Technical Lead & Project Manager (Existing Building Restoration), Building Sciences

WSP in Canada; Markham; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Ontario seeks a Project Manager and Technical Lead in Building Sciences to oversee restoration projects across commercial, institutional, and residential portfolios. You will provide technical leadership, ensure deliverables meet standards, and mentor a growing team of building science professionals.

The role demands 8+ years in building sciences, a P.Eng. in Ontario, strong communication skills, and travel to job sites in the GTA.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in building sciences, restoration engineering, or envelope projects in Ontario.
• Expertise in assessment, design and restoration of envelope systems.
• Professional engineering license in Ontario required.
• Strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams through investigations to closeout.
• Excellent communication, writing, and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to travel for site reviews and client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead building condition assessments, investigations, and rehabilitation projects.
• Provide technical leadership on complex envelope restoration involving masonry, glazing, roofing, waterproofing.
• Set methodologies, design criteria, and quality standards for projects.
• Guide teams through assessment, design, tendering, construction review, and closeout.
• Advise clients on risks, restoration strategies, and decisions.
• Mentor junior and intermediate professionals through reviews and fieldwork.
• Support business growth via proposals, fees, and client engagement.
• Champion quality, safety, and technical excellence at WSP.

Skills

Building envelope restoration

Project leadership

Building sciences

Ontario experience

P.Eng. Ontario

Client relationship management

Technical writing

Travel to sites

Education

P.Eng. Ontario

Job description

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? 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

Join WSP's Building Sciences team as a Project Manager and Technical Lead, where you'll play a key role in restoring, renewing, and enhancing existing buildings across Ontario.

We are seeking an experienced building science professional with a strong background in building envelope restoration and rehabilitation to lead multidisciplinary project teams and provide technical leadership on complex restoration projects.

As a Technical Lead, you will be responsible for the technical quality of projects, ensuring deliverables meet WSP standards and align with client objectives, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements. You will provide technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle while mentoring and developing the next generation of building science professionals.

WSP is home to one of Canada's largest Building Sciences practices. Our GTA Building Sciences team includes more than 80 professionals across Toronto and Thornhill, bringing together expertise in building envelope engineering, material science, restoration engineering, constructability, project management, cost estimating, reserve fund planning, and asset management.

Building Sciences is focused on helping building owners and managers understand, maintain, restore, and improve their assets. We work as trusted advisors, delivering practical, value-driven solutions backed by deep technical expertise and an understanding of the built environment.

Your Impact

• Lead building condition assessments, forensic investigations, and rehabilitation projects across commercial, institutional, residential, and mixed-use building portfolios.
• Provide technical leadership on complex building envelope restoration projects involving masonry, concrete, stone, glazing systems, roofing, waterproofing, and sealant renewal.
• Establish project-specific methodologies, design criteria, and quality standards that drive successful project outcomes and long-term asset performance.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams through assessment, design, tendering, contract administration, construction review, and project closeout activities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by providing risk assessments, restoration strategies, and practical recommendations that support informed decision-making.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate professionals through technical reviews, field investigations, site visits, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Strengthen client relationships and support business growth through proposal development, fee preparation, presentations, and industry engagement.
• Champion WSP's commitment to quality, safety, environmental stewardship, collaboration, and technical excellence.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• 8+ years of progressive experience delivering building sciences, restoration engineering, or building envelope projects within Ontario.
• Demonstrated expertise in the assessment, design, and restoration of existing building envelope systems.
• Strong technical knowledge of masonry, concrete, stone, curtain wall, glazing, roofing, waterproofing, and sealant restoration practices.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario; other relevant professional designations will be considered.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary project teams through investigation, design, tendering, construction review, and contract administration phases.
• Strong project management capabilities, including scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, and client relationship management.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, presentation, and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence technical decision-making.
• Valid Ontario driver's licence with a willingness to travel for site reviews, field investigations, and client meetings.

Why Choose WSP?

• 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: $114,600 - $151,800

MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400

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

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It is 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.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We are committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.

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).