Managing Consultant

Managing Consultant - Testing & Commissioning

Managing Consultant - Testing & Commissioning About us

Network Rail shares its expertise with the world's rail owners and operators through Network Rail Consulting (NRC). We understand the institutional, regulatory, technical, policy and strategic issues of running a railway in the 21st century.

We know how to operate a network, manage its assets, and deliver renewal and enhancement programs whilst minimising the disruption to passenger and freight services.

What makes us different from other consultants is that our people have genuine hands-on experience in solving the challenges you face in the real world of rail operations. We are rail professionals operating and maintaining one of the world's leading railway systems who want to share our expertise, experience, and passion for the job.

We have been active in the Australian, Canadian, Middle Eastern and United States markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered over 200 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organisations, and for passenger and freight owners and operators, achieving consistently excellent levels of client satisfaction.

Our advice covers the full range of the project life cycle, from concept, project development and delivery through to operations and maintenance.

Our work is driven forward by our values: agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartial and passionate .

We offer a competitive and flexible employee experience, including:

Health, Dental and Vision Cover

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

25 Days' Annual Leave Plus Public Holidays

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and Development Support

Hybrid Working

We work on a hybrid basis, splitting time between our Toronto office on University Avenue, our homes and client sites, depending on business needs.

About the role

Due to continued growth, we are hiring a rail testing and commissioning professional to join our team in Canada on a permanent full-time basis as a Managing Consultant – Testing & Commissioning.

As a hands-on consultant, you will play a key role in the delivery of high-quality advice and solutions across complex rail projects and advisory commissions in Canada.

In this role, you will travel to Edmonton for several days each month to work on-site with our client. For the rest of your time, you will split your time between our Toronto office and your home.

This is an exciting opportunity to join NRC and play a key role in delivering complex rail projects and advisory services in Canada. You will work closely with clients and colleagues to provide practical expertise, solve complex challenges and help deliver high-quality outcomes across a range of programmes.

You will also work alongside experienced rail professionals from around the world, including Network Rail colleagues on secondment from the UK, gaining insight from one of the world's most established railway systems across major projects.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you can expect to be doing the following:

Build trusted relationships with clients, delivery partners, operators and technical stakeholders, turning complex testing and commissioning issues into clear decisions and practical actions.

Develop testing and commissioning strategies, plans, integrated schedules, procedures and acceptance arrangements that support safe and successful programme delivery.

Define test scope, sequencing, dependencies, resources, access requirements and acceptance criteria, with clear ownership and auditable evidence throughout.

Coordinate testing across design, construction, systems integration, safety assurance, operations, maintenance, suppliers and regulatory stakeholders.

Review designs, requirements and technical submissions to confirm systems are testable, traceable and ready for verification, validation and acceptance.

Lead and assure factory, site, static, dynamic, integration, performance and operational testing across integrated railway systems.

Oversee test readiness, safe systems of work, configuration, results, defects and close-out, supporting trial running, operational readiness, handover and entry into service.

Lead consultancy proposals and assignments, managing scope, deliverables, programme, costs and risks while delivering to agreed quality, timescales and budget.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will typically demonstrate the following:

A relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent practical expertise in railway engineering, systems, testing and commissioning or a related discipline.

Substantial testing and commissioning experience on passenger r