RAMS Specialist, Kiewit Infrastructure Engineer

Position Overview

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS)? We are looking for a dedicated specialist to join our innovative Systems Assurance Team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our Systems Assurance Director, Systems Integration Leads, and the broader Integrative Engineering and Technology Solutions (IETS) Team. Together, you'll drive the successful delivery of a growing portfolio of cutting-edge infrastructure projects.

Exciting Opportunity for Skill Development and Professional Growth!

This position offers a unique chance to enhance your personal skills, particularly in expanding your RAMS and security expertise within an Infrastructure Engineering team. You'll have the opportunity to interface and present with industry professionals, gaining valuable exposure. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll be directly mentored by field experts, immersing you in a wide range of technical aspects including Operations & Maintenance, Power Systems, Highway and Traffic Control Systems, Transportation Technologies, and Civil Infrastructure/Building Systems.

District Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering seamlessly transitions solutions from design to construction through the collaborative efforts of Design Engineering, Design Management, Proposals, Estimating, and Integrated Project Controls. Our construction-focused engineering approach involves a multidisciplinary team working together to maximize value for clients by improving schedules, controlling costs, and minimizing risk on infrastructure projects. This integrated strategy emphasizes collaboration and constructability throughout the project lifecycle, enabling us to identify and implement quality solutions with a strong safety focus. 

Clients benefit from Kiewit’s proven processes and tools, which minimize project risk. As an in-house resource, we support projects across the company, in all major markets, sharing experiences, innovative concepts, and best practices. Kiewit’s management and implementation of this process result in safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that exceed client expectations and uphold Kiewit’s legacy of excellence. 

At Kiewit, we believe in building more than just structures – we build relationships, strengthen communities, and expand workforce capacity. We don't just build projects; we build careers. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan (RRSP), and unbeatable growth opportunities, we are deeply invested in the future of our employees. Join us at Kiewit, where we go beyond construction to develop the ultimate road to success. 

Location

This position is based out of our Oakville, Ontario location, with flexibility for travel to and from the US and Canada.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will apply RAMS processes, and appropriate methods and techniques within projects according to client requirements; applicable Rules, Regulations, and Standards; support the compliance of RAMS processes; gathering and/or establishing RAMS requirements for designs and supporting interface management activities; perform design verifications / studies to confirm RAMS requirements conformance.

Additional areas the candidate will be exposed to and may support include:

• Reviewing and understanding contractual performance RAMS and security requirements.
• Performing reliability prediction modelling of infrastructure and interfacing systems and apportioning RAMS requirements to lower subsystem levels accordingly through the application of various techniques, such as Reliability Block Diagram and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis.
• Performing independent 'peer review’ reliability calculations and maintenance calculations to verify product design.
• Defining maintenance LRU strategy to ensure design reliability and optimize maintenance costs.
• Reviewing suppliers' RAMS documentation and addressing non-compliances with the support of the project team.
• Developing RAMS demonstration plans, and FRACAS plans and procedures in cooperation with Project Management and the field teams.
• Ensure that Systems Assurance/RAMS processes are being followed throughout the project lifecycle by all involved stakeholders. 
• Perform various analyses as described in the EN50126 V-Cycle model, Canadian Method of Risk Evaluation and Assessment or as aligned to MIL-STD-882. 
• Developing, reviewing, or otherwise supporting Threat and Vulnerability Assessment process. Assisting to derive project security requirements that mitigate vulnerabilities through the design development process and contributing to the authorship of Security Related deliverables according to program needs.
• Developing, reviewing, or otherwise supporting the maturation of a project Integrated Hazard Log. Assisting to derive project safety requirements that mitigate hazards through the design development process and contributing to the authorship of Safety Related Deliverables according to program needs.
• Supporting the development of the Engineering Safety Assurance Case or similar supporting documents to articulate the appropriate program elements have been applied from a RAMS and security perspective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• P.Eng. in Ontario or British Columbia or PE in US States Preferred. 
• A minimum of 5 years working in a Systems Engineering/Systems Assurance/RAMS environment with preference to those with rail transit experience and familiarity with the application of CENELEC standards.
• Experience in the Systems Engineering lifecycle is an asset, including typical tools for development of requirements (for example, DOORS)
• Proficiency in common industry software platforms
• Must have excellent organizational and communication skills. 
• Ability to regularly report to corporate and / or project site office.
• Travel as needed to and from Canada and U.S.

OTHER SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS

• The individual must be inquisitive and willing to learn about a wide variety of rail systems requirements as part of the team.
• The candidate should have a technical basis in engineering (from academics and work experience, ideally with professional consulting work experience) and have technical written and oral communication skills as the role will frequently involve collaboration with clients, contractors, and other engineering firms in an Infrastructure Project advisory and/or delivery environment.
• The individual will be required to plan, organize, and coordinate work with groups of professionals and technicians.
• Past experience with direct client interface and complete project life cycle (design to commissioning) is an asset. #LI-MD1