Senior Conveyance Engineer – Civil Engineering

WSP; Area E (Thornhill); On-site; CAD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 100 Employer in Canada 2026

Flexible work

Global opportunities

Job summary

WSP in Thornhill, Ontario seeks a Senior Conveyance Engineer to lead planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects across Ontario and Canada.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to business development while delivering high-quality design reports, drawings, and technical submissions for water conveyance systems.

Join a global, collaborative environment that values growth, equity, and innovative infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field required.
• Professional Engineer designation in Ontario or eligibility required.
• 7+ years of relevant municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater experience.
• Experience planning, designing, and delivering conveyance infrastructure projects.
• Ability to prepare and review design reports, drawings, and specifications.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary project teams and client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of water, wastewater, and stormwater projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across structural, geotechnical, environmental, mechanical, electrical, drafting, and inspection.
• Provide construction-phase technical support and respond to RFI requests.
• Mentor junior engineers and support business development activities.
• Contribute to proposals, client meetings, and industry events.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client relationships

Technical leadership

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline

Professional Engineer designation in Ontario, or eligibility for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario

Tools

Hydraulic modelling software

Job description

Senior Conveyance Engineer – Civil Engineering

Thornhill, ON, Canada
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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

Design What Comes Next

Join our Water & Wastewater Conveyance team in the Greater Toronto Area and help shape the infrastructure that communities rely on every day. As a Senior Conveyance Engineer, you will lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects across Ontario and Canada.

In this role, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, build trusted client relationships, mentor emerging professionals, and contribute to the growth of WSP’s Conveyance practice through technical leadership, project delivery, and strategic business development.

Your Impact

Lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance infrastructure projects, including watermains, sewers, forcemains, pump stations, trunk sewers, and large-diameter pipelines.

Develop and review engineering calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, feasibility studies, preliminary designs, and detailed design submissions.

Solve complex engineering challenges by developing practical, cost-effective design solutions that support resilient communities and sustainable infrastructure.

Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams across structural, geotechnical, environmental, mechanical, electrical, drafting, inspection, and support disciplines.

Provide construction-phase technical support, including shop drawing reviews, RFI responses, site visits, contractor coordination, and issue resolution.

Provide technical leadership, QA/QC review, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers, designers, and technologists.

Support project managers with scope, budget, schedule, resourcing, risk, and overall project delivery.

Contribute to proposals, strategic pursuits, client meetings, industry events, and business development initiatives that help grow WSP’s Conveyance practice.

The Skills That Set You Apart

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Professional Engineer designation in Ontario, or eligibility for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario.

7+ years of relevant experience in municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure projects.

Proven experience planning, designing, and delivering pipelines, watermains, sewers, forcemains, pump stations, and related conveyance infrastructure.

Strong ability to prepare and review design reports, contract drawings, specifications, cost estimates, technical submissions, proposals, and client deliverables.

Experience leading technical assignments, coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, and supporting competitive municipal infrastructure pursuits.

Working knowledge of hydraulic modelling concepts and industry-standard software; experience with Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, environmental approvals, or trenchless technologies is considered an asset.

Demonstrated ability to build strong client, agency, contractor, colleague, and stakeholder relationships while delivering high-quality work in a collaborative environment.

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.

• 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: $104,100 - $138,000

MB & ON: 95,000 - $130,800

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $94,100 - $124,900

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.

Ready to Build Essential Infrastructure?

Bring your technical expertise, client focus, and passion for community-shaping infrastructure to a team where your work helps deliver the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems that keep communities moving. At WSP, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meaningful projects, mentor future talent, and help define what’s next for conveyance engineering in Ontario and beyond.

Job Info

• Job Identification 91461
• Posting Date 07/27/2026, 01:07 PM

About Us

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 .