Director, Major Power Projects – Canada

WSP in Canada; Rouyn-Noranda; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 100 Employer in Canada (2026)

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead delivery of Canada's most complex power infrastructure projects. You will oversee hydropower, transmission, renewables, and telecom infrastructure, guiding teams from development through commissioning and closeout.

You will act as trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, ensuring safe, sustainable, and profitable project outcomes while shaping Canada's energy future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience leading large-scale major projects in power/energy.
• Experience delivering complex projects in transmission, hydropower, renewables, or power infrastructure.
• Proven ability leading multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
• Knowledge of EP/EPCM/PMC contracting models.
• Expertise in project governance, controls, commercial management, contracts, risk, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and strategic planning abilities.
• Bilingual English/French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide director-level leadership and oversight for major power and energy infrastructure projects across Canada.
• Establish project execution strategies, governance frameworks, and decision‑making processes.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and successful project delivery within scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Mentor and lead high-performing project leadership teams with accountability and collaboration.
• Interface with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and key stakeholders at the director level.
• Drive commercial and financial performance through forecasting, risk mitigation, and change management.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls toward shared goals.
• Promote governance through reporting, risk reviews, and corrective action planning.
• Lead project closeout activities including client acceptance and transition to operations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Contract administration

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

P.Eng. designation preferred

Job description

WSP is seeking a Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead delivery of Canada's most complex power infrastructure projects. You will oversee hydropower, transmission, renewables, and telecom infrastructure, guiding teams from development through commissioning and closeout.

You will act as trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, ensuring safe, sustainable, and profitable project outcomes while shaping Canada's energy future.