Water/Wastewater Engineer

WSP USA; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Join WSP in Dartmouth as an Intermediate Water & Wastewater Engineer, shaping resilient Atlantic Canada communities. You'll contribute to pump stations, treatment facilities, and related upgrades while partnering with multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, and delivery.

You will lead technical analyses, coordinate with clients and regulators, and mentor junior staff, advancing design practices and project success across the region.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline from a recognized university.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Atlantic Canada.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive engineering experience in planning, design, and delivery of municipal water or wastewater projects.
• Experience delivering water and wastewater facility projects, including pump stations, lift stations, and treatment facilities.
• Experience with construction-phase services, commissioning support, site inspections, or start-up activities is an asset.
• Experience supporting project delivery, including scope, budget, schedule, and client coordination responsibilities.
• Experience preparing technical reports, drawings, specifications, cost estimates and contract documentation.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with clients, municipalities, regulators, and project stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills with a commitment to quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and support delivery of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with national specialists and project teams across regions.
• Deliver projects through all phases: studies, planning, design, tendering, and commissioning.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and contribute to client engagement and proposals.

Skills

Engineering design

Hydraulics

Water systems

Project coordination

Client relations

Leadership

Communication

Education

Civil/Environmental/Mechanical Eng.

P.Eng. eligibility

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Hydraulic analysis tools

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

Build the Future with Us

As an Intermediate Water & Wastewater Engineer, you'll help shape resilient communities across Atlantic Canada by contributing to the planning, design, and delivery of pump stations, booster stations, treatment facilities, and related facility upgrades. You will apply your experience in hydraulics, water and wastewater facilities, treatment processes and/or pumping systems, equipment selection, and multidisciplinary facility design to help clients develop reliable, sustainable infrastructure.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to projects from process evaluation, facility planning, and preliminary engineering through detailed design, tendering, construction services, start-up, performance testing, and commissioning support.

Candidates may bring experience in water or wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, or both; expertise in either area will be considered valuable.

This role also offers flexibility for professionals interested in pursuing a technical design career path, a project management career path, or a blend of both.

Your Impact

• Plan, design, and support the delivery of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pump stations, lift stations, booster stations, water and wastewater treatment systems, and/or facility upgrades.
• Contribute to projects both within and outside the local region, working with national technical specialists and project teams.
• Deliver water and wastewater facility projects through all phases of development, including studies, condition assessments, preliminary engineering, detailed design, tendering, construction services, and commissioning support.
• Support the evaluation, planning, and design of water and wastewater facilities, which may include pumping systems, treatment infrastructure, equipment selection, hydraulic analyses, and/or facility upgrades.
• Prepare and review design criteria, process and hydraulic calculations, technical memoranda and reports, equipment evaluations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and contract documents.
• Coordinate process, civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and architectural requirements within multidisciplinary facility designs.
• Work with clients, municipalities, regulators, contractors, equipment suppliers, and internal multidisciplinary teams.
• Support successful project delivery by coordinating technical work, managing assigned scope and budgets, monitoring schedules and risks, and maintaining quality, safety, and client-service expectations.
• Apply independent engineering judgment to resolve technical and project-delivery challenges.
• Participate in site investigations, condition assessments, equipment inspections, facility start-up, and commissioning.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, designers, and technical staff, as appropriate to your experience.
• Support proposals, client engagement, and relationship-building activities.
• Contribute to the growth of WSP’s water and wastewater practice in Atlantic Canada by sharing knowledge and advancing consistent design practices.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline from a recognized university.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Atlantic Canada.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive engineering experience in the planning, design, and delivery of municipal water or wastewater pumping, treatment and/or facility-infrastructure projects, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Experience delivering water and wastewater facility projects, including pump stations, lift stations, booster stations, treatment facilities, and related infrastructure.
• Experience with construction-phase services, commissioning support, site inspections, or facility start-up activities is considered an asset.
• Experience supporting project delivery, including scope, budget, schedule, and client coordination responsibilities.
• Experience preparing technical reports, engineering drawings, specifications, cost estimates and contract documentation.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with clients, municipalities, regulators, and project stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills with a commitment to quality and safety.

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: $84,500 – $113,500

MB & ON: $77,100 – $107,700

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $76,300 – $102,800

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 Shape Atlantic Communities?

Bring your technical expertise, project leadership, and passion for community-building to a team where your work creates meaningful impact. Join WSP's Dartmouth LDME team and help deliver the infrastructure that supports growth, connectivity, and resilience across Atlantic Canada.

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’re 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 (https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/corporate/ca/health-safety) .

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 (https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies) .