Manager, Mechanical Engineering

The Opportunity:

WSP Canada Inc. is looking for a dynamic and experienced Buildings - Mechanical Manager to join our Buildings M&E - Transportation team at our Thornhill office. In this role, you will be responsible for leading an established and talented Buildings Mechanical engineering group.

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.

#WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here:

Manage a well stablished mechanical engineering team with technical, financial, resourcing and design quality.

Hands on manager-engineer with deep involvement in project design, and implementation from proposal to construction.

Manage and deliver complex infrastructure design and mechanical solutions to customers.

Deep involvement with proposals and pursuits, technical leadership, financial & technical project management, resourcing, assisting the leadership with business development, and team performance, hiring, client facing, and other given responsibilities.

Lead, and manage multidisciplinary project teams focused on client specific requirements including planning, engineering design, construction, post construction and financial management deliverables.

Lead, develop and empower a diverse group of professionals and technical support staff.

Deep understanding of diversity and inclusion, believing on companies values, culture, and code of ethic.

Cooperate with other discipline managers including structural, mechanical, electrical, lighting, BIM, civil, etc.

What you'll bring to WSP:

Minimum bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, with 12+ years of consulting engineering experience.

Registered Professional Engineer with PEO. Other provinces are plus.

Experience with transportation projects, including involving buses, trains, airports, water ports, marinas, etc.

Ample experience with different type of project delivery methods including but not limited to : Alliance, PDB (Progressive Design & Build), Design Build (Design & Build), DB with variations such as DBF, DBFM, DBFMO, ADM, IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) and conventional DBB (Design Bid Build).

Minimum 5+ years of managing and mentoring technical staff, with very strong technical background.

Deep knowledge of mechanical systems such as HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and Air Conditioning), refrigeration, sanitary & storm piping, domestic hot and cold water distribution, natural gas distribution, fire protection, fire sprinkler and suppression systems (FPS & FSS), BAS (Building Automation System) and integration with SCADA, Engineering software, Codes & Standards such as OBC, CSA, ASHRA, NFPA, ASPE, etc.

Fair and unbiased leadership, strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and teamwork skills to deal with internal and external clients, other disciplines and internal lead, senior, intermediate, junior engineers and project managers.

Previous success in client management and proposal/report writing;

Strong knowledge of Transportation clients such as TTC, GO, Metrolinx, VIA, VIVA, CN, CP, MiWAY, Regional Transit Agencies, GTAA, etc.

Complete familiarity with Transportation and DB projects requirement such as DRM, PA, PSOS, OSOR, etc.

Deep knowledge of Project Management, including but not limited to FP&A (financial planning and analysis), budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, and billing.
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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