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:
CPKC’s internal actuarial team oversees the company’s defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, including the Canadian pension plan – one of the oldest and largest corporate plans in the country with over $14 billion in assets. As part of CPKC’s broader pension team, which was recently recognized with a 2025 CEO Award for Excellence, the actuarial team provides strategic guidance to executive leadership and ensures benefit security for over 30,000 plan members. Supporting the actuarial team across its broad range of core functions and special projects, the Actuarial Analyst will analyze complex data, prepare financial reports and communicate actuarial insights to stakeholders. This full-time, permanent role is based at CPKC’s global head office in Calgary, Alberta, and reports to the Advisor Pension Plan Management.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Compile and validate data for actuarial valuations
Prepare financial statements for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans
Develop actuarial assumptions and conduct experience studies
Document internal controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance
Support asset-liability studies, plan design reviews and other special projects
Perform additional duties as needed
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, finance, mathematics or other relevant field
Minimum 2 years of relevant experience; defined benefit pension experience strongly preferred
Excellent analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
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
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: 104772
Department: Human Resources
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Type: Non-Union
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Country: Canada
% of Travel: None
of Positions: 1
Job Grade: 4
Job Available to: Internal & External
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