CN Rail Hiring – Supervisor, Bridges and Structures

Job Description:

The Supervisor, Bridges and Structures is responsible for leading a team of employees and external contractors mandated with construction, modification, and repair of railway structures across a designated territory. The incumbent is assigned a designated territory and periodically covers a surrounding territory based on business needs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide coaching and guidance to employees through regular monitoring of employee performance
• Control budgets and workforce productivity within CN’s policies
• Participate in activities related to derailments and disruptions in service, while working with Transportation and Mechanical to establish cause and future prevention
• Ensure safe work procedures and policies
• Lead the engineering operations related to construction, modification, inspection of bridges and structures, and repair of railway structures
• Supervise and direct activities of unionized employees and external contractors to ensure performance targets are met and safety is sustained
• Participate in investigations
• Oversee and plan engineering operations, which includes compliance with safe work procedures, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) guidelines, and CN’s policies and procedures
• Execute long-term maintenance plans for bridges and structures
• Communicate bridge and structure conditions, daily production, and inform senior management
• Apply collective agreements and company policies, including conducting investigations, recommending corrective action, and responding to grievances

Job Requirements:

• Shares timely information within and across functions to get things done effectively
• Post-secondary education, Civil Technologist in Structures*
• Tracks metrics and is accountable
• Deals with pressure and change by staying calm to quickly adapt to changes
• Knowledge of Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR)
• Ability to obtain Qualification Standards for Operating Crews (QSOC) qualification
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Systems, Applications and Products (SAP), Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and MS Project
• Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset
• Addresses risks in a timely manner to eliminate them
• Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity
• Follows safety procedures, information security instructions and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles to lead by example
• Excellent English verbal, reading comprehension and writing skills
• Inspires others with impactful communications and adapts to the audience
• Leverages feedback and coaching to improve performance
• Applies analytical thinking to make recommendations that pursue sustainable performance
• Continuously innovates to create value, without compromising on safety and quality

Qualification & Experience:

• Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset
• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
• Experience in similar working conditions or regulatory and safety environments*
• Experience in safety compliance
• Experience working with or around heavy equipment, cranes, loaders, excavators, hydraulic tools and pneumatic tools
• Experience in labour relations (e.g. interpretation of collective agreements, response to grievances, negotiations with union representatives, discipline, etc.)*
• Experience overseeing budgets*
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a directly related role
• Experience in supervising a unionized workforce*
• Experience in the maintenance and construction of concrete, steel, and wood structures (railway experience)*

Job Details:

Company: CN Rail

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Edmonton, AB, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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