WSP

Intermediate Risk Assessor

WSP$77K — $102K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of experience in risk management, emergency management, engineering, or related field
  • Strong knowledge of risk methodologies including HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, QRA
  • Experience with Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments and Wildfire Strategy development
  • Proficient in facilitating workshops for stakeholder alignment
  • Engineering degree, PMP, or risk-related accreditation considered an asset
  • Business continuity planning experience desirable
  • Proactive and innovative mindset with problem-solving passion

Responsibilities

  • Conduct technical risk assessments using key methodologies like HAZID and FMEA
  • Support development of Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments and Wildfire Strategies
  • Produce reports that clarify and prioritize risks for clients
  • Facilitate workshops to identify risks and build stakeholder consensus
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver tailored risk solutions
  • Enhance tools and methodologies within WSP's risk practice
  • Explore innovations to improve analytical efficiency

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape innovative risk assessment approaches
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams tackling complex challenges
  • Role open to candidates from anywhere in Canada
  • Contribution to community resilience and safety initiatives
  • Focus on health and safety policies ensuring a safe working environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Build the Future With Us - Step into a role where your risk expertise directly supports safer, more resilient communities and projects across Canada. This is your chance to shape innovative approaches to risk assessment, contribute to evolving methodologies, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams tackling complex, high-impact challenges. This position is open to candidates located anywhere in Canada.

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Your Impact
• Conduct technical risk assessments using HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, QRA, and other key methodologies.
• Support the development of Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (HRVAs) and Wildfire Strategies.
• Produce clear, actionable reports that help clients understand, prioritize, and mitigate risks.
• Facilitate and coordinate workshops to identify risks, navigate challenges, and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to align strategies and deliver tailored solutions.
• Contribute to the creation and enhancement of tools, processes, and methodologies that elevate WSP's risk practice.
• Explore emerging innovations-such as integrating natural language insights-to strengthen analytical approaches and improve efficiency.
• Build strong client relationships that reinforce WSP's reputation for excellence and reliability.
The Skills That Set You Apart
• 2-4 years of experience in risk management, emergency management, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of risk methodologies including HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, QRA, and quantitative techniques (fault tree, event tree).
• Experience with HRVAs and Wildfire Strategy development.
• Experience facilitating and guiding workshops toward aligned outcomes.
• Engineering degree, PMP, geotechnical background, or risk-related accreditation considered an asset.
• Business continuity planning experience desirable.
• A proactive, innovative mindset with a passion for problem-solving and collaboration.
Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $77,400 - $102,500
MB & ON: $70,600 - $97,200
NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $65,800 - $88,600

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.
Make Your Mark With WSP

Ready to use your risk expertise to shape safer, stronger, more resilient communities? Step into a role where your impact matters-from day one.

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.

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).

About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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54,000 employees
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Founded
1959

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