Change Management & PM Lead, Workplace Transformation

WSP USA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Change Management Specialist/Project Manager in Canada to help clients navigate workplace modernization initiatives, relocations, and hybrid work programs. The role blends strategic consulting with hands‑on delivery, focusing 75% on change management activities and 25% on project delivery within our PM, Cost and Advisory team.

The successful candidate will develop change strategies, conduct readiness assessments, run stakeholder engagements, and facilitate sessions with leaders

Qualifications

• Experience leading change management initiatives within workplace, organizational, business, or digital transformation environments.
• Demonstrated project management experience delivering medium- to high‑complexity projects and programs.
• Expertise developing change strategies, impact assessments, readiness assessments, communications plans, training programs, and adoption frameworks.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading stakeholder interviews, workshops, focus groups, and leadership sessions.
• Ability to develop client‑ready proposals, project approaches, methodologies, scopes of work, budgets, and presentations.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders, employees, vendors, and cross‑functional teams.
• Change Management certification such as Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent is considered an asset.
• PMP designation, workplace strategy, corporate real estate, facilities management, organizational development, consulting, or employee experience expertise is considered an asset.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout Canada as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management programs that support workplace modernization, relocations, hybrid work models, and organizational transformation initiatives.
• Partner with executives, leaders, employees, and stakeholders to drive engagement, readiness, adoption, and long‑term change sustainability.
• Develop and execute change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, impact and readiness assessments, communication templates, training programs, and adoption frameworks.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, focus groups, and leadership sessions that align stakeholders and build organizational readiness.
• Identify risks, resistance points, and operational impacts, implementing mitigation strategies that improve project outcomes.
• Contribute to business growth by developing proposals, scopes of work, methodologies, and client‑facing presentations.
• Flex into Project Management When Needed: Step into medium- to high‑complexity workplace project delivery as required, including relocations, restacks, site activations, decommissions, vendor coordination, schedules, risks/issues, financial tracking, construction‑to‑operations, and operational readiness.
• Measure adoption success and recommend continuous improvements that help clients realize the full value of transformation investments.

Job description

WSP is seeking a Change Management Specialist/Project Manager in Canada to help clients navigate workplace modernization initiatives, relocations, and hybrid work programs. The role blends strategic consulting with hands‑on delivery, focusing 75% on change management activities and 25% on project delivery within our PM, Cost and Advisory team.

The successful candidate will develop change strategies, conduct readiness assessments, run stakeholder engagements, and facilitate sessions with leaders