Director, Linear Infrastructure - Water & Wastewater

The Opportunity:

Shape the Future of Water Infrastructure with WSP!

As the Director of Linear Infrastructure - Eastern Canada at WSP, you'll lead the charge in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary water and wastewater projects across Eastern Canada, with a special focus on the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Your role will be pivotal in driving technical excellence, fostering client relationships, and guiding high-performing teams through every phase of project delivery.

You'll collaborate closely with WSP's national water team, leveraging their deep expertise in water and wastewater treatment, planning, and program delivery. Together, you'll create holistic, end-to-end solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients and communities.

Join Us in a Period of Dynamic Growth

Expanding our Water business is a strategic priority for WSP. We're in an exciting phase of growth-investing in talent, technology, and market presence to tackle the increasing demand and complexity of water challenges. The evolution of our water market, especially in conveyance, is crucial to our long-term vision of delivering sustainable and resilient infrastructure across Canada and globally.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Lead Strategic Pursuits: Grow client relationships across municipal water markets, contributing directly to WSP's ambitious water growth objectives.
• Set Objectives & Action Plans: Oversee regional and staff objectives, creating and implementing local action plans to achieve goals related to budgets, financial performance, quality, safety, and culture.
• Deliver Complex Projects: Direct the planning, design, construction, and commissioning of water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Project Leadership: Act as project director on major assignments, bringing deep insight into the design and delivery of linear infrastructure and conveyance systems.
• Collaborate & Integrate: Work with WSP's national water team-including treatment, planning, and asset management experts-to deliver integrated, client-focused solutions.
• Mentor & Develop Teams: Support the growth of multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, project managers, and technical specialists.
• Foster Quality Culture: Ensure delivery excellence through strong technical standards, rigorous reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Harness Global Expertise: Collaborate with WSP's global delivery network to apply best-in-class practices and support integrated project delivery models.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Professional Registration: Eligible for registration as a P.Eng.
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years of professional experience, including at least 7 years of leadership and team management.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Technical Proficiency: Highly skilled in water/wastewater engineering principles, practices, and methods.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Financial Acumen: Strong financial understanding preferred.
• Track Record: Demonstrated ability to grow a portfolio of water and wastewater-related business.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

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.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to 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.

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