WSP

Lead Electrical Engineer, Mission Critical & Data Centers

WSP$123K — $169K *
Technical Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario, Alberta, and/or British Columbia
  • 12+ years of electrical engineering experience
  • Experience as Engineer of Record on complex projects
  • Expertise in critical power systems
  • Strong understanding of AI and high-density computing environments
  • Ability to travel within Canada for project and client engagement

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for data centers
  • Serve as Engineer of Record, providing oversight throughout project lifecycles
  • Drive innovative solutions for power infrastructure and energy efficiency
  • Guide integration of utility services and electrical distribution systems
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated facility delivery
  • Champion BIM and digital engineering practices for enhanced project delivery
  • Support clients as a trusted technical advisor on infrastructure challenges

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on advanced digital infrastructure projects
  • Collaborative environment with multidisciplinary experts
  • Role in shaping future technologies in AI and cloud computing
  • Supportive of continuous improvement in engineering standards
  • Focus on business growth and client engagement
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

Join our Mission Critical & Data Centers team as a Lead Electrical Engineer and help shape the future of digital infrastructure across Canada. This is an opportunity to lead the design and delivery of some of the country's most advanced enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, AI, and high-performance computing facilities. As a recognized technical leader and Engineer of Record, you'll work alongside multidisciplinary experts to create resilient, scalable, and future-ready environments that power tomorrow's technologies.

Your Impact
  • Lead the design and delivery of mission critical electrical systems for enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, and AI-ready data center projects.
  • Serve as Engineer of Record (EoR), providing technical leadership, accountability, and engineering oversight throughout project lifecycles.
  • Drive innovative solutions for critical power infrastructure, resiliency planning, operational continuity, and energy efficiency.
  • Guide the integration of utility services, medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, standby generation, UPS systems, grounding, and monitoring systems.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, structural, civil, controls, and commissioning specialists to deliver fully integrated mission critical facilities.
  • Champion BIM and digital engineering practices that enhance coordination, constructability, project delivery, and long-term operational performance.
  • Support clients as a trusted technical advisor, helping them navigate complex infrastructure challenges and future technology requirements.
  • Contribute to business growth through technical proposals, client engagement, strategic pursuits, and continuous improvement of engineering standards and best practices.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation with licensure in Ontario, Alberta, and/or British Columbia.
  • 12+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including extensive mission critical and data center project experience.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as Engineer of Record on complex building and infrastructure projects.
  • Deep expertise in critical power systems, including utility services, medium-voltage distribution, switchgear, standby generation, UPS systems, grounding, electrical distribution, and monitoring systems.
  • Strong understanding of electrical infrastructure supporting AI, HPC, and high-density computing environments.
  • Experience designing scalable electrical architectures that accommodate future growth and evolving operational requirements.
  • Ability and willingness to travel within Canada to support project delivery, commissioning, client engagement, and business development activities.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 - $179,100
MB & ON: $123,300 - $169,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $122,100 - $162,200

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 the Future?

Take the lead on some of Canada's most complex and innovative mission critical projects. Join a team that is helping power cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and next-generation digital infrastructure while advancing technical excellence, client success, and sustainable growth. If you're ready to make an impact as a trusted engineering leader and help redefine what's possible, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help build the infrastructure that powers tomorrow.

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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