Director Construction Adminstration

WSP in Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 162,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Health & safety focused culture

Job summary

WSP Canada seeks a Director of Construction Administration for Bridges, Highways & Roads in Ontario. You will provide strategic leadership for the Ontario division, managing about 60 technical staff and guiding project delivery, client services, safety, and performance to support growth and profitability.

The role emphasizes people leadership, financial performance, and inter-office collaboration to optimize margins and cash generation while aligning with WSP Canada’s strategic plan.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering.
• Eligible for a Professional Engineer license in Ontario.
• 10+ years in construction administration and project management.
• 5+ years managing a large technical team.
• Experience in an engineering consulting environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Ontario Construction Administration division, ensuring delivery excellence and profitability.
• Inspire and develop managers, project managers, and staff toward strategic objectives.
• Oversee project delivery, risk management, and financial performance across the division.
• Define contracting strategies and manage key client negotiations with legal and risk support.
• Monitor budget, schedule, and cost to complete estimates; drive continuous improvement across offices.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Negotiation

Mentoring

Education

University degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer license (Ontario)

Job description

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science‑based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

WSP is currently seeking a Director, Construction Administration – Bridges Highways & Roads Ontario for our Transportation business line. This position provides leadership and strategic direction for the Construction Administration division across Ontario. Reporting to the Vice President Bridges Highways & Roads, the Director is responsible for approximately 60 technical staff and revenues of $12 million CAD. The role is primarily responsible for people leadership, financial performance, project delivery, organic growth, client services, safety, and staff performance management for the Construction Administration division across Ontario. This role ensures the coordination of efforts across offices and other business lines, developing plans, programs, and organizational objectives to enhance margins, workforce utilization, and cash generation, enabling the growth of the business and ensuring client satisfaction. All activities are undertaken in support of the WSP Canada strategic plan.

Your Impact

• Accountability and responsibility for the overall performance of the Construction Administration division in Ontario, including meeting established revenue and profitability targets
• Provides effective leadership by inspiring and engaging all managers, project managers, and professional/specialist individual contributor employees towards achieving the short-term and long-term objectives of the business line, as reflected in the WSP Canada strategic plan, business line’s strategic plan, and the division’s operating plan and targets
• Manages the implementation of the operating plan and its objectives for the Construction Administration division in Ontario, with primary efforts focused on project delivery excellence, financial performance, and adherence to the business line’s strategic plan and organic growth
• Works and collaborates with Managers as part of the Discipline management team, to establish discipline-specific strategies, budgets, goals, and objectives consistent with, and supportive of, broader Business Line and Corporate strategies
• Senior responsibility for managing and developing employees in accordance with WSP core values, the performance management program and the job architecture and job family structure, including supporting the identification and retention of, and investment in, top talent
• Provides leadership to sustain a culture of continuous improvement and client satisfaction
• Upholds the company’s core values and maintains Health and Safety at the highest level.
• Senior responsibility for optimizing the performance of the Construction Administration division in Ontario, including project margin, staff utilization, DSO, and general administration costs;
• Defines contracting strategies, commercial terms, and measures to manage and mitigate risk during key pursuit processes including interacting directly with customers during negotiations;
• With support from the corporate legal team, provide guidance and direction to managers to ensure operational and project delivery excellence;
• Conducts regular project reviews to ensure budget, schedule, risk, and cost to complete estimates are in order;
• Guides and directs project management employees on measures to mitigate project performance issues and risks, ensuring successful delivery on the contractual commitments and financial targets for the project portfolio to meet client expectations and achieve or exceed profitability targets for the business line;
• Collaborates closely with the finance, quality, legal/risk, and project delivery shared services to advance project management tools such as project status reports, ensuring the design meets business line requirements and proper deployment and utilization within the business line;
• Promote collaboration within the business line and across offices to ensure effective resource sharing, workload/resource balancing and to bring the best the business line has to bear to meet the needs of clients;
• Monitors business development investments to deliver acceptable returns on the investments, aligned with the business line strategy and its backlog and sales targets;

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Advanced leadership and communication abilities, notably capable of inspiring, engaging, and influencing a high caliber team to drive a business to higher performance levels and seize the opportunities presented internally and, in the market, to the benefit of a wide body of stakeholders (including, but not limited to clients, employees, shareholders, partners, suppliers, and society at large)
• Strong civil engineering professional services business acumen, likely demonstrated through prior successful experience in a large scope civil engineering management role
• 10+ years’ experience working in construction administration and project management capacity on construction administration assignments for public sector clients
• Experience in construction administration for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is considered an asset
• 5+ years’ experience managing and mentoring a large team of technical staff
• University degree in Civil Engineering
• Eligible for a Professional Engineer license in Ontario
• Advanced ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and executive presentations) with the internal and external clients and stakeholders, and build well-developed teams and positive relationships
• Strong negotiation, communication and customer relationship skills are essential
• Excellent technical, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• The ability to successfully lead with little direction to meet organizational goals
• Experience within an engineering consulting environment (is preferred)

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. 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. Join us.

• 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.

#WeAreWSP

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $177 000 - $234 400

MB & ON: $161 500 - $222 300

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $159 900 - $212 300

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.

About Us

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. Join us.

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 .