Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
This role is an in‑office position based at our 20 Bay Street location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.
Our ESD Engineering department in our Rapid Transit Office is looking for a Signals Communication Specialist to join the team. You will provide engineering assurance, design, verification and validation of communications/signaling infrastructure to meet established regulatory, corporate, and contractual standards.
What will I be doing?
- Review, comment and verify signaling design documents prepared by others,
- Perform application software analysis and simulation.
- Provide investigation of the signaling system failure and propose technical solutions,
- Perform Signaling systems drafting and design,
- Perform field correlation and provide CADD update.
- Implement quality assurance programs, including audit plans, to meet external governing regulatory bodies’ provisions.
- Research, evaluate, document, and report alternative technological approaches, options, and solutions to signal and/or communications problems.
- Develop scope of work and specification documents.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
- Completion of a Master degree in Signaling Engineering or a related disciplines such as automation, electronics, control systems.
- Demonstrated experience in railway signal/communications systems design, commissioning, and/or maintenance.
- Demonstrated experience in CADD drafting.
- Technical experience in conventional signaling, crossing warnings, electrical, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and communications projects, and signal systems network design and architecture, routing, switching, and firewalls.
- Knowledge of the railway signalling standards and regulations.
- Proficiency in MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Experience in ProjectWise, SharePoint, GCS, BlueBeam, AutoCAD, MicroStation.
- Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to develop standard procedures, presentations, and reports alternative technological approaches, options, and solutions.
- A valid Class “G” driver’s license in good standing is required.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email
hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the
policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
