Project Manager Engineering

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:

Drive the successful delivery of CPKC's rail infrastructure projects by leading endtoend project and construction management across track, bridge, structure, and related engineering initiatives.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage execution of assigned projects within scope, schedule, and budget
• Oversee project design and permitting activities
• Direct and supervise engineering consultants
• Prepare cost estimates, reports, memos, and correspondence
• Develop conceptual design alternatives for business case reviews
• Coordinate work with internal teams, external partners, and customers
• Provide construction management for assigned projects
• Represent CPKC in meetings with Public Agencies for project coordination
• Review 3rd party/external projects to ensure compliance with CPKC standards
• Provide safety leadership, on call emergency support, and travel to project sites (30-40%)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or
• Minimum 5 years of experience with progressive responsibility in design, construction oversight, and project management
• Familiar with American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards (AREMA), Safety and Health regulations, Environmental guidelines, Natural Resource permitting, General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR), US public funding guidelines and requirements
• Working knowledge of SAP, Windows 10, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, AutoCad (Civil 3D)
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills

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 or regulated drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references
• Driver's license verification and driving history
• Social Security Number verification

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

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 provided, 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: 105586
• Department: Engineering
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Country: United States
• % of Travel: 30-40%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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