Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Senior Rail Operations and Maintenance Specialist
Lead rail transit operations and maintenance planning, modelling, and strategy delivery.
Job Highlights
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Rail Operations and Maintenance Specialist for our Modelling and Operations team. In this role you will define how rail transit systems operate and evolve, guiding strategies from concept through delivery to ensure safe, efficient, reliable service. The position involves leading operational planning and analysis across all project phases, developing operating and maintenance agreements, and delivering comprehensive operational documents such as ConOps, maintenance plans, and training plans. You will also oversee simulation work, interpret results, and ensure technical designs meet O&M requirements. • Lead operational planning and analysis for major rail transit projects across all phases. • Develop and negotiate Operating and Maintenance Agreements for transit projects. • Create ConOps, ConM, Operations Plans, Maintenance Plans, Operational Readiness Plans, Rules and Procedures, Training Plans, SPFMA, and O&M Specifications. • Oversee operational simulation, interpret modelling results, and present insights to agencies and clients. • Apply technical expertise to rail operations, MSF layouts, track design, traction power, signalling, train control, tunnel ventilation, pedestrian movement, and traffic interfaces. • Review technical reports and designs to confirm O&M requirements and validate design intent. • Build strong client relationships and deliver data‑driven operational solutions. • Support growth of the Modelling and Operations practice and expand O&M capabilities across WSP Canada. • Mentor and train junior staff, fostering collaboration across local and global teams.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸operational planning
- ▸o&m agreements
- ▸operational simulation
- ▸track design
- ▸design review
- ▸client delivery
What You Bring
Successful candidates will have an engineering background and at least ten years of rail transit operations and maintenance experience. They must demonstrate expertise in operating and maintenance plan development, operational modelling, service planning, signalling systems, and multi‑phase project delivery, with exposure to various rail environments. Health and safety are core values; all employees must comply with HSE policies. Candidates for field‑based roles must be able to perform key physical tasks in diverse conditions, and accommodations are available throughout the selection process. • 10+ years of professional experience in rail transit operations and maintenance; engineering degree preferred. • Extensive experience developing operating plans, maintenance plans, ConOps, system performance assessments, failure mode analysis, and service plans. • Proven ability to lead operational modelling for capacity analysis, timetable optimization, routing, and fleeting strategies. • Strong understanding of service planning, scheduling, crew and stock rostering, operational performance, and stabling. • Knowledge of rail asset management and maintenance best practices for stations, corridors, MSFs, OCCs, and customer‑facing systems. • Understanding of signalling and train control systems, including Fixed Block, ETCS, and CBTC. • Experience with business planning, budgeting, operational costing, strategy development, and negotiation of Operating Agreements. • Demonstrated delivery of multi‑phase projects from new‑build design through testing, commissioning, readiness, operations, and handover. • Experience in LRT, metro, tram, commuter rail, mixed‑traffic networks; freight railway exposure is an asset. • Awareness of major transport industry trends, regulations, and emerging priorities affecting transit agencies in Canada and globally.
Requirements
- ▸engineering
- ▸10+ years
- ▸rail operations
- ▸maintenance
- ▸signalling
- ▸modelling
Benefits
WSP offers competitive regional salary ranges, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth within a Top‑100 Canadian employer. Our inclusive culture supports work‑life balance, mentorship, and a commitment to health, safety, and equity. • Competitive regional salary ranges (e.g., $114,600–$151,800 in AB, BC, NT, NU, SK, YT). • Flexible work arrangements, focus on work‑life balance, and opportunities for mentorship and growth. • Commitment to health, safety, and inclusion; accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.
Work Environment
Hybrid