Deputy Director, Earthworks and Materials Management

  • Company: CDPQ Infra
  • Field: Preconstruction
  • Location: Montréal
  • Type of job: On site, Full time
  • Date of publication: September 9, 2026
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Reporting to the Pre-Construction Department

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze large-scale earthworks requirements and optimize cut-and-fill balances;
  • Develop earthworks management plans to minimize haulage, surplus materials, and imported fill requirements;
  • Identify and assess potential material sources, as well as opportunities for material reuse;
  • Recommend alignment and profile optimizations to reduce earthmoving volumes;
  • Support the definition of Work Package boundaries to optimize earthworks, logistics, and construction interfaces.

Desired Qualifications

  • Over 15 years of experience and recognized expertise in large-scale earthworks;
  • Experience with railway, highway, mining, or similar linear infrastructure projects;
  • Strong understanding of cut-and-fill balance, earthworks planning, and materials management;
  • Good understanding of logistical, environmental, and regulatory considerations.

Our values

Sustainability: We are working to develop a rail project on mostly electrified tracks, contributing to the reduction of GHG emissions in the transportation sector.

Ambition: Our ambition is to transform the mobility experience by providing an efficient and sustainable transportation solution in Canada’s most densely populated corridor.

Trust: We build trust through transparent communications, rigorous processes, and recognition of voices and knowledge.

Safety: We act proactively to prevent and eliminate safety risks, including people and information risks, and promote an appropriate distribution of risks among project partners.

Why join CDPQ Infra ?

A unique playground where you can develop your expertise

Expand your skills alongside an agile, innovative and multidisciplinary team passionate about mobility. 

An active role in the infrastructure project of a generation 

Make your career meaningful and make history by helping build Canada’s first high-speed rail network. 

Competitive compensation and benefits

Enjoy a highly competitive total compensation package, including a pension plan and insurance coverage for you and your family.

Ready to shape the future of transport in Canada?  

Excited about the high-speed rail project? Help us bring it to life by joining the Cadence team.

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About Cadence

Cadence is the group selected by the Government of Canada to develop, in cooperation with the Alto Crown corporation, an ambitious high-speed rail network that will span nearly 1,000 kilometres between Québec City and Toronto. The group brings together companies with world-class expertise in the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of large-scale, complex rail infrastructures. Its members include CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, SYSTRA Canada, Keolis Canada, SNCF Voyageurs and Air Canada.

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About CDPQ Infra

Founded in 2015, CDPQ Infra is a wholly owned subsidiary of La Caisse. It works to develop major infrastructure and public transit projects in consultation with the communities and authorities concerned. A true concentrate of technical expertise and financial capacity, our multidisciplinary team assumes responsibility for the design, planning, financing, procurement, delivery and operation of projects that transform the mobility experience in Canada.