Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Manager of Signals and Communcations - Testing and Commissioning
Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64101
Join CPKC, North America's first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you're not just building a career-you're part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The Manager T&C is tasked with ensuring any new or altered Signals & Communication (S&C) systems have been rigorously validated per CPKC standards, Transport Canada (TC) and US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations, and verification results are satisfactory before the S&C system is placed into service.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Monitor Document, implement, monitor, and enforce T&C processes, Regulatory requirements, CPKC Required Practices and Red Book requirements
Produce, and check system level test documentation
Coordinate, produce documentation, and validate vital software application testing.
Coordinate verification and validation activities, including project phasing plan, schedule, resources and test team management, within S&C Construction, S&C Design, and S&C Project Controls
Ensure the timely delivery of different milestones, including field audits, and verification and validation documentation
Authorize and approve placing S&C systems in service after test activities are complete
Review and provide recommendations for improvements for CPKC S&C technical and procedural standards to ensure that the best possible practices are in place
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of 5 years' S&C Construction, Maintenance, or Design experience
Minimum of 3 years' experience in test lead, employee in charge role an asset
Engineering degree or relevant experience
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) License an asset
WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:
Flexible and competitive benefits package
Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
Employee share purchase plan
Performance incentive plan
Annual fitness subsidy
Part-time studies program
PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Medical and Drug Testing
This is a safety sensitive position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.
Background Investigation
Criminal history check
Education verification
Professional references
Driver's license verification and driving history
BECOMING A RAILROADER:
As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
Management Conductor Program
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
CULTURE OF INCLUSION:
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provide, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Req ID: 104733
Department: Engineering
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Type: Non-Union
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Country: United States
% of Travel: 40-50%
# of Positions: 1
Job Grade: 4
Compensation Rate:
Job Available to: Internal & External
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