DirecciónCanadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.
S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network.
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Description
The Engineering Project Manager, under direction of the Director of Environmental Engineering, is a multifaceted role responsible for leading environmental remediation and compliance projects in Mexico.
In this role, the Engineering Project Manager will oversee the Environmental Department's financial forecasting, budget management, contract negotiations and business partner relationships.
Also, the Engineering Project Manager will supervise a team of business partner consultants and contractors that support the Department across these related functions.
Accountabilities
- Manages environmental requirements in all areas of compliance such as waste management, fueling and tank compliance, permitting, and wastwater and storm water management.
- Supervises a team of contractors to manage environmental aspects of railroad operations including fueling facilities, storage tanks, wastewater treatment plants, storm water compliance, regulated waste, yard cleanings, inspection programs, transload operations, remediation and other activities.
Ensures KCSM is consistently meeting regulatory requirements, data management processes and continually improving to implement best management practices.
Provides guidance to other KCSM departments in order to minimize corporate risk on property transactions, leases, new customer opportunities and development.
Acts as a liasonfor the Department on all environmental, social and corporate sustainability reporting and disclosures in Mexico.
Advises KCSM business function leaders regarding sustainability initiatives, opportunities, and corporate trends and metrics.
Supports KCSM stakeholder, customer, and Board of Director inquiries regarding sustainability.
- Oversees management system functions in regard to auditing, training, incident investigation, data retention, policies, and procedures to meet KCSM's goals and objectives.
- Manages the execution of small and large-scale capital projects from planning to design ensuring work is completed in a safe, high-quality, manner while meeting schedule and budget constraints.
Maintains short- and long-term capital planning forecasting.
- Oversees financial and accounting activity across the Environmental Department. Responds on behalf of the Department to information requests within KCSM related to spend and forecasting.
- Works independently with minimal guidance. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Leads projects with moderate scope, risks, and resource requirements.
Acts as a resource for colleagues. Develops and manages operational initiatives to deliver tactical results.
- Understands the relevant business metrics and applies effective tactics to sustain a culture of operational effectiveness that produces teams of high performing, engaged and empowered operational leaders.
- Identifies when a rule / regulation / policy has been violated and has one-on-one accountability conversations with an individual who has not met expectations, using KCS Candor, Aligning the Stars & KCS ABC's, and have the individual produce better results.
Monitors regulatory developments in Mexico that may impact environmental operations.
- Demonstrates KCS's commitment to being ONE TEAM - Living a Speak Up Culture - by using communication and interpersonal skills to enhance inclusion, civility, respect, innovation, safety, customer focus, teamwork within KCS, while encouraging and enabling others to do the same.
- Defines and communicates clearly the teams' roles and responsibilities; holds people accountable for accomplishing objectives;
recognizes and rewards people who achieve results and deliver on performance expectations; provides pinpointed (specific & measurable) feedback on performance.
Develops and retains a strong team of high performers; creates a challenging and rewarding work environment; organizes a diverse group of people into a cohesive team to leverage their energy, knowledge and skills;
creates grassroots / localized events to train & develop others - including location-specific safety training, localized Speak Up events, regular recognition or team-building activities.
Exemplifies KCS Vision, Values, and Culture in each and every interaction with team, clients, and stakeholders.
Ideal Candidate Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor of Science degree from four-year college or university;
- 5+ years of project management, budget management, or environmental-related experience;
- Financial forecasting, program and project level budgeting, and capital expenditure cycles; and
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish and negotiation skills.
Preferred
Railroad or transportation experience.
Working Conditions
- This position has a regular full time schedule with a normal work week of Monday through Friday. There may be a need for occasional work after hours or weekends.
- This position may require minimal travel up to 10% of the time.
We Offer
- Complete health and welfare benefits package.
- Competitive salary.
- Incentive plan.
- Vacation plan.
Additional Information
CPKC reaffirm our declaration of commitment to labor equality and non-discrimination by explicitly declaring the prohibition of requesting medical test of non-pregnancy and HIV as requirements for employment.
Through the previous statement, it is allowed to be known to our internal and external applicants through our publications of vacant positions, providing an inclusive environment for all applicants, however, in critical roles that involve security for our environment, specific tests may be taken for some positions, which is established by the government, we compromise to guarantee a safe and secure environment with zero tolerance for discrimination, aligned with our principles of labor equality and non-discrimination.
