Building Coordinator

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

Reporting to the Facilities design Director within the Co-Development Phase of the ALTO programme, the building coordinator will provide support to the technical governance across their respective Facility of the Speed Rail (HSR) programme. The building coordinator is responsible for coordinating deliverables of different disciplines with internal and external stakeholders, reviewing multidisciplinary deliverables with the respective teams (architecture, structural, MEP, utilities, fire/life safety, vertical transportation, civil interfaces, and rail systems integration), and scheduling statutory coordination meetings to meet the deliverables schedules.

The building coordinator will provide support to interface management across disciplines and stakeholders. This role requires oversight of the technical scope and assisting multidisciplinary disciplines responding to authorities, clients, and key stakeholders’ comments.

Missions/Main Duties

Technical Governance Assistance

• Support and assistance to the overall technical multidisciplinary coordination across all project phases (concept to commissioning).

• Assisting Implementation of the Facilities Development Plan, including:

• Design strategy and architectural vision

• Programme milestones and delivery roadmap

• Design maturity and review gates

• Interface and integration strategy

• Risk and opportunity management

• Assisting technical governance frameworks for their respective building, including:

• Design review processes (eg. 30/60/90/IFC)

• Preparing coordination meetings notes and diffusing to different stakeholders.

• Assisting in change control and configuration management

• Design assurance and compliance mechanisms

• Ensure alignment of facility design with:

• Programme objectives and clients’ requirements

• Concept of Operations (ConOps) and service strategy

• Sustainability and climate resilience objectives

Stakeholder and Authority Management

• Assist and support for engagement with:

• Federal, provincial, and municipal authorities

• Transport Canada and regulatory bodies

• Utility providers and third parties

• Municipal planning and urban integration stakeholders

• Ensure designs comply with applicable Canadian codes and standards.

Operational Integration

• Understand and support the overall O&M requirements of Rail facilities

• Assisting in implementing the integration of:

• Operational requirements

• Maintenance requirements

Risk, Cost, and Performance Management

• Assisting the design director to identify and quantify the specific risks of the programme, including:

• Design risks and constructability challenges

• Interface and integration risks

• Regulatory and approval risks

• Assisting the design director to ensure alignment of scope with programme budget, schedule, and performance targets

Procurement and Delivery Strategy

• Support the procurement strategy for building packages, including:

• Packaging approach and scope boundaries

• Technical and performance specifications

• Support the facility procurement processes, including:

• Prequalification

• Bidder engagement

• Technical evaluation

• Contract award recommendations

Construction and Delivery Oversight (potentially as per project agreements)

• Assisting The building design manager to comply with design intent and to maintain it through delivery.
• Support resolution of major building specific technical issues and interface conflicts

Profile/Skills

Experience & Technical Competencies

• Accredited degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Registered Architect (or eligibility in Canada) is considered as an asset
• Bilingual (English/French) preferred
• 5 + years of experience in major infrastructure or complex projects
• Experience in rail, metro, or high-speed rail building design and delivery
• Experience working in complex environments

Technical expertise

• Broad and strategic understanding across:

• Large-scale transportation projects

• Competency in construction documents and specifications

• Structural and complex building systems

• MEP and building systems integration

• Fire/life safety and code compliance

• Sustainability and climate resilience

• BIM and digital engineering integration

• Interface management at programme scale

• Risk management and configuration control

• Understanding of integration between:

• Buildings and rail systems

• Civil infrastructure and utilities

• Operations and maintenance requirements

• Safety, security, and regulatory frameworks

Soft Skills

• Strategic thinking and vision
• Capacity to work and cope in fast-track projects
• Engage fully and take ownership of outcomes
• Ability to synthesize complex multidisciplinary inputs
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders
• Leadership and taking ownership of decisions
• Competencies in software office programs

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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