Power Projects Director - Major Infrastructure Leader

WSP USA; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 162,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead the delivery of Canada's most complex power infrastructure. You will oversee projects across Hydropower & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, and Telecommunications, ensuring safety, profitability, and client satisfaction.

You will build and mentor multidisciplinary teams, shape governance and delivery models (EP, EPCM, PMC), manage risk and contracts, and engage with clients, regulators, Indigenous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience leading large-scale major projects within the power, energy, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects involving Transmission & Distribution, Hydropower & Dams, Renewable Energy, or Power Infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, execution, commissioning, start-up, and project closeout phases.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery models including EP, EPCM, PMC, and similar contracting arrangements.
• Expertise in project governance, project controls, commercial management, contract administration, legal reviews, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• 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

Negotiation

Strategic planning

Decision-making

Stakeholder engagement

Project governance

Risk management

Contract administration

Commercial management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

WSP is seeking a Director, Major Projects, Power Canada to lead the delivery of Canada's most complex power infrastructure. You will oversee projects across Hydropower & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, and Telecommunications, ensuring safety, profitability, and client satisfaction.

You will build and mentor multidisciplinary teams, shape governance and delivery models (EP, EPCM, PMC), manage risk and contracts, and engage with clients, regulators, Indigenous