Junior Process Engineer

BCtechjobs; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 73,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

WSP in Vancouver is seeking a Junior Process Engineer to contribute to water and wastewater projects across industrial, mine water, and municipal environments. The role offers exposure to office-based consulting with hybrid flexibility and opportunities for fieldwork, with new grads encouraged to apply.

You will develop reports, specifications, process schematics, and layout drawings while building skills in design, modeling, mass balance, and project coordination with clients and vendors.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering; graduate degrees are an asset.
• Registered or eligible for registration as an EIT or P.Eng in Canada (EGBC).
• 0–2 years of relevant experience; co-op considered an asset.
• Strong written and verbal English; French is an asset.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Experience with industry-standard software and problem-solving.
• Experience with business development or proposal writing is a plus.
• Valid driver's license; field experience is an asset.
• Recent graduates encouraged to submit transcripts with application.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to water and wastewater projects across industrial, mine, and municipal settings.
• Prepare technical reports, proposals, specs, process schematics, and layout drawings.
• Support design activities including process selection, equipment sizing, modeling, mass balance, and hydraulic analysis.
• Participate in project phases from concept to operation, including procurement and commissioning.
• Coordinate with team members and vendors; communicate with clients as experience grows.
• Provide project support to senior staff while building technical capability through mentorship.
• Balance multiple projects and manage time to meet schedules.
• Office-based consulting with occasional fieldwork and travel.

Skills

Communication in English

French (asset)

Organizational skills

Industry software knowledge

Business development aptitude

Driver's license

Education

Chemical engineering degree

EIT / P.Eng eligibility (EGBC)

Tools

Process simulation software

Job description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

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

Build the Future with Us

Join our water treatment team in Vancouver as a Junior Process Engineer, where you will contribute to a variety of water and wastewater treatment projects across industrial, mine water, and municipal environments. This opportunity offers exposure to office-based consulting engineering work, hybrid flexibility, and fieldwork opportunities, with new graduates encouraged to apply.

Your Impact

• Contribute to water and wastewater treatment projects spanning industrial, mine water, and municipal applications.
• Prepare technical reports, proposals, specifications, process schematics, and layout drawings that support project delivery.
• Support analysis and design activities including process and technology selection, equipment sizing and specification, process modeling, mass balance, hydraulic analysis, and 3D layout.
• Participate in water-treatment projects from concept and feasibility through preliminary design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, permitting, and operation phases.
• Coordinate with team members and equipment vendors, growing toward communication with clients and sub-contractors as experience develops.
• Provide project support to intermediate and senior staff while building technical capability through ongoing learning and mentorship.
• Balance multiple simultaneous projects while managing time to meet evolving project schedules.
• Engage in primarily office-based consulting engineering work, with occasional short-duration fieldwork, travel requirements, and potential opportunities for longer-duration field assignments.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, with graduate degrees considered an asset.
• Currently registered or eligible for registration as an EIT or P.Eng. with a Canadian Engineering Association, including EGBC.
• 0 to 2 years of relevant working experience since graduation, with relevant co-op experience considered an asset.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, with French skills considered an asset.
• Strong organizational skills in both information management and time management.
• Experience in technical problem-solving using industry-standard commercial computer software.
• Experience with, or aptitude for, business development and proposal writing.
• Valid driver's license, with field experience considered an asset.
• If you are a recent graduate or early-career professional, we encourage you to submit your academic transcript as part of your application. This helps us better understand your academic background and areas of study. Candidates who do not provide a transcript with your application may be asked to submit one during the screening process.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• 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: $73,400 - 97,200
• MB & ON: $67,000 - 92,200
• NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $66,300 - 88,000

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.

Ready to Shape What Comes Next?

Bring your curiosity, technical foundation, and drive to learn to a team delivering meaningful water and wastewater treatment solutions. If you are ready to grow your engineering career through hands‑on project work, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute across every stage of project delivery, this is your place to start. 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.