Lead Conveyance Engineer - Civil Engineering

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The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

Lead the future of water infrastructure and help shape resilient communities across Ontario and Canada. As a Lead Conveyance Engineer, you will provide technical leadership on complex municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance projects while guiding multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, and delivery. This is an opportunity to influence critical infrastructure investments, mentor future engineering talent, and strengthen client partnerships within a growing Water & Wastewater Conveyance practice.

Your Impact

• Lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance infrastructure projects.
• Oversee the development of engineering calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams across structural, geotechnical, environmental, mechanical, and electrical disciplines to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions.
• Champion innovative and practical approaches to solving complex engineering challenges while maintaining quality, safety, and project objectives.
• Support construction activities through technical reviews, site visits, contractor coordination, and field services.
• Mentor and develop engineers, designers, and technical professionals through technical leadership and quality reviews.
• Drive successful project outcomes by supporting scope, schedule, budget, risk management, and resource planning activities.
• Strengthen client relationships and contribute to business development, proposals, and strategic growth opportunities within the conveyance practice.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with Professional Engineers Ontario.
• 10+ years of experience delivering municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure projects.
• Strong expertise in the planning, design, and delivery of watermains, pipelines, trunk sewers, forcemains, pump stations, and related conveyance infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and delivering complex infrastructure programs.
• Proven ability to prepare and review design reports, contract drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimates.
• Experience supporting Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, environmental approvals, and trenchless infrastructure solutions.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with experience mentoring technical teams and building long-term client relationships.

Why Choose WSP?

Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• 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.

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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 - $162,800

MB & ON: $112,100 - $154,400

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $111,000 - $147,400

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.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Join a team that is redefining what's possible in water infrastructure. Bring your technical expertise, leadership, and vision to some of Canada's most impactful conveyance projects while growing your career alongside industry-leading professionals. If you're ready to create lasting impact for communities today and tomorrow, we'd love to hear from you.At WSP, we exist 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.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

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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 .