Senior Track and Civil Engineer

Job Summary

TYLin is seeking a motivated and skilled Senior Track and Civil Engineer to join our Rail & Transit team. This role is ideal for professionals with 8-12 years of experience who are ready to take the next step in their career. You will support and lead components of complex transportation projects across all phases-from planning and design to procurement and construction-while working closely with senior project managers and multidisciplinary teams.

The Track and Civil Engineer will lead the planning, design, and delivery of rail and transit track infrastructure across Canada. This role is ideal for an experienced rail engineering professional with deep technical expertise in track design, alignment geometry, corridor integration, and multidisciplinary coordination.

You will play a key role in delivering complex rail projects-including LRT, heavy rail, commuter rail, and yard/maintenance facilities-while supporting the growth of our national Rail + Transit practice.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Serve as the discipline lead for track design on major rail and transit projects.
• Lead development of horizontal and vertical alignments, turnouts, crossovers, special trackwork, and yard layouts.
• Oversee preparation and review of design drawings, specifications, design criteria, and technical reports.
• Conduct and review corridor assessments, constructability analyses, staging plans, and design alternatives.
• Ensure seamless integration with signaling, traction power, OCS, communications, civil, structural, and geotechnical disciplines.
• Provide senior technical review, quality assurance, and risk mitigation guidance.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, preliminary design, detailed design, and implementation phases.
• Engage with clients, rail operators, and regulatory authorities to resolve technical issues and support decision making.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate rail engineers, fostering technical excellence within the practice.
• Contribute to business development, proposal strategy, and client relationship management.
• Advance TYLin's internal best practices for track design, rail corridor integration, and constructible engineering solutions.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum 8 years of experience in rail track design for LRT, heavy rail, commuter rail, or freight rail projects.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, Alberta, or British Columbia.
• PMP certification is an asset.
• Demonstrated leadership delivering complex rail infrastructure projects.
• Advanced proficiency in track geometry design, alignment modelling, and corridor integration.
• Experience with design tools such as Bentley OpenRail, InRoads, Open Roads, MicroStation, Civil3D, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of AREMA, Transport Canada guidelines, and applicable provincial/municipal standards.
• Experience coordinating with rail systems disciplines (signaling, OCS, traction power, communications).
• Strong understanding of constructability, staging, maintenance of way requirements, and rail operations constraints.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Experience working with Canadian transit agencies and rail operators is an asset.

Additional Information

TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $115,000 - $160,000 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.