Senior Electrical Engineer

WSP USA; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead innovative projects across Canada. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, a P.Eng registration, and 10-15 years of experience. Responsibilities include electrical design for diverse infrastructure projects, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Join a collaborative team committed to energy-efficient and future-ready solutions in a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits, including virtual healthcare

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in electrical systems design.
• Experience with Ontario Building Codes (OBC), OESC, CEC, CSA, NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE.
• Strong technical background for guiding junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of electrical systems for transportation, commercial, and industrial projects.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to the design team.
• Prepare technical specifications and design details.

Skills

Electrical design

Power distribution

Fire alarm and safety systems

Mentoring engineers

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Registered P.Eng.

Job description

The Opportunity:

Join us as a Senior Electrical Engineer and take the lead on some of Canada’s most cutting‑edge engineering projects. You’ll have the autonomy to shape solutions that power the future, while working on a diverse portfolio that spans transportation, municipal infrastructure, institutional developments, and commercial buildings.

If you’re passionate about innovation and ready to make an impact, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary.

Can be based out of any major location where WSP has offices.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging.

• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.

• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.

• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.

• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee‑focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

What you can expect to do here:

Participate in the design of plans, preliminary estimations and details for transportation, commercial, and industrial building projects;

Electrical design for building Power distribution, Fire Alarm, Grounding, Lightning Protection, Emergency Power and Life Safety Generator systems.

Provide day‑to‑day guidance to design team, be the design lead for their projects, client facing and representing WSP. Prepare calculation, conceptual and detail design, technical specification, installation details, permit / tender / post‑tender services, and perform contract admin (CA) services to review shop drawings, RFI’s, etc.

Preparing contract document, Professional signing and sealing, working with Project Managers (PMs), senior engineers, designers, 3D modelers to submit the project for permit and tender;

What you’ll bring to WSP:

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and registered P.Eng.

Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience designing electrical systems for, transportation, commercial, and industrial building projects including but not limited to: power distribution, grounding, fire alarm, fire protection, lightning protection, arc flash study, emergency power and life safety;

Complete understanding of building electrical engineering requirement, Codes and Standards, including but not limited to Ontario Building Codes (OBC), OESC, CEC, CSA, NFPA, IEEE, ASHRAE, etc.;

Strong technical background to guide and mentor intermediate and junior engineers;

Liaise with contractors and defend the electrical designs;

Review and prepare installation details, provide technical calculations and specifications;

Review the design and provide Quality Control for all design packages prior to submission.

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation.

• We are locally dedicated with international scale.

• We are future focused and challenge the status quo.

• We foster collaboration in everything we do.

• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

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.

Offers of employment for safety‑sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to 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. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)