At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative electrical design for cutting-edge building projects across Canada.
- Company: Join WSP, a top Canadian employer shaping communities and advancing humanity.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible work options, and endless growth opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team that values safety, collaboration, and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on future-forward projects while mentoring the next generation of engineers.
- Qualifications: 15+ years in electrical engineering with a P.Eng. designation required.
The predicted salary is between 114600 - 151800 $ per year.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer looking to work with autonomy on some of Canada's most future-forward engineering projects. You'll play a key leadership role in delivering complex municipal, institutional, commercial, and industrial building projects while influencing design excellence, mentoring emerging talent, and helping shape the built environment of tomorrow.
Your Impact
- Lead the electrical design and delivery of complex commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects from concept through construction.
- Drive innovative solutions for medium-voltage power distribution, emergency power, life safety, grounding, lightning protection, UPS, and fire alarm systems.
- Guide multidisciplinary teams by providing technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight throughout project execution.
- Build strong relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders while representing WSP as a trusted technical advisor.
- Develop detailed calculations, specifications, tender documents, reports, and engineering designs that achieve successful project outcomes.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects as both Lead Engineer and Project Manager, ensuring scope, schedule, quality, and budget objectives are achieved.
- Support integrated project delivery and design-build initiatives that improve efficiency, collaboration, and project performance.
- Contribute to safer, more resilient, and sustainable communities through excellence in engineering design and execution.
The Skills That Set You Apart
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
- 15+ years of experience designing electrical systems for commercial and industrial building projects.
- Deep expertise in electrical power distribution, grounding, fire alarm, lightning protection, emergency power, life safety systems, UPS systems, and arc flash studies.
- Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including OBC, OESC, CEC, CSA, NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE, and other relevant industry requirements.
- Proven experience leading project teams and mentoring junior and intermediate engineers.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate with contractors, review shop drawings, respond to RFIs, and defend engineering designs during construction.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Reliability Security Clearance.
Why Choose WSP?
- Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
- A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
- Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
- Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
Compensation
- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $114,600 - $151,800
- MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900
- NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400
Ready to Power What's Next? Join a team where technical excellence, innovation, and purpose come together. If you're ready to lead impactful projects, mentor future talent, and help deliver the infrastructure that supports communities across Canada, we'd love to hear from you.
WSP exists to shape communities to advance humanity. It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers. As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.
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. 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.
Senior Electrical Engineer employer: WSP in Canada
WSP est un employeur de choix pour les professionnels passionnés par l'innovation et le développement durable. En tant que Directeur(trice) de projet en Mécanique et Électricité, vous bénéficierez d'une culture de travail collaborative qui valorise la diversité des idées et favorise la croissance personnelle et professionnelle. Situé au cœur du Québec, WSP offre des opportunités uniques de travailler sur des projets d'envergure tout en contribuant à façonner l'avenir de nos communautés.
