for external contracted parties where Metrolinx has outsourced asset management responsibilities to derive Reliability Centered (RCM) and Risk based (RBM) maintenance programs for Metrolinx assets and contracted services.
• Knowledge in and able to support the development of recommendations for and performance criteria that will be incorporated into third party service agreements and the use of analysis results to drive the development of RAMS requirements for asset classes at a system and sub-system level.

You'll also have:

• Knowledge and able to support whole-life cost modeling to assure the long-term sustainability of the asset base.
• Knowledge and able to support, asset class or system wide whole life cost model outputs, content, and compliance review of annual asset management plans from external contracted parties where Metrolinx has outsourced asset management responsibilities.
• Knowledge in the implementation and continual improvement of a comprehensive asset reporting capability to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements, including development of dashboards to trend key performance indicators; and reports to meet the needs of business units internal to Metrolinx and the reporting requirements from the Ministry of Infrastructure.
• Knowledge in and able to support the review of revised annual asset management plan based on the output from the whole life cost model resulting from alignment of asset investment plans and interventions to asset management and corporate objectives for the asset class base.
• University degree in engineering and rail sector or related industry experience, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in the asset class, or related engineering disciplines or a combination of design, delivery, testing and commissioning, operations, and maintenance of railway systems in a comparable role.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.