Infrastructure Maintenance Director

Aecon • Toronto, ON

7d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

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.
• 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.
• Must be local to Toronto or willing to relocate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing unionized and nonunionized workforces is an asset.
• Experience within P3 or long term maintenance contract environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for maintenance of light rail fixed facilities, including stations, platforms, maintenance facilities, and underground facilities, including 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 multi disciplinary 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.

Benefits

• Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Believe in helping you build your career through our Aecon University and Leadership Programs.
• Are committed to supporting and investing in inclusive work environments, through initiatives like Equity, Diversity & Inclusion training, our Aecon Women in Trades and Aecon Diversity in Trades programs, and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to ensure we are building inclusion into every aspect of our culture at Aecon.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director