Position Overview:
TRP has a current vacancy for a Civil/Systems Interface Specialist that will be responsible for coordinating, managing, and resolving interfaces between rail systems, civil infrastructure, utility providers, municipalities, external stakeholders, and third-party infrastructure owners. The role ensures that interface requirements are identified, documented, coordinated, and successfully integrated throughout the design, construction, testing, and commissioning phases of the project.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordination and Supervision of Interface Deliverables
- Supervise, review, and control interface deliverables produced by designers, contractors, subcontractors, and third-party stakeholders.
- Lead and coordinate interface meetings involving systems, civil, architectural, utility, municipal, and third-party infrastructure representatives.
- Monitor interface activities and ensure interface deliverables are submitted in accordance with project schedules.
- Review interface documentation for completeness, safety, reliability, constructability, and compliance with project requirements.
Interface Coordination and Integration
- Coordinate interfaces between systems disciplines and civil works including stations, guideways, tunnels, structures, utility corridors, and roadway infrastructure.
- Review conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs to ensure interface requirements are properly incorporated.
- Facilitate resolution of design conflicts between systems and civil disciplines.
- Maintain interface registers, interface agreements, and action tracking logs.
- Coordinate technical requirements and interface resolutions with municipalities, utility companies, agencies, and third-party asset owners.
Review and Approval Process
- Manage, track, and close interface review comments in coordination with project stakeholders and the Contracting Authority.
- Coordinate the review and acceptance of interface management documentation.
- Support design review processes and ensure interface requirements are addressed prior to design approvals.
Reporting Preparation
- Prepare regular interface status reports and presentations.
- Communicate interface risks, decisions, actions, and resolution status to project leadership.
- Maintain records of interface meetings, technical decisions, and stakeholder agreements.
Risk Management
- Identify interface-related risks and opportunities and coordinate mitigation strategies with project teams and risk management personnel.
- Escalate unresolved interface issues that may impact scope, schedule, cost, safety, or operational performance.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in systems integration and interface management on transportation, railway, or transit projects.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design and construction activities on complex projects (LRT experience is a strong asset).
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Systems Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering, interface management, requirements management, and configuration management.
- Understanding of railway systems and civil infrastructure integration.
- Knowledge of design review processes and interdisciplinary coordination.
- Experience maintaining interface registers and tracking interface actions.
- Familiarity with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS or DOORS NG.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Familiarity with CAD and Bluebeam.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong communication and facilitation abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
What TRP Can Offer You:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer Matching Retirement Program
- Life insurance
