Senior Project Manager / Civil Design Engineer

WSP in Canada; Victoria; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Victoria, British Columbia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead infrastructure projects related to water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway systems. Candidates should have an undergraduate degree in civil engineering, a Professional Engineer designation, and over 15 years of experience in municipal project planning and design. This in-office position emphasizes client management and team leadership, offering a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of planning and design of municipal projects.
• Experience and formal training in Project Management.
• Strong knowledge of British Columbia municipal clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver infrastructure design solutions.
• Conduct Preliminary and Detailed Design for municipal transportation.
• Build and manage multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

Project delivery

Client relationship management

Strong communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer designation

Job description

Overview

WSP is currently seeking a motivated Senior Project Manager to join our Municipal Engineering team in Victoria, British Columbia. Reporting to the Manager, Land Development and Municipal Engineering in Victoria, this position will be responsible to work on projects for public and private clients, leading municipal water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway infrastructure projects including planning, design and construction services. As a key member of the team, you will deal directly with clients and approval and regulatory agencies.

This is an in-office position based out of Victoria, British Columbia and, while we welcome applicants from across Canada, successful candidates will be expected to be located within the southern Vancouver Island region. Partial costs for relocation to Victoria will be provided, based on discussions with the successful applicant.

What you can expect to do here

• Manage and deliver infrastructure design solutions to customers - this includes report and proposal writing, business development, client liaison, and project management;
• Conduct Preliminary and Detailed Design of civil works for municipal transportation, water supply systems, sanitary sewers, and stormwater systems;
• Build, lead, and manage multidisciplinary project teams focused on client specified requirements - projects may include planning, engineering design, construction, and financial management deliverables;
• Take a leadership role in the expansion of business opportunities and execution of major municipal infrastructure projects;
• Lead, develop and empower a diverse group of professionals and technical support staff; and
• Other duties as assigned.

About you

• You are a passionate Municipal or Land Development engineer and are looking to join a dynamic team of dedicated professionals
• You demonstrate expertise in project delivery
• You have proven success in client relationship management
• You have a demonstrated ability to lead a project team of professionals with excellent communication skills both internally with staff and externally with clients

What you’ll bring to WSP

• An undergraduate degree in civil engineering from an accredited university;
• Professional Engineer designation with 15+ years of planning and design of municipal projects;
• Professional Engineer or eligibility for registration in EGBC is required;
• Experience and formal training in Project Management an asset;
• Strong knowledge of British Columbia municipal clients;
• Demonstrated success in customer services, client management and proposal / report writing;
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and teamwork skills. Technical writing skills needed to support development of technical reports, tools, support documents, and training materials;
• Ability to work independently; and
• Ability to mentor junior staff.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia) : $113,500 - $156,000

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 salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

About Us

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.

• 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

Notes

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.

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