Senior Electrical Engineer
WSP
Senior Electrical Engineer
WSP
Plans and designs infrastructure projects
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Join our Mission Critical & Data Centers team and help shape the future of digital infrastructure across Canada. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership on some of the most complex and innovative data center projects in the industry, supporting enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, AI, cloud, and high-performance computing (HPC) facilities. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, clients, and industry partners, you will deliver resilient, scalable, and energy-efficient electrical systems that power the technologies driving tomorrow's economy.
Lead the planning, design, and delivery of electrical infrastructure for mission critical and data center facilities.
Develop innovative solutions for high-voltage and low-voltage power distribution, standby generation, UPS systems, switchgear, grounding, and power monitoring systems.
Guide multidisciplinary project teams and provide mentorship to engineers and designers, promoting technical excellence and innovation.
Collaborate with clients, utilities, contractors, commissioning agents, and technology partners to deliver successful project outcomes.
Prepare and review basis-of-design reports, technical studies, calculations, specifications, and construction documentation.
Support commissioning activities, integrated systems testing (IST), operational readiness reviews, and construction administration services.
Strengthen client relationships through trusted technical advice, responsive service, and successful project delivery.
Contribute to the continued growth of the Mission Critical & Data Centers practice through proposals, strategic pursuits, and industry engagement.
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation.
10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
Experience delivering mission critical facilities, data centers, utilities, healthcare, industrial, or other complex infrastructure projects.
Strong expertise in critical power systems, including high-voltage and low-voltage distribution, standby generation, UPS systems, switchgear, grounding, and power monitoring.
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and working directly with clients and project stakeholders.
Knowledge of data center resiliency requirements, redundancy concepts, operational continuity, and critical facility design principles.
Experience with commissioning, integrated systems testing (IST), electrical master planning, utility coordination, or campus-scale infrastructure projects is considered an asset.
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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
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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.
Bring your expertise in mission critical electrical engineering to projects that enable the future of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital connectivity, and resilient infrastructure. Join a team where your technical leadership, innovative thinking, and passion for excellence will help shape some of the most advanced facilities in Canada and beyond.
Apply today and help design the infrastructure that keeps the world connected.
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.
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