Track Alignment (Design) Lead

: SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway. Understand better who we are by visiting www.systracanada.com. Context: We are looking for a **Track Alignment Lead** to lead the team of Track Designers and deliver design on the Hamilton LRT Project. Missions/Main Duties: * Lead the development and coordination of LRT/tram track alignments from concept through detailed design. * Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and construction partners to ensure alignment integration and constructability. * Review track geometry, design criteria, standards, and technical deliverables. * Balance operational speed, safety, maintainability, and multidisciplinary design constraints to develop practical track alignment solutions at intersections, structures, and elevated guideways. * Lead, supervise, and provide technical guidance to engineers, designers, and technicians. * Support project planning, risk management, and client communications. * Lead the design of the guideway and trackform structural systems, including ballasted track, slab track, special trackwork, transitions, and related elements. * Define *guideway loading design criteria*, technical requirements, and structural design details. * Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including *geotechnical, structural, drainage, utilities, roadway, lighting, OCS, grounding and bonding, wayside equipment, alignment, noise and vibration, and cable containment* designers. * Review and validate *drawings, specifications, and design calculations* to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements. * Support *constructability assessments*, installation staging, and resolution of field issues during construction and installation. * Provide technical input to ensure successful integration of guideway and trackform design with adjacent civil, structural, and systems interfaces. Profile/Skills: **Education/Experience** - Bachelor’s degree in *Civil Engineering* or *Structural Engineering*. * *10 years of experience* in guideway and trackform structural design for *rail or LRT projects*. * Communicate effectively in both **English and French**, including coordination with French-speaking technicians. * Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D for track alignment design, modelling, and drawing production. * Located within the project time zone to support day-to-day coordination, meetings, and collaboration with project teams and stakeholders. * P.Eng. designation preferred; consideration will be given to candidates working toward professional registration. * Reference Salary Ran