Aecon Group Inc

Project Manager, Track Works

Aecon Group Inc$130K — $160K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Railway Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
  • 7-10+ years in railway or heavy civil construction with a focus on track work delivery.
  • Experience managing complex projects in active railway environments with restricted access.
  • Strong knowledge of railway track construction methods and sequencing.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical reports.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and project management tools.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of railway track construction projects from planning to close-out.
  • Develop execution strategies, construction and staging plans, and resource forecasts.
  • Manage teams, subcontractors, and field crews in various operational environments.
  • Oversee various track construction activities and ensure compliance.
  • Review designs and specifications for constructability and effective sequencing.
  • Coordinate across multiple stakeholders and disciplines to facilitate project execution.
  • Champion safety, quality, and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental program.
  • RRSP with company matching.
  • Potential participation in a discretionary performance-based bonus program.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

The Project Manager, Track Works is accountable for integrating people, plans, technical requirements, access, commercial controls, safety, quality, and stakeholder commitments to deliver track works safely and successfully through final acceptance and close-out.

  • Lead the safe, on-time, on-budget, and compliant delivery of railway track construction projects from planning through commissioning and close-out.
  • Develop execution strategies, construction plans, staging plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and recovery plans.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and field crews working in live rail, possession, closure, and greenfield environments.
  • Oversee track construction activities including ballast placement, rail and tie installation, turnouts, crossings, welding, rail stressing, tamping, surfacing, and track geometry verification.
  • Review designs, drawings, specifications, and construction methodologies to ensure constructability and effective sequencing.
  • Coordinate interfaces with civil, utilities, structures, signalling, communications, traction power, operations, and other project stakeholders.
  • Plan and manage rail access requirements, possessions, closures, permits, work zones, isolations, and hand-back conditions.
  • Lead readiness reviews and critical-shift planning to ensure personnel, materials, equipment, documentation, and safety controls are in place.
  • Manage project budgets, forecasts, productivity, cash flow, subcontractor performance, and change control processes.
  • Support procurement and mobilization of track materials, specialized equipment, testing resources, and work-train services.
  • Champion safety, quality, environmental compliance, risk management, and incident investigations.
  • Build strong relationships with clients, railway operators, designers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
  • Lead project meetings, provide regular progress reporting, manage risks and opportunities, and drive issue resolution.
  • Oversee testing, commissioning, turnover, as-built documentation, close-out activities, and final acceptance.
  • Mentor project coordinators, engineers, superintendents, and supervisors while fostering accountability and collaboration.


What You'll Bring:

  • Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Railway Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
  • 7-10+ years of progressive experience in railway or heavy civil construction, including track work delivery.
  • Proven experience managing complex projects in active railway environments with restricted access, possessions, closures, or time-critical work windows.
  • Strong knowledge of railway track construction methods, sequencing, tolerances, testing, commissioning, and rail access constraints.
  • Experience with project planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, procurement, subcontract management, risk management, and change management.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, schedules, estimates, survey data, and technical reports.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project management, scheduling, reporting, and document-control systems.
  • Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
  • Experience in Progressive Design-Build, Design-Build, Alliance, or Construction Management delivery models is an asset.
  • Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation and/or Project Management certification considered an asset.
  • Ability to support site operations, including nights, weekends, rail possessions, emergency response, and changing work locations when required.
  • Valid G license is required.
  • Commitment to safety, quality, inclusion, and continuous improvement.


Expected compensation for this role is between $130,000.00-160,000.00 annually. Base salaries are determined according to multiple factors including skills, experience and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into consideration. In addition to base salary ONxpress also offers a comprehensive medical and dental program, RRSP with company matching and the potential to participate in our discretionary, performance based bonus program.

This role is a backfill position.

As part of our commitment to fair and transparent hiring practices, ONxpress may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in screening and reviewing candidates. These tools are applied responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws and ONxpress' AI Usage Policy. All final decisions are made by qualified ONxpress team members.

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This position is with ONxpress Civils ("CJV" aka the Design & Construction team); the project segment responsible for the modernization and modification of the key area network, including countless innovations in the way the regional rail infrastructure is built.

We value diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of whether they meet 100% of the qualifications listed. If you believe you have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we welcome your application and the opportunity to consider you for the position.

About Aecon Group Inc

Aecon Group Inc. is a Canadian construction company that provides a range of services to clients in the infrastructure, energy, and mining sectors. The company's services include construction, engineering, procurement, and project management. Aecon has completed a number of high-profile projects in Canada, including the construction of the CN Tower and the Vancouver SkyTrain. Founded in 1957, the company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
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