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Technical Director, Civil Engineering

WSP1 day ago
Cambridge, ON
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Flexible work options
Virtual healthcare
Wellness platform

About the role

The Opportunity:

As a Landfill Gas Engineer with us, you'll be working with the strongest Waste group in Ontario and on some of the largest and most interesting and technically challenging waste projects in the province and beyond. You will be surrounded by some of the most accomplished waste consultants in the industry, and will complement them with your own expertise.

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.

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What can you expect to do here:

Strategic & Technical Leadership:

  • You'll provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for landfill engineering projects.
  • You'll lead the development and implementation of landfill gas design methodologies, standards, and innovation initiatives.
  • You'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients, internal stakeholders, and executive leadership on landfill gas matters.
  • You'll oversee project delivery, ensuring quality, compliance, and profitability across a portfolio of high-impact projects.
  • You'll mentor technical staff and contribute to talent development and succession planning.
  • You'll represent WSP in industry associations, technical committees, and client engagements.
  • You'll drive thought leadership in landfill gas engineering, contributing to publications, conferences, and strategic initiatives.

Seller/Doer & Business Growth:

  • You'll act as a “seller-doer” by actively engaging in business development activities while leading project execution.
  • You'll play a key role in driving business growth through client relationship management, opportunity identification, and strategic proposal development.
  • You'll work collaboratively to drive growth by supporting business development activities and key pursuits.
  • You'll increase the visibility of WSP by sharing knowledge and innovation at key client engagements.
  • You'll actively participate in the Go/No Go review process, contribute to win strategies, and ensure successful project execution through hands-on involvement in key pursuits, client management, and project management.
  • You'll lead growth by developing and leading the business development, key pursuit, and sales strategy, holding team members accountable to expand reach and client base.
  • You'll partner with other leadership to drive collaboration on pursuits across geographies and business lines.

Project Management:

  • You'll proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop WSP’s high-performance culture with a focus on talent, quality, innovation, productivity, excellence, and business performance in pursuits.
  • You'll inspire, motivate, and hold the team accountable for the delivery of innovative design solutions throughout the pursuit and project stages.
  • You'll build strong partnerships with business leaders in other WSP sectors to foster collaboration, grow new expertise, increase work share opportunities, and drive growth.
  • You'll oversee risk management related to projects and pursuits, including review of contracts, fees, and proposals on large pursuits.
  • You'll collaborate with the team in developing, attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent while supporting the overall talent management lifecycle.

What you'll bring to WSP:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline; Master’s or PhD preferred.

  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario. Registered professional engineer in additional Canadian provinces would be an asset.

  • Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in landfill gas engineering.

  • Advanced knowledge of landfill gas engineering design and project delivery.

  • Experience with completing senior peer review of landfill gas designs.

  • Demonstrated leadership on key projects and experience with delivering project excellence.

  • Strong seller-doer capable of generating work, creating long-term relationships, and delivering long-term value to clients for WSP.

  • Highly collaborative and driven to form internal partnerships.

  • An entrepreneurial orientation with a strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider.

  • Proven ability to lead project teams and manage complex project portfolios. Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams would be an asset.

  • Experience in business development and client relationship management.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence organizational strategy and drive innovation.

  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

  • Active membership in relevant industry bodies.

  • Experience with responding to Requests for Proposals, Expressions of Interest, and Statements of Qualifications.

  • Access to a vehicle, a clean Driver's Abstract, and you know your way around the MS Office suite of products.

  • You want to experience what it's like to work for the strongest Waste team in Ontario and for the leading environmental engineering firm globally!

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.

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