Field Deployment Specialist

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:

The Field Deployment Specialist ensures the safe and tactical execution and implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) through active supervision of operating crews, Signal & Communications (S&C) Mechanical supervisors and employees. The Field Deployment Specialist is also accountable for delivering training, riding trains, troubleshooting and other duties as required.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Identify and document recurring trends and issues related to PTC - employees plugging in the wrong details into the system, speeding, not logging off PTC systems, enforced according to the proper legislations
• Oversee the implementation of PTC; make sure PTC is working as intended, validation of assets in the field
• Analyze, understand, and resolve issues related to interpreting variances to operating parameters
• Ability to set priorities and establish a game plan for action and execute efficient time management
• Willing to solicit different/new ideas and the ability to accept change
• Ability to effectively communicate messages in a way that will be understood easily by all employees
• Ability to form relationships within our organization as well as external organization such Federal Railway Association (FRA) and other railways

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School
• Rules qualified; General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR), familiar with General Operating Instructions (GOI)
• Able to maintain current certifications and licenses such as Engineer Certification
• Effective working knowledge of railway operations, terminal and road operations
• Knowledge of systems (Nexus, TYES, CMA, Incident Manager, Quads, FTO, WREDAS, ITM, Dashboard reports)
• Knowledge of and ability to conduct investigations
• Read and understand safety instructions, operating rules and regulations, collective agreements
• Ability to drill down, understand root cause and resolve complex issues

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

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
• 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: 104683
• Department: Operations Southern Region
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Country: United States
• % of Travel: 80-90%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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