Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings

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The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer looking to work with autonomy on some of Canada's most future-forward engineering projects. You'll play a key leadership role in delivering complex municipal, institutional, commercial, and industrial building projects while influencing design excellence, mentoring emerging talent, and helping shape the built environment of tomorrow.

Your Impact

• Lead the electrical design and delivery of complex commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects from concept through construction.
• Drive innovative solutions for medium-voltage power distribution, emergency power, life safety, grounding, lightning protection, UPS, and fire alarm systems.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams by providing technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight throughout project execution.
• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders while representing WSP as a trusted technical advisor.
• Develop detailed calculations, specifications, tender documents, reports, and engineering designs that achieve successful project outcomes.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects as both Lead Engineer and Project Manager, ensuring scope, schedule, quality, and budget objectives are achieved.
• Support integrated project delivery and design-build initiatives that improve efficiency, collaboration, and project performance.
• Contribute to safer, more resilient, and sustainable communities through excellence in engineering design and execution.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• 15+ years of experience designing electrical systems for commercial and industrial building projects.
• Deep expertise in electrical power distribution, grounding, fire alarm, lightning protection, emergency power, life safety systems, UPS systems, and arc flash studies.
• Strong knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including OBC, OESC, CEC, CSA, NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE, and other relevant industry requirements.
• Proven experience leading project teams and mentoring junior and intermediate engineers.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with contractors, review shop drawings, respond to RFIs, and defend engineering designs during construction.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Reliability Security Clearance.

Why Choose WSP?

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• 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: $114,600 - $151,800
MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400

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 Power What’s Next?

Join a team where technical excellence, innovation, and purpose come together. If you're ready to lead impactful projects, mentor future talent, and help deliver the infrastructure that supports communities across Canada, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of electrical engineering at WSP.