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The Opportunity

The Water Resources Group (Earth & Environment Division in Ontario) is actively pursuing Senior Water Resource Engineers and Scientists. We are looking to further develop and grow our already well-rounded and diverse water business in Southern Ontario, with a plan for you to support a wide range of challenging and rewarding projects across multiple clients and sectors.

This role requires a candidate who is prepared to take on a leadership role in our team with demonstrated experience as a surface water engineer/scientist, including hydrologic analysis, flood mitigation, river engineering, hydraulic infrastructure analysis, and design.

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:

• Developing, managing, and servicing clients;

• Collaboration with other senior staff and mentoring of intermediate and junior personnel;

• Managing projects including technical work delivery, budget, schedule, and communications for both large, and small multi-disciplinary projects;

• Developing technical engineered solutions for surface water projects including erosion and scour protection, river engineering, stormwater management, and flood mitigation;

• Designing surface water management infrastructure from feasibility level to construction documentation including detailed design, tender documentation, and conducting field reviews;

• Leading surface water resources projects, including watershed management, impact assessments, natural channel design, flood mapping, and environmental compliance and permitting;

• Screening opportunities and preparing proposals;

• Continuing professional development for maintaining current knowledge of professional standard practice;

• Other duties as required;

• Some travel may be required.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• Degree in Water or Environmental Engineering or similar (preferably a graduate degree related to surface water engineering) or degree in hydrology, geomorphology or water quality, with consulting experience in water resources engineering, design, and construction of hydraulic infrastructure assessments related to hydrology, flood assessment/mitigation, and hydraulic structures;

• Eligible for professional engineering and/or professional geoscientist designation in Ontario;

• 10-15 years minimum experience in water resources engineering consulting projects;

• Excellent leadership, problem solving, communication, mentoring, and people skills;

• High degree of motivation, strategic planning, and ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines and budgets;

• Committed to technical excellence and ability to write proposals and technical reports.

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)