Manager, Municipal Engineering

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly team-building activities

Structured professional development

Access to modern tools

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Manager, Municipal Engineering to lead a high-performing team delivering municipal infrastructure in the Greater Toronto Area. You will balance technical excellence, business growth, and people leadership, reporting to the Discipline Director.

You will guide projects from scope to delivery, strengthen client partnerships, drive proposals and new business, and mentor professionals while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality across roads, water, and public spaces.

Qualifications

• P.Eng. registration in Ontario with a civil engineering degree.
• 15+ years leading design and delivery for Ontario municipalities.
• 5+ years of people leadership including mentoring and performance management.
• Strong financial management experience (revenue, invoicing, metrics).
• Experience guiding teams to disciplined delivery and reporting using PM tools.
• Proven ability in business development and proposal leadership.
• Excellent communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team to deliver land development and municipal infrastructure projects.
• Oversee scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client service across multiple assignments.
• Strengthen client relationships and represent the practice in stakeholder discussions and pursuits.
• Develop new business by identifying growth opportunities and preparing proposals.
• Deliver complex municipal designs—roads, active transportation, water/wastewater conveyance, public spaces.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, coordinating with stakeholders through design and construction.
• Mentor and coach emerging professionals to build capability and accountability.
• Champion resource planning and workload balance across offices.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Business development

Mentoring

Financial management

Team leadership

Education

P.Eng. Ontario registration

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

Project management tools

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

Step into a leadership role that shapes how communities grow. As Manager, Municipal Engineering, you’ll lead a high-performing team delivering municipal engineering programs across the Greater Toronto Area— balancing technical excellence, business growth, and people leadership. Reporting to the Discipline Director, you’ll provide technical, management, and financial leadership while strengthening client partnerships and creating opportunities through proposal development and business development.

You’ll join a collaborative team that values flexibility and work-life balance, supported by structured professional development, access to modern tools and resources, monthly team-building activities, and an internal network of subject matter experts dedicated to helping you grow and succeed.

Your Impact

• Lead a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team (professionals, technicians, and support staff) to deliver high-quality land development and municipal infrastructure projects.
• Drive project excellence by overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client service across multiple concurrent assignments.
• Strengthen trusted client relationships and represent the practice in key stakeholder discussions, negotiations, and project pursuits.
• Develop new business by identifying growth opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and preparing proposals that generate new work for the team.
• Deliver complex municipal designs—roads, active transportation facilities, water and wastewater conveyance systems, and public spaces—supporting sustainable community development.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and guidelines, coordinating with stakeholders and multidisciplinary partners through design and construction.
• Mentor and coach emerging professionals, building capability, confidence, and a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Champion effective resource planning and utilization, enabling balanced workloads and delivery performance across offices.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• P.Eng. registration in Ontario with a University degree in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years leading preliminary and detailed design and project delivery for Ontario municipalities (e.g., City of Toronto, MTO, and/or other Ontario jurisdictions).
• 5+ years of proven people leadership, including mentoring, performance management, and building strong technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage financial performance (revenue, profitability, invoicing, accounts receivable, and key metrics).
• Strong experience guiding teams to consistent use of project management tools, ensuring disciplined delivery and transparent reporting.
• Proven capability in business development, including proposal leadership, client engagement, and pipeline growth.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
• Consulting experience is considered an asset, paired with a practical, solutions-focused leadership mindset.

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.

Compensation:

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $147,500 - $195,400
MB & ON: $134,600 - $184,600
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $133,200 - $176,900

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.