Senior Manager, Highway and Municipal Roads

WSP in Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 138,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Manager for the Highway and Municipal Roads design team in Ottawa. You will lead professionals, deliver complex road design projects for MTO and municipal clients, mentor staff, and manage finances while building strong client relationships.

The role emphasizes leadership, BD, and maintaining high-quality results, with a focus on safety and continual improvement within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering.
• Eligible for a Professional Engineer license in Ontario.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in engineering and project management on design assignments for Municipalities and private clients in Ontario.
• 5+ years of managing and mentoring technical staff.
• Experience within an engineering consulting environment.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication and customer relationship skills are essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with internal and external clients and stakeholders, and build well-developed teams and positive relationships.
• Excellent technical, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of professionals, technicians, and support staff in delivering the MTO and municipal roads design program.
• Provide technical, management, financial and people leadership, plus client management.
• Oversee multiple priorities, multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and maintain high-quality deliverables.
• Recruit, develop, and manage staff; oversee career development and salary reviews.
• Monitor project finances, scope, schedule, quality, and client service; ensure effective use of project management tools.
• Coordinate with Discipline Directors to align strategies, budgets, goals and objectives.
• Support business development and maintain client relationships to identify opportunities and prepare proposals.
• Uphold health and safety, ensure quality procedures, and drive a culture of continual improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Customer relationships

Teamwork

Verbal & written communication

Education

University degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer license in Ontario

Job description

Job Description

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Job Description

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

WSP is currently seeking a Senior Manager for our Highway and Municipal Roads design business, located in our Ottawa office.

This position will lead a team of professionals, technicians, and support staff in the delivery of our MTO and municipal roads design program.

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Highways & Roads, the candidate will provide technical, management, financial and people leadership, as well as client management to our business practice.

As a member of the Highway and roads group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on complex design and construction projects.

You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and maintain a very high quality of deliverables.

The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to lead a team of professionals with excellent communication skills both internally with staff and externally with clients.

The candidate should also have experience with business development, client interactions and project delivery.

Your Impact

• Provide strong leadership in driving the department’s overall performance, proactively achieving revenue and profitability goals while ensuring efficient management of invoicing, accounts receivable, and other key financial metrics
• Develop technical expertise for the execution of projects. Provide leadership and mentoring in the development of technical and quality skills of the staff
• Provide leadership and expertise with client management and commercial awareness
• Manage team resources, including recruitment, team building, staff development and performance management. Implement and track career development plans for staff within the team to support skills development, effective succession management, career pathing and staff retention. Responsible for the salary review process for the unit in collaboration with business line management and the HR department
• Working with Team Leads/Project Managers to monitor the overall performance of projects being undertaken, ensuring effective and proactive management of project finances, scope, schedule, quality and effective client service. Provide leadership and support to ensure consistent and effective use of corporate project management tools
• Working with the Discipline Director(s) as part of the broader business management team, to establish discipline‑specific strategies, budgets, goals and objectives consistent with, and supportive of, broader Business Line and Corporate strategies
• Supporting business improvement and growth initiatives, providing effective leadership and change management to engage staff
• Working with the Discipline Director(s) on the coordination of business development efforts within the Region, including the building, managing and maintaining of client relationships. Through these strong relationships the manager will help to identify opportunities in the project pipeline and gather data/insights to support preparation of effective proposals. Engage staff in BD initiatives as appropriate
• Monitoring and managing overall workload and staffing levels within the department to maintain overall utilization and efficiency at target levels. Support inter‑office collaboration and resource/work sharing to balance workloads and meet project delivery objectives across the Discipline
• Driving productivity, motivation, and performance. Ensure compliance with established quality and production procedures. Provide leadership to sustain a culture of continual improvement and client satisfaction
• Uphold the company’s core values and maintain Health and Safety at the highest level
• While the Department Manager is involved in some billable work, their utilization and project commitments must be managed to ensure an appropriate level of attention to their primary management and leadership responsibilities.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• University degree in Civil Engineering
• Eligible for a Professional Engineer license in Ontario
• Minimum 15 years of experience working in an engineering and project management capacity on design assignments for Municipalities and private clients in within Ontario
• 5+ years of managing and mentoring technical staff
• Experience within an engineering consulting environment
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication and customer relationship skills are essential
• Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with the internal and external clients and stakeholders, and build well‑developed teams and positive relationships
• Excellent technical, interpersonal and teamwork skills

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $151 200 – $200 300

MB & ON: $137 900 – $187 900

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $136 500 – $181 300

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.

About Us

Chez WSP, notre raison d’être est de façonner nos communautés pour faire progresser l’humanité.

C’est pourquoi nous rassemblons des personnes animées par la résolution de défis complexes — des ingénieur·e·s, des scientifiques, des conseiller·ère·s et des expert·e·s techniques guidé·e·s par une passion commune : redéfinir ce qui est possible et imaginer ce qui vient ensuite. Nous sommes des Visionniers et Visionnières.

En tant que l’une des plus importantes firmes de services professionnels au monde, nous collaborons avec la clientèle dans les secteurs du transport, des infrastructures, de l’environnement, du bâtiment, de l’énergie, de l’eau, ainsi que des mines et métaux. Nous allions une connaissance approfondie des réalités locales à une perspective globale pour créer des solutions qui laissent une empreinte positive et durable.

Chez WSP, vous joindrez une communauté d’esprits brillants qui repoussent les limites chaque jour - grâce à leur expertise, leur créativité et leur volonté d’innover pour bâtir un avenir plus résilient et interconnecté. Ici, vos idées sont valorisées, votre développement est soutenu, et vous êtes encouragé·e à être pleinement vous-même. Nous donnons à notre personnel les moyens de collaborer entre disciplines, de remettre en question le statu quo et de façonner une carrière porteuse de sens.

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