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WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

Team Manager - Civil Engineering, Renewable Energy

Engineering LeadershipPosted on Nov 14
Full-timeCA$49.40 - CA$72.50

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in civil engineering and at least 10 years of relevant civil engineering experience, including project design and delivery, are required.
  • Professional engineer designation in a Canadian province is required.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership, coordination, or management experience with an engineering team is required.
  • Ability to guide, mobilize, and develop team members, set priorities, and support the resolution of technical issues is required.
  • Understanding of the phases of an engineering project, from design through construction support and commissioning, is required.
  • Understanding of civil design principles for site layout, earthworks, roads and access roads, drainage, and water management is required.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, clients, and other disciplines is required.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to project sites as required is required.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • French-English bilingualism is required for national initiatives involving communication with French- and English-speaking colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate the daily activities of the civil engineering team, including resource planning, priority allocation, and workload tracking for renewable energy projects.
  • Provide technical leadership, support, mentoring, and guidance to engineers, designers, and technicians in carrying out their assignments.
  • Ensure the technical quality of deliverables, adherence to internal processes, and compliance with contractual and client requirements and applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
  • Support team member onboarding, training, and professional development while fostering their autonomy and technical growth.
  • Participate in planning resource needs and identify recruiting and skills-development needs based on the project portfolio.
  • Collaborate with managers, project managers, and discipline leads to coordinate resources, technical interfaces, schedules, and priorities.
  • Participate in technical and design reviews at key project stages and help resolve complex technical issues involving site layout, earthworks, access, drainage, and water management.
  • Ensure civil concepts support constructability and project optimization, including earthworks, access infrastructure, drainage, construction costs, and environmental impacts.
  • Develop and improve civil engineering standards, tools, methods, and practices to increase deliverable quality, efficiency, and consistency.
  • Support project teams in preparing proposals, including estimating engineering effort, required resources, schedules, and technical approaches.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture focused on technical excellence, knowledge sharing, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience delivering renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, or battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
  • Experience designing and optimizing site layouts and earthworks, including cut-and-fill optimization.
  • Experience designing roads and access roads, particularly for projects with special transportation and construction constraints.
  • Experience in hydrology, hydraulics, drainage, and stormwater management, including ditches, culverts, retention basins, and erosion-control measures.
  • Knowledge of civil engineering design and analysis software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD, and other civil design software.
  • Knowledge of geographic information system tools such as ArcGIS or equivalent, as project needs dictate.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements for civil infrastructure, and environmental and permitting processes associated with projects.
  • Experience coordinating interfaces with geotechnical, environmental, structural, electrical, and construction disciplines.
  • Experience providing construction support, conducting site inspections, or resolving technical issues on construction sites.
  • Possession of an ASP Construction card, or willingness to obtain one, as occasional project-site travel may be required.

About the Company

WSP

Plans and designs infrastructure projects

WSP is an engineering and science consultancy that helps governments and businesses plan, design, and manage infrastructure. Its teams work on transport networks, buildings, water systems, power facilities, and environmental projects, combining engineers with scientists, planners, and technical advisers. Services include feasibility studies, detailed design, environmental assessments, and project management, with specialists supporting assets through construction and operation. Clients pay through contracts priced by staff time, agreed project fees, or a share of project costs. Genivar reorganized as WSP Global in 2014, and the group is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1959

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