Specialist Director, Engineering

at  Via Rail Canada

Reference Number :
26147_042024
Status :
Permanent - Full time
Job Category :
Engineering
City :

• Support the negotiation team before the development of terms and technical evaluation and during the negotiation phase with the supplier;
• Attest and communicate the guidelines advocated by VIA Rail to suppliers and external consultants assigned to professional services related to the project;
• Act as the main point of contact for internal stakeholders specialized in various disciplines;
• Ensure that the fleet supplier proposes a design that ensures satisfaction of technical requirements and constraints;
• Validate that the fleet supplier meets regulatory certification requirements specified by TC and host railways and ensure their acceptance;
• Participate in defining interfaces with maintenance workshops, infrastructure, as well as maintenance management and operation;
• Support qualification tests and the commissioning process;
• Establish a technical team to support the program from program launch to end of warranty