Vice President – Stations and Rail Systems Delivery

Job Description

AECOM Mississauga is hiring a VP, Stations & Rail Systems Delivery.

The VP, Stations & Rail Systems Delivery is accountable for delivering stations and rail systems for a major transit infrastructure program under a Target Price Agreement and Progressive Design-Build model. The role provides executive leadership from delivery through revenue service, ensuring work meets safety, schedule, funding, quality, operational readiness, and stakeholder requirements.

Working in a collaborative owner-partner environment, the Vice President leads integrated teams of design-build partners, consultants, contractors, operations representatives, and public-sector stakeholders. The role oversees project agreement performance, commercial and schedule outcomes, risk, and readiness for service.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Executive Delivery Leadership

• Lead delivery of stations and rail systems from notice to proceed through completion and revenue service.
• Build a delivery culture focused on safety, accountability, collaboration, and execution.
• Align delivery with approved funding, operational needs, and program objectives.
• Make delivery decisions within delegated authority and lead resolution of complex issues.

Progressive Design-Build Management

• Lead owner-side management of the Progressive Design-Build delivery phase.
• Maintain effective governance with the development and delivery partners.
• Administer target price commitments, commercial mechanisms, risk-sharing arrangements, and performance requirements.
• Resolve issues collaboratively while protecting the Owner’s interests and value-for-money objectives.
• Oversee dispute avoidance and resolution.

Stations and Rail Systems Delivery

• Oversee station works, including civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, vertical transportation, accessibility, and customer experience elements.
• Lead delivery of rail systems, including signalling, communications, traction power, SCADA, digital infrastructure, fare interfaces, and station systems.
• Address property, utility, municipal, construction, and operating corridor interfaces.
• Ensure technical, operational, safety, accessibility, and customer requirements are met.

Systems Integration, Testing and Commissioning

• Lead integrated testing and commissioning across stations, rail systems, infrastructure, rolling stock interfaces, and operations.
• Oversee systems assurance, verification, certification, readiness reviews, and handover.
• Coordinate operational readiness with operations, maintenance, safety, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Drive progress toward substantial completion, in-service readiness, and final acceptance.

Commercial, Risk and Stakeholder Leadership

• Manage delivery against approved cost and schedule baselines.
• Oversee risk, project controls, forecasting, change, contingency, claims, and emerging commercial issues.
• Provide clear reporting to executive leadership and governance bodies.
• Build effective relationships with municipalities, transit and utility organizations, regulators, government representatives, and communities.
• Align capital delivery with operations, safety, and customer experience.

Safety, Quality and ESG

• Champion worker, passenger, and public safety.
• Ensure quality management is embedded throughout delivery.
• Advance environmental, accessibility, equity, inclusion, and community commitments.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Transportation, Project Management, or a related discipline AND 12 years of heavy infrastructure delivery experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including 4 years of leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation.
• Master’s degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• Ideally 20+ years of progressively senior infrastructure delivery experience, including at least four years in a leadership role.
• Executive leadership experience on complex transit, rail, or transportation projects valued at more than $1 billion.
• Experience delivering major programs through Progressive Design-Build, Design-Build, Alliance, PPP, or comparable delivery models.
• Demonstrated experience with stations, rail systems, systems integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Track record leading large multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners.
• Extensive experience managing commercial, contractual, risk, and stakeholder matters in public infrastructure.
• Experience delivering major transit or rail programs under a Target Price Agreement and Progressive Design-Build model.
• Experience leading station and rail systems integration on a large, multi-package program, including interfaces with an operating corridor.
• Experience bringing a major transit project through testing, commissioning, operational readiness, and entry into revenue service.
• Experience working with public-sector owners, government oversight bodies, Board committees, and municipal or regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience with executive-level commercial governance, dispute avoidance, and collaborative issue resolution.

Additional Information

• This is a newly created role

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About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. 

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com. 

What makes AECOM a great place to work 

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned. Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community - where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Artificial intelligence will be used to support the screening, assessment, and selection of applicants for this role. Final hiring decisions are made by the hiring team.