Manager Signals & Communications Wayside Projects

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CPKC is hiring a Manager, Signals & Communications Wayside Projects in Kamloops BC for a full-time onsite role that leads the delivery of wayside signal and communications infrastructure across the region. The position requires visible safety leadership, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement, with 70 80% travel in a non union environment. You will coordinate construction, manage budgets and schedules, mentor staff, and ensure quality documentation while maintaining strong regulatory and stakeholder relationships. Applicants should have a high school diploma, valid driver’s license, relevant S C experience, and prior leadership in a unionized environment preferred, plus proficiency with SAP CAMS and Microsoft Office. Emphasize safety culture, project outcomes, and regulatory know how in your resume and cover letter.

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, Signals & Communications Wayside Projects leads the successful delivery of wayside infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia by providing safety-focused leadership, technical expertise, and operational oversight. Responsible for developing and mentoring employees, this role ensures the effective installation, maintenance, diagnostics, and repair of signal and communications assets while driving continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, project performance, and service reliability across the network.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide visible safety leadership by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting safe work practices across all construction activities.
• Lead and coordinate construction services, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Drive operational excellence through the implementation of improved processes, innovative work methods, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and service delivery.
• Manage project completion and documentation while maintaining effective relationships with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and internal partners.
• Develop and mentor employees by providing coaching, performance feedback, and growth opportunities, while adjusting workforce plans to meet changing operational demands.
• Effectively administer collective agreements and manage resources to support workforce productivity, employee engagement, and business objectives

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency
• Valid driver’s license
• Relevant experience in Signals & Communications (S&C) operations, maintenance, or railway systems
• Previous leadership and management experience required, preferably in a unionized environment

• Knowledgeable on S&C Standards and Regulatory requirements
• Proficient knowledge of computer applications (word, excel, PP, SAP, CAM’s)
• Previous leadership and managerial experience 

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee Share Purchase 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
• Driver’s license verification and driving history

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: 106334
• Department: Engineering
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 70-80%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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