Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Director, Track Access, COM
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Posted on Aug 19, 2025
Infrastructure & Capital Projects, Director, Track Access, COM
Toronto Job No. 1351
Job Description
- (Internal Title- Project Management V)
- We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Director, Track Access to lead and manage the end-to-end planning, staging, and coordination of rail corridor access and engineering possessions across a complex, multi-year infrastructure program GO Expansion. This senior-level role requires deep expertise in advanced rail planning methodologies, construction sequencing, engineering train access, and stakeholder engagement to support the successful delivery of high-impact project milestones such as The Track Alliance Stage Gate 3 (SG3) and the Engineering Access Statement submissions
- The successful candidate will possess a unique blend of international best practices and local implementation knowledge, with the ability to lead cross-functional planning initiatives across infrastructure, operations, and project delivery teams
- Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Planning and Engineering Access – Track Alliance
- Lead the development and implementation of construction staging strategies, ensuring effective phasing, resource allocation, and impact mitigation across all project components
- Plan and coordinate engineering train movements and possessions, reducing related costs and improving operational efficiency
- Drive the creation, refinement, and execution of the Rail Corridor Access Plan, ensuring alignment with regional strategies and operational needs
- Sprint Sessions & Operational Control Integration
- Lead Track scope integration within Glide Path Sprint Sessions, aligning cross-discipline project scope
- Resolve inconsistencies between the Glide Path and Box Plans via targeted workshops and follow-through action plans
- Apply European track planning methodologies to:
- Define precise construction durations for inclusion in the master project schedule
- Direct construction sequencing for track installations in line with key commissioning milestones
- Track Scope Lockdown
- Lead the final definition of Track Scope for Stage Gate deliverables
- Integrate findings from track condition surveys (into scope and planning logic
- Overhaul and finalize Rail Corridor Access Plan documentation
- Engineering Access Statement – Track Alliance
- Develop a comprehensive Engineering Access Statement for the Track Alliance covering:
- Lakeshore East & West
- Union Station
- Woodbine area
- Northern Corridor placeholders
- Confirm access windows in coordination with regional partners and future planning teams
- Work Train Implementation
- Oversee continued implementation and refinement of Work Train timetabling across the network
- Ensure efficient and safe formation, loading, and deployment of engineering trains during planned closures and off-peak periods
- Leadership, Coordination & Compliance
- Chair and lead Integration, Deconfliction, and Readiness meetings to align planning, staging, and operations teams
- Attend and influence high-level planning meetings, ensuring all access strategies meet safety, regulatory, and operational requirements
- Monitor, evaluate, and revise staging and access plans in real-time based on evolving constraints and priorities
- Working Conditions
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Office-based
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Qualifications
- Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure planning, staging, and access coordination—preferably in large-scale rail projects
- Deep understanding of engineering train access, possession planning, and rail corridor access optimization
- Demonstrated expertise in European rail planning techniques and their adaptation to North American standards
- Strong command of construction sequencing, master scheduling, and logistics planning
- Expert knowledge of the Access Planning Process, including standard, non-standard, and long-term access timelines
- Familiarity with GOI (General Operating Instructions), CROR (Canadian Rail Operating Rules) and their application in project planning
- Proven leadership in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, with excellent communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to lead and resolve high-stakes planning conflicts
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Licenses OR Certifications:
- Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Skills and Competencies:
- Proven ability to translate and apply international best practices (especially European rail planning) into the local Client environment.
- Deep experience in large-scale infrastructure planning, balancing operational, regulatory, and engineering demands
- Specialist planning acumen to define realistic construction durations, improve efficiency, and align sequencing with global benchmarks
- Leadership across multi-stakeholder planning environments, with the ability to influence, align, and execute under critical program milestones (SG3, 2027 Access)
- The capacity to create strategic, high-impact deliverables under tight deadlines with full lifecycle integration
- Expert grasp of prevailing Project Management methods
- In-depth understanding 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 with a track record for meeting deadlines
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
- Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
- Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
- Effectively lead multi-resource Project Management teams
- Ability to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
- 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 effective leadership by building and motivating teams to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones
- Capability to understand the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
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