Road Foreman

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 Road Foreman you will educate, promote and monitor the safe work practices of operating crews for a given territory and enhance operating ability of Locomotive Engineers, ensuring effective and efficient application of CPKC’s operating rules, practices, safety policies and procedures which improve safety, prevent serious accidents, raise awareness and promote compliance.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Perform locomotive engineer train crew field evaluations • Plan and execute remedial training activities for those found deficient through field evaluation and rules violations • Coordinate all conductor new hire training including oversight of field level on the job training • Coordinate and oversee of triennial recertification training for conductors and locomotive engineers in the area of responsibility • Perform field efficiency testing • Provide input to training course content in identified problem areas as observed in field evaluations and proficiency testing for educational purposes • Deliver any skills training required for conductor and locomotive engineers in the area of responsibility • Respond to provide expert analysis of download for train handling exceptions, incidents and derailments and implement corrective training when determined required • Provide on-call support and emergency response on a rotating cycle to support 24/7 operations

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency • Valid driver’s license • Must have minimum of 2+ of experience or as required by regulations as a qualified and practicing railway locomotive engineer • Strong working knowledge of railroad operating rules and regulations including special or dimensional handling, toxic inhalation hazard, hours of work and locomotive standards • Maintained General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) rules qualification • Working knowledge of the relevant collective agreement and its application to locomotive engineers and conductors • Effective communication skills and ability to relay effective instruction to conductors and locomotive engineers as it relates to effective train handling and application of safety rules, practices, policies and procedures • Ability to coach, train and mentor train locomotive engineers, conductors and trainees