Senior Systems Designer (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Accenture
Customer Service, Design
Canada · Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Jan 20, 2025
Senior Systems Designer (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Toronto Job No. 1167
Job Description
- (Internal Title-Project Management IV)
- The primary role revolves around producing the top-level functional, physical, and geographical system architecture diagrams for the railway project based on the existing architectural concepts created by a variety of third-party engineering organizations
- Analyze the sub-systems' ICDs to produce the system architecture drawings
- Create architecture viewpoints by organizing diagram objects into layers according to system breakdown structure and work schedules
- Crosscheck the architecture diagrams against GIS database for verification
- Maintain and update system library objects
- Presents the system architecture diagrams to customers and/or other engineering/management teams
- Collaborate with other disciplines i.e. Civils, Signalling, Integration, RAMS, Project Scheduling etc
- Identify and define the workflow processes specific to the system architecture
- Promotes a safety culture
- Manage and implement the assigned projects from inception through to completion
- Develop new project or program plans and expectations in consultation with and delegating deliverables to stakeholders, including clients
- Determine and manage the human and material resources required to complete assigned projects successfully
- Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets
- Exercise authority in managing the work and control the delivery of the projects per project plans
- Review and ensure adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget
- Identify risks and entrench mitigation strategies and contingency plans
- Monitor and report on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
- Evaluate the project's effectiveness by consulting with clients and other stakeholders
- Establish and deliver progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, client executives, key stakeholders, and Operations
- Lead scope change negotiations
- Oversee ongoing quality control, participate in quality issue resolution, and manage internal quality control checks for the project
- Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
- Working Conditions
- Office-based
Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum of 12 years of experience in Project Management
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in systems engineering
- Work experience with railway systems and ETCS/CBTC design is an asset
- Licenses OR Certifications:
- Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Knowledge of MBSE approach to systems engineering is an asset
- Knowledge of standards i.e., CMREA, CENELEC, AREMA, ISO 15288 is an asset
- Skills and Competencies:
- Advanced knowledge and work experience with MS Visio and Office suite
- Ability to acquire deep understanding of new technologies with minimal guidance
- Hands-on experience with CAD tools and drawing conventions/standards
- Competency in interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software components in complex systems
- Knowledge of systems life cycle V-model, configuration management and change control process
- Good technical writing and communication skills
- Good collaboration and presentation skills
- Strong understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
- Extensive knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Project Management software
- Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
- Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
- Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
- Tact to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Effectively leads multi-resource Project Management teams
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
- Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
- Proven success in providing on-site leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
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