Manager Bridge Maintenance

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:

As the leader overseeing key railway infrastructure, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving bridges, culverts, retaining walls, buildings, and other facilities across a critical territory from Kansas City to Chicago. Leading a team of about 12 unionized employees, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring safety, operational efficiency, and full compliance with standards, policies, regulations, and operating rules.  This is more than a technical role—it’s an opportunity to drive impact. By providing strong leadership, you’ll help foster a culture of safety, reliability, and excellence, ensuring the structures department functions seamlessly to support the safe and efficient operation of the railway network. If you're ready to take on a meaningful challenge, this role is ready for you!

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Inspect bridges, culverts, and retaining walls
• Heavily involved in the development and execution of multi-year construction and maintenance plans for assigned territory
• Ensure that work is carried out in a manner that aligns with applicable collective bargaining agreements
• Supervise and lead staff to ensure safe and effective work is performed
• Follow and implement budgets for construction and maintenance projects

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency
• Valid driver’s license
• High school diploma or general equivalency
• Effective communication skills, written/oral and understanding of computer systems
• Previous experience leading a team of direct reports

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Performance incentive 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
• Department of Transportation Background Check 40.25 Form
• 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: 104459
• Department: Engineering
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Davenport, Iowa
• Country: United States
• % of Travel: 70-80%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 5
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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