Planning And Process Officer

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Maintenance Delivery Department in the Rapid Transit Division is looking for a Planning and Process Officer to join the team! Reporting to the Manager, Planning & Scheduling, you will help enhance processes, and improve the planning and scheduling of complex, diverse, multi-million dollar, and multi-year track maintenance and construction work of the maintenance delivery group from the creation to completion while minimizing changes to Operations and the customers it serves.
What will I be doing?

• Reviews all updates to the Network Access Planning Standard and Engineering Access Statement and provides feedback of any changes to the Maintenance Delivery team and its Contractors.
• Ensure vendors are updated on access submission requirements and works with Rail Corridor and Access Control, Rail Traffic Control, Service Design, Network Operation Control, etc. to facilitate these processes for access to the corridors for contractors.
• Represents Maintenance Delivery at all Integrated Corridor Access Meetings and provides updates on all work that will be performed during major and minor closures.
• Partners with our Track, Signals, Bridges/Structures, & Stations teams to create and update the calendar for when work that requires major/minor closures will be completed.
• Responsible for the development of all Work Block Planning Processes specific to Maintenance Delivery Maintenance and State of Good Repair Activities.
• Maintenance Delivery’s Subject Matter Expert for all Rail Corridor Access Processes including the Network Access Planning Standard and Engineering Access Statements.
• Identifies opportunities to combine work activities of various groups into simultaneous work blocks to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and mitigate disruptions.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completed a degree in Engineering, Transportation, Rail Operations, Planning, Construction, or project management discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent, a graduate degree is an asset.
• Knowledge of Railway infrastructure maintenance practices and sequencing is an asset.
• Contracting principles, practices, rules, regulations, and procedures to monitor alignments of processes with existing and new contracts.
• Lean Process improvement, analytical, and standard development skills are considered asset.
• Principles, practices, techniques, and tools related to process development and maintenance activities analysis in a transportation setting.
• Minimum six (6) years’ progressive experience in the transportation, Railway Corridor, Construction, or Rail traffic Control industry with direct involvement in railway corridor related construction, scheduling, and rail traffic control.
• Problem-solving, negotiation, relationship management, Planning, and organizational skills.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [email protected] .
Application Process
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.