Infrastructure Maintenance Director

Infrastructure Maintenance Director

Aecon is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Maintenance Director to join our Urban Transportation Solutions group and lead Infrastructure (Civil/Facilities) Maintenance for a major rail project in Toronto. This role is critical in providing strategic and operational oversight of preventive, corrective, and lifecycle maintenance across a complex light rail network with surface, elevated, and underground elements.

• Provide overall leadership for maintenance of light rail fixed facilities, including stations, platforms, maintenance facilities, and underground facilities such as tunnels, below‑grade stations, ventilation systems, drainage, and structural assets.
• Establish lifecycle maintenance plans, renewal programs, and long‑range capital maintenance forecasts.
• Act as a senior leader during incidents, service disruptions, and emergency responses.
• Lead and mentor supervisors, engineers, and technical maintenance teams.
• Oversee maintenance performance, KPIs, reliability metrics, and cost controls.
• Collaborate closely with operations, fleet maintenance, and systems maintenance to optimize system performance.
• Oversee third‑party contractors and service providers, ensuring contractual compliance and performance.
• Accountable for maintaining system availability, regulatory compliance, and asset integrity while leading multidisciplinary maintenance teams and managing long‑term performance obligations.
• Ensure compliance with life safety codes, tunnel safety regulations, and fire authority requirements for underground transit facilities.
• Coordinate interfaces with Operator for incident response and first line support, ensuring right resources are deployed quickly and accurately documented.
• Develop and manage budgets and renewal forecasts aligned to performance outcomes and contractual requirements.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in rail or transit infrastructure maintenance, including senior leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Infrastructure, Construction Management, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Demonstrated leadership of stations and civil structures, including underground stations/tunnels and other below‑grade assets.
• Proven experience operating in regulated transit environments with safety oversight.
• Experience managing unionized and nonunionized work forces is an asset.
• Strong financial, contractual, and performance management skills.
• Experience operating within performance‑driven environments where schedule compliance, response times, and documentation quality directly affect financial outcomes.
• Familiarity with North American light rail safety and maintenance standards.
• Experience with in P3 or long‑term maintenance contract environments is preferred.
• Must be local to Toronto or willing to relocate.

Reason for vacancy:
Replacement

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We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner. Through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations, appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.