Testing and Commissioning - Traffic Signals / Street Lights

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.