Director, Major Power Projects - Canada

WSP USA; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a strategic and accomplished Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead the successful delivery of Canada’s most complex power infrastructure projects. You will oversee large-scale programs across Hydropower & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, and Telecommunications Infrastructure, providing governance, direction, and leadership from development through commissioning.

As the Project Director, you will serve as the trusted advisor to clients and key

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience leading large-scale major projects within power/energy or heavy industrial sectors.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects involving Transmission & Distribution, Hydropower & Dams, Renewable Energy, or Power Infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery models including EP, EPCM, PMC, and similar contracting arrangements.
• P.Eng. designation preferred.
• PMP certification considered an asset.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide director-level leadership and oversight for major power and energy infrastructure projects across Canada.
• Establish project execution strategies, governance frameworks, organizational structures, and decision-making processes.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and successful project delivery while achieving approved scope, schedule, quality, financial, and operational objectives.
• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing project leadership teams that foster accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
• Serve as the director-level interface with clients, contractors, regulators, Indigenous communities, and other key stakeholders.
• Drive commercial and financial performance for the major projects team through effective forecasting, contract management, risk mitigation, change management, and claims resolution.
• Align engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, commercial, safety, and quality teams toward shared project goals.
• Champion strong project governance through performance reporting, risk reviews, health assessments, and corrective action planning.
• Promote a robust safety culture while ensuring regulatory compliance, quality standards, and sustainable project practices.
• Lead project closeout activities for the major projects team, including client acceptance, commercial completion, lessons learned, and successful transition to operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Risk management

Contract administration

Strategic planning

Negotiation

Team leadership

Financial acumen

Bilingualism (EN/FR)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

WSP is seeking a strategic and accomplished Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead the successful delivery of Canada’s most complex power infrastructure projects. You will oversee large-scale programs across Hydropower & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, and Telecommunications Infrastructure, providing governance, direction, and leadership from development through commissioning.

As the Project Director, you will serve as the trusted advisor to clients and key