Quality Specialist - Rail and Transit
- Thornhill, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
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- Support a team of Analysts and Engineers to perform quality analysis and control for on-going Rail & Transit projects and proposals
- Lead the development of a Transportation Systems Quality Management System for the Transportation Systems Engineering Group and support maintenance of the ISO 9001:2015 certification
- Develop QMP and all associated procedure required for major projects, as per the contract and ISO 9001:2025 requirements
- Review Project Management Plans including Safety/Quality Plans, Work Plans, Risk Management Plans, and Communications Plans from a rail systems perspective
- Monitor all Transportation Systems quality related activities on the projects, and liaison with the client's Quality representative on all Rail & Transit quality related issues
- Plan and lead project audit reports for current and new projects, including the required rail systems quality, financial, risk, and performance analysis (KPIs)
- Develop, implement, and maintain specific procedures governing Transportation Systems Quality Assurance processes, including flowcharts, roles and responsibilities, metric definitions, and measurement & analysis techniques
- Train and monitor project teams on the QMS requirements, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement techniques
- Coordinate the resolution of Transportation Systems technical issues between WSP, Client, suppliers, and subcontractors to enforce contract requirements and to ensure appropriate standards are met
- Monitor the disposition of all issued nonconformance reports and statistical methods reporting, monitor job progress, ensuring change orders are processed, recognizing potential claims, and implement safety and quality control procedures
- Review and act upon customer complaints and project and quality performance issues
- Potential need to travel to support projects, and client's needs
- University degree in Engineering recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Recognized quality assurance/quality control designation
- On-the-job training combined with a minimum of 5 years' experience in Rail Systems projects using CENELEC and/or AREMA standards
- Internal and/or Lead Auditor certificate
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Rail & Transit or equivalent
- PMP certification and/or P.Eng license are favorable
- Experience in a Consulting Engineering environment
- Require sound knowledge of Rail Systems Quality Assurance and Quality Control principles, methods and practices and comprehensive knowledge of test methods and documentation
- Demonstrated technical leadership and management experience
- Understanding of Rail Systems Engineering Concepts, including technical, project, and functional requirements analysis, system breakdown structures, and decomposition of system requirements into subsystem requirements
- Experience in different Phases of the Engineering Design Life Cycle (Proposal, CDR, PDR, FDR) and System Testing and Integration Life Cycle (test plan, test case, FAT, SAT, Reliability and Availability)
- Possess sound judgement; good organizational, administrative, interpersonal, verbal communication, and technical report writing skills as well as excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to deal with complex issues and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management.
- Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio.
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable