Project Manager Facilities

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 Project Manager Facilities, you will oversee the project management services to the various entities and subsidiaries for CPKC in for an assigned region, for all leased and owned sites. The successful candidate will develop and deliver the overall design of the project and to track and update budgets and schedules throughout the course of a project to ensure that it is completed on time and within budgets established and approved.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Coordinate contracts, including safety orientation, field inspection and supervision of contract work on various projects while ensuring that CPKC safety requirements are adhered to on all sites

Coordinate work activities with internal departments and contractors to ensure safe, efficient execution of projects and programmed maintenance work

Accountable for utility infrastructure maintenance to ensure business continuity for the assigned region including design and managing the projects on a day to day basis to ensure completion within schedule and budget

Ensure any related environmental issues are dealt with according to company mandated policies and local codes, as they relate to projects

Prepare budget requirements for multi-year planning including preparation and review project cost estimates for appropriation of funds relating to facilities

Lead all aspects of all assigned facilities construction project from conception to delivery including all gas, water, sanitary management projects

Conduct in-depth reviews of each project to schedule tasks, subcontractors, tools, equipment, and material deliveries, while ensuring daily oversight of work progress, managing costs, and supervising the behaviors and performance of site personnel under their charge

Evaluate contractor performance to ensure quality, cost, and schedule objectives are met, while negotiating with construction managers, contractors, suppliers, and consultants to increase benefits from company expenditures

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Architecture, Engineering or Facilities, or a certified/licensed skilled trade with a preference for candidates with a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation

Minimum 1 year experience in project management within a fast paced industry such as railway facility management and or commercial construction,

Valid driver's license with an ability to travel up to 50% across Mississippi and Louisiana

Proficient in various construction subject areas, project management processes, and financial management, as well as relevant knowledge of codes, contract law, and legislation related to project work

Experience leading or contributing to the preparation of Request For Proposal (RFP)’s, tenders and tender awards

Ability to support operations 24/7, including on-call assignments after hours, on weekends and potentially holidays

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:

Background Investigation

Criminal history check

Education verification

Professional references

Driver’s license verification and driving history

Passport verification

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 provide, 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: 104441

Department: Strategic Planning & Corporate Services

Job Type: Full-Time

Position Type: Non-Union

Location: Shreveport, Louisiana

Country: United States

% of Travel: 50-60%

# of Positions: 1

Job Grade: 4

Job Available to: Internal & External

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