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Subsidiary: COLAS CANADA INC.

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Mission

Join us in an exciting adventure to complete the Edmonton Valley Line West LRT - a remarkable legacy project that will redefine our community’s transportation landscape! Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a lasting impact for generations to come! We are seeking experienced LRT Systems, Stations -Testing and Commissioning (T&C) Engineers & Supervisors to join our team. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience working on multiple railway systems and large projects with a full understanding of system engineering, requirements and verification and validation processes.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the Testing, Commissioning, and operational readiness program.

Main Responsibilities

• Drive the T&C phase of the Works and provide leadership and direction on path forward. This includes progress, identifying integration between systems testing, construction activities and operations.
• Understand and work with rail operational activities within depots and mainlines, understand and implement safe work practices in and around rollingstock, depot equipment and railway systems.
• Bring knowledge and understanding of depot & mainline readiness to accept new rolling stock, and interface with all systems and functions.
• Develop and implement new commissioning and handover sequences, operational readiness strategies, guidance documents, and templates.
• Ensure correct interface documentation are in place and followed during testing and operational activities.
• Monitor and control test hierarchy and defined process on site to support project “Commissioning Work” activities, commissioning milestones.
• Responsible for site safety during T&C activities.
• Coordinate and implement light/corrective maintenance with defined documentation during testing phase.
• Ensure project schedules are followed and communicated/updated.
• Interface with the Systems Lead and various Discipline Leads to determine potential obstacles to deliver all commissioning activities.
• Ensure that Discipline Leads are applying the principles of validation as outlined in the T&C Plan.
• Ensure that all third-party contractors consistently adhere to the installation and commissioning requirements and V&V processes.
• Utilize previous project knowledge and experience to find solutions to challenges and setbacks as they occur.
• Remain up to date on the most recent best practices to ensure that lessons learned across the industry are applied as required.
• Contribute to all commissioning and construction meetings & identify potential testing or operation blocking points.
• Understand “readiness” and “priority” when driving commissioning activities.
• Review the T&C program/plans & procedures, to be implemented for successful project delivery.
• Participate in hands-on testing and commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or relevant field experience.
• 10 years of experience working on multiple railway projects with a full understanding of system engineering, requirements and verification and validation processes.
• Must have 10+ years hands on Testing & Commissioning experience with leadership & documentation experience.
• Experience with railway systems or large MEP, automation of industrial processes, Data centres
• Technical knowledge and experience in the commissioning of Signalling (TCS, TRPS), Communications (Voice/Wifi/Data radio, Visual displays, Fibre network, Security & Access), Power (Medium Voltage distribution, Traction &OCS, LV Generation and distribution)
• Experience on sequenced energization, staged operational readiness and temporary operations control measures. Interface with operational systems (Brown field), Integration process controls.
• Experience in team management & leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to Goal Zero safety program.

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.