Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) Engineer - Jobs and employment opportunities in Canada - jobs-ca.com

Requisition ID: 23838  
Department: Transit Services Dept. 
Service: Transit Engineering Services 
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent  
Work Hours: 35.00 /hours per week
Affiliation: MPE/New City MPE 
Salary Information: $95,127.76 - $120,309.28  annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 875 Belfast  
Job Category: Engineering 
Application Close: 03/11/2026
JOB SUMMARY

You are responsible for leading Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) engineering activities across the City of Ottawa’s rail transit systems, including rail vehicles, signaling and train control systems, traction power systems, communications systems, stations and supporting infrastructure. You provide technical and engineering leadership to improve system performance, reduce operational risk, minimize service disruptions, and optimize lifecycle asset value.

You apply specialized engineering analysis, performance monitoring, safety assurance practices, and data-driven decision making to identify risks, investigate failures, improve asset reliability and availability, and provide technical direction for maintenance, renewal, modification, and lifecycle asset strategies. Working collaboratively with engineering, operations, maintenance, project delivery teams, consultants, and contractors, you guide RAMS-related decisions that support the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of rail systems throughout their lifecycle.

You act as the technical lead for RAMS performance matters and provide expert advice, technical recommendations, and engineering direction on operational risk, system performance, asset management, engineering modifications, safety assurance, and long-term asset sustainability.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of a 4 year university degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, or related engineering field.

Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible engineering experience in rail systems, reliability engineering, asset management, maintenance engineering, system safety, or related disciplines. Experience leading one or more of the following is required: reliability analyses, safety investigations, risk assessments, lifecycle asset management reviews, and multidisciplinary engineering assessments. Experience providing technical direction or acting as a technical lead in a complex rail or transit environment is considered a strong asset. Experience applying EN 50126 RAMS methodologies in a rail environment is considered an asset.

Training or certification in the following are considered assets:

Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)

Asset Management

Rail system safety or RAMS-related certifications

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

The following certification(s) and/or license(s) is/are required:
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an asset

KNOWLEDGE

In-depth knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) principles, methodologies, performance indicators, and reliability improvement strategies

Knowledge of reliability engineering methods, including failure analysis, root cause analysis, FMEA, FMECA, fault tree analysis, reliability modelling, statistical techniques, and condition-based maintenance approaches

Knowledge of rail systems engineering, including rail vehicle systems, signaling and train control systems, traction power systems, communications systems, stations, supporting infrastructure, and railway maintenance operations

Knowledge of rail safety, hazard identification, risk assessment, safety assurance, safety certification, verification, validation, and independent safety assessment processes

Knowledge of applicable rail standards, practices, and regulatory frameworks, including EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, AREMA, APTA, Transport Canada requirements, and Canadian rail-related legislation

Knowledge of lifecycle asset management, ISO 55000 asset management principles, asset renewal planning, obsolescence management, performance governance, and lifecycle cost analysis

Knowledge of system upgrade processes, configuration management, change management, regression testing, design performance standards, and technical requirements review

Knowledge of reliability and statistical software, data analysis methods, technical reporting, and decision-support tools

Principles of project management, including cost containment, schedule awareness, technical coordination, and reporting

Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to carry out inspections to resolve project on-site problems and review contractors’ work based on contract deliverables

Ability to perform data analysis, formulate recommendations, and create and maintain reports

Ability to identify, analyze and recommend solutions to issues and problems pertaining to assigned projects to mitigate loss/project downtime

Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and deadlines

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to be able to effectively communicate with staff and client teams within a matrix environment

Ability to write effective technical reports and deliver presentations

Ability to manage concurrent projects and bring projects to completion on time and within budget

Ability to foster trust and cooperation to coordinate activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors

Demonstrated ability to exercise sound engineering judgment in a high-risk operational environment

Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills

Ability to assess technical risks and develop practical mitigation strategies

Ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority

Ability to communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

Demonstrated leadership in multidisciplinary teams

Ability to align technical recommendations with operational, safety and business objectives

Proven capability to produce professional technical reports, engineering assessments and executive briefings

Core Behaviours

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing

Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements. 

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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. 

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions. 
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

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