Senior Manager, Highway and Municipal Roads in Ottawa

Senior Manager, Highway and Municipal Roads

Job Description

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The Opportunity

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WSP is currently seeking a SeniorManagerfor our Highway and Municipal Roads design business, located in our Ottawa office. This position willleada team of professionals, technicians, and support staff in the delivery of our MTO and municipal roads design program. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Highways & Roads, the candidate will provide technical, management, financial and people leadership, as well as client management to our business practice.

As a member of the Highway and roads group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on complex design and construction projects. You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and maintain a very high quality of deliverables. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to lead a team of professionals with excellent communication skills both internally with staff and externally with clients. The candidate should also have experience with business development, client interactions and project delivery.

Your Impact

• Provide strong leadership in driving the department’s overall performance, proactively achieving revenue and profitability goals while ensuring efficient management of invoicing, accounts receivable, and other key financial metrics
• Develop technical expertise for the execution of projects. Provide leadership and mentoring in the development of technical and quality skills of the staff
• Provide leadership and expertise with client management and commercial awareness
• Manage team resources, including recruitment, team building, staff development and performance management. Implement and track career development plans for staff within the team to support skills development, effective succession management, career pathing and staff retention. Responsible for the salary review process for the unit in collaboration with business line management and the HR department
• Working with Team Leads/Project Managers to monitor the overall performance of projects being undertaken, ensuring effective and proactive management of project finances, scope, schedule, quality and effective client service. Provide leadership and support to ensure consistent and effective use of corporate project management tools
• Working with the Discipline Director(s) as part of the broader business management team, to establish discipline‑specific strategies, budgets, goals and objectives consistent with, and supportive of, broader Business Line and Corporate strategies
• Supporting business improvement and growth initiatives, providing effective leadership and change management to engage staff
• Working with the Discipline Director(s) on the coordination of business development efforts within the Region, including the building, managing and maintaining of client relationships. Through these strong relationships the manager will help to identify opportunities in the project pipeline and gather data/insights to support preparation of effective proposals. Engage staff in BD initiatives as appropriate
• Monitoring and managing overall workload and staffing levels within the department to maintain overall utilization and efficiency at target levels. Support inter-office collaboration and resource/work sharing to balance workloads and meet project delivery objectives across the Discipline
• Driving productivity, motivation, and performance. Ensure compliance with established quality and production procedures. Provide leadership to sustain a culture of continual improvement and client satisfaction
• Uphold the company’s core values and maintain Health and Safety at the highest level
• While the Department Manager is involved in some billable work, their utilization and project commitments must be managed to ensure an appropriate level of attention to their primary management and leadership responsibilities.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• University degree in Civil Engineering
• Eligible fora Professional Engineer license in Ontario
• Minimum 15 years of experience working in an engineering and project management capacity on design assignments for Municipalities and private clients in within Ontario
• 5+ years of managing and mentoring technical staff
• Experience within an engineering consulting environment
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication and customer relationship skills are essential
• Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with the internal and external clients and stakeholders, and build well‑developed teams and positive relationships
• Excellent technical, interpersonal and teamwork skills

Compensation
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $151 200 – $200 300
MB & ON: $137 900 – $187 900
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $136 500 – $181 300

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 98035
• Posting Date 10/21/2026, 04:41 PM

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Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .
Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .

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