Utilities Engineer - Interface Management (Senior)

Context

The Utilities Engineer – Coordination and Interface Management is responsible for the identification, coordination, and resolution of interfaces between the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project and existing utility infrastructure, utility owners, and municipalities.

The role includes managing utility‑related data, including Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) information across all quality levels (Quality Levels (QL‑D to QL‑A)), Geographic Information System (GIS) data, legacy records, and Computer‑Aided Design (CAD) models.

The position requires coordinating with stakeholders to define conflict resolution strategies and ensuring that third‑party designs are developed, reviewed, and implemented in accordance with agreed requirements, schedule, and project constraints.

It covers both:

• The engineering of existing conditions (data collection, validation, and constraint identification);
• The engineering of proposed solutions, through coordination with stakeholders to define, challenge, agree upon, and validate utility conflict resolution strategies.

Missions/Main Duties

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead coordination with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties
• Capture, validate and track stakeholder requirements and constraints
• Oversee collection, validation, and integration of utility data (SUE QL‑D to QL‑A, GIS, legacy records)
• Identify, assess, and manage utility constraints and conflicts
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and traceability of utility data
• Lead the definition of conflict resolution strategies (relocation, protection, accommodation) in collaboration with stakeholders
• Coordinate with internal design teams (structural, track, etc) for conflict resolution
• Challenge and validate proposed solutions from third parties
• Ensure selected solutions are technically sound, feasible, and aligned with project constraints
• Review and validate third‑party designs against agreed solutions
• Monitor the progress of design and implementation by utility owners / municipalities
• Ensure compliance with schedule, scope, and agreed technical approaches
• Ensure integration of both existing and proposed utilities into project models (CAD/3D)
• Contribute to risk management and mitigation plans
• Maintain coordination records, decisions logs, and interface tracking tools
• Support interface management processes and contribute to overall project coordination

Profile/Skills

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in utilities coordination, infrastructure projects, or interface management within large‑scale linear projects (rail, highways, pipelines)
• Proven experience working with utility owners, municipalities, and third parties in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments
• Experience with Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), including understanding of quality levels (QL‑D to QL‑A) and associated data limitations
• Familiarity with utility relocation, protection, and accommodation strategies
• Experience with utility data integration and management (GIS, CAD, legacy records)
• Experience working in design coordination and validation environments where third‑party deliverables must be reviewed and monitored
• High‑Speed Rail (HSR) or major infrastructure experience is considered a strong asset

Skills and Competencies

• Strong ability to lead and facilitate technical coordination meetings and workshops with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to analyze both existing conditions and proposed solutions, and provide sound engineering judgment
• Strong analytical thinking, rigor, and attention to detail, particularly in contexts with incomplete or uncertain data
• Ability to challenge, validate, and drive consensus on technical solutions with external stakeholders
• Experience in risk identification, mitigation, and follow‑up, particularly related to utilities and third‑party interfaces
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage complex data, multiple interfaces, and competing priorities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Ability to represent engineering interests effectively with senior leadership, clients, and external partners
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership of issues and solutions
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments
• Has a strong fluency in either English or French and willingness to learn the other.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

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