Program Specialist

Posting

Start Date:

2/19/26

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.

As the Program Specialist for Locomotive Overhaul Programs, you will lead the multi‑year planning strategy to ensure the locomotive fleet remains compliant with all maintenance and regulatory requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the annual overhaul scope and schedule across multiple CPKC facilities and third‑party vendor locations. Your leadership will be critical in coordinating long‑term program needs, optimizing shop capacity, and supporting the reliability and availability of the fleet.

• Develop, maintain and update 5 year locomotive engine overhaul plan
• Register and maintain Environmental Protection Agency Emissions data for all loose locomotive engines shipped to CPKC
• Plan, coordinate, direct and follow up on locomotive movement to and from CPKC and third party shops for overhaul
• Plan, coordinate, direct and follow up on locomotive overhaul material deliveries to CPKC facilities to meet Overhaul Schedules
• Maintain, adjust and update locomotive engine overhaul capital project tracker daily with all required changes to scope, schedule or locomotive numbers
• Develop and create annual locomotive engine overhaul capital plan / scope and budget

• High School diploma or general equivalency
• 5 years’ experience of railroad operations with strong background with locomotives
• Valid driver’s license
• Strong understanding of SAP, Locomotive Maintenance User Interface and Locomotive Management Planning and railroad network
• Strong communication skills (provide clear and concise instructions/directions)
• Ability to drill down, understand root cause and resolve complex issues
• Excellent focus, attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Strong understanding of Microsoft suite programs, Excel, Word, Power Point, able to create, modify, and update reports for presentation to senior management

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

Medical and Drug Testing
This is a [safety critical/safety sensitive] position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references
• Driver’s license verification and driving history

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.

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business  may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

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
• Department:
  Mechanical Loco
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type:
  Non-Union
• Location:
  
  Calgary, Alberta
• Country:
  Canada
• % of Travel: 10-20%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to:
  Internal & External