Director - Systems Engineering & Integration

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Job Description:

Are you ready to work on complex transportation projects that will have a lasting impact across Canada?

As global leaders in rail and transit solutions, Parsons deliver transformative solutions that keep complex transportation systems moving forward safely, reliably and efficiently; we are focused on providing our customers with unique capabilities and expertise that other companies lack. We develop and deploy solutions across all elements of mass transit, including mainline railways, commuter rail, light rail transit and bus systems.

What You'll Be Doing:

Parsons are hiring an experienced Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) professional to develop and lead our SE&I team across Canada.

With a background in development and deployment of Rail & Transit System solutions covering infrastructure, systems and rolling stock you will develop, manage and visit teams and projects across Canada; in this role, you will build and lead a team of engineering professionals across the country and work alongside colleagues elsewhere in North America and across the globe.

You will develop our SE&I discipline capabilities, own key discipline technical activities and relationships, support bid development, and oversee the discipline technical performance of projects to ensure they meet their goals and objectives.

You will be instrumental in establishing Parsons' capabilities in your discipline and supporting our market growth, pipeline development, shaping the team, and positioning Parsons to win.

- Operate a core member of the Canada Rail and Transit Solution management team
- Develop and manage a team of discipline professionals across Canada.
- Support and contribute to strategic initiatives, client management plans and business plans for RTS Canada ensuring alignment with the overall goals of Canada’s Critical Infrastructure business
- Successfully support and manage Systems Engineering & Integration within the complex projects delivered by Parsons in Canada and elsewhere in the World
- Mobilize company resources or hire new employees to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
- Integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements and delivery flow smoothly.
- Promote technical excellence on projects  through the application of Quality Assurance processes.
- Identify and qualify project opportunities across the region, support bid development, and maintain working-level client relationships in coordination with regional BD leadership.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Software Engineering or Mechatronics
- 15+ years of engineering management experience on large-scale, complex transit programs
- Proven people leader with demonstrated experience managing and developing high-performing, Systems Engineering & Integration project teams
- Extensive Rail & Transit systems experience in North America, covering infrastructure, systems, and O&M
- Broad technical and business background in the rail industry, including deep knowledge of relevant standards and best practices as applied to Systems Engineering and Integration
- Capable of operating in complex, multi-disciplinary program environments with responsibility for multiple system domains
- Able to act as a technical lead, providing System Engineering, integration, and delivery

- Superb oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with fluency in English, bi-lingual (English/French) preferred

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

- P.Eng in BC, AB, ON or QC
- INCOSE CSEP certification or higher

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $146,100 - $271,400

This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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