WSP

Manager, Municipal Engineering

WSP$134K — $184K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • P.Eng. registration in Ontario and a university degree in Civil Engineering.
  • 15+ years in leading design and project delivery for Ontario municipalities.
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience, with a focus on mentoring and team building.
  • Experience managing financial performance metrics and reporting.
  • Strong knowledge of project management tools and disciplined delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team delivering infrastructure projects.
  • Drive project excellence by managing scope, schedule, budget, and client service.
  • Strengthen client relationships and represent the practice in stakeholder discussions.
  • Develop new business by identifying growth opportunities and preparing proposals.
  • Deliver complex municipal designs supporting sustainable community development.
  • Ensure compliance with regulations, coordinating with stakeholders throughout projects.
  • Mentor and coach emerging professionals to build capability and accountability.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment that values work-life balance.
  • Structured professional development opportunities available.
  • Access to modern tools and resources.
  • Regular team-building activities.
  • Internal network of subject matter experts for professional growth.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Build the Future with Us

Step into a leadership role that shapes how communities grow. As Manager, Municipal Engineering (Land Development & Municipal Engineering), you'll lead a high-performing team delivering municipal engineering programs across Sudbury, Ottawa, Kingston, and Cornwall-balancing technical excellence, business growth, and people leadership. Reporting to the Discipline Director, you'll provide technical, management, and financial leadership while strengthening client partnerships and creating opportunities through proposal development and business development.

You'll join a collaborative team that values flexibility and work-life balance, supported by structured professional development, access to modern tools and resources, monthly team-building activities, and an internal network of subject matter experts dedicated to helping you grow and succeed.

Your Impact
  • Lead a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team (professionals, technicians, and support staff) to deliver high-quality land development and municipal infrastructure projects.
  • Drive project excellence by overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client service across multiple concurrent assignments.
  • Strengthen trusted client relationships and represent the practice in key stakeholder discussions, negotiations, and project pursuits.
  • Develop new business by identifying growth opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and preparing proposals that generate new work for the team.
  • Deliver complex municipal designs-roads, active transportation facilities, water and wastewater conveyance systems, and public spaces-supporting sustainable community development.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and guidelines, coordinating with stakeholders and multidisciplinary partners through design and construction.
  • Mentor and coach emerging professionals, building capability, confidence, and a culture of accountability and collaboration.
  • Champion effective resource planning and utilization, enabling balanced workloads and delivery performance across offices.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • P.Eng. registration in Ontario with a University degree in Civil Engineering.
  • 15+ years leading preliminary and detailed design and project delivery for Ontario municipalities (e.g., City of Ottawa, MTO, and/or other Ontario jurisdictions).
  • 5+ years of proven people leadership, including mentoring, performance management, and building strong technical teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage financial performance (revenue, profitability, invoicing, accounts receivable, and key metrics).
  • Strong experience guiding teams to consistent use of project management tools, ensuring disciplined delivery and transparent reporting.
  • Proven capability in business development, including proposal leadership, client engagement, and pipeline growth.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and influence effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.
  • Consulting experience is considered an asset, paired with a practical, solutions-focused leadership mindset.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $147,500 - $195,400
MB & ON: $134,600 - $184,600
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $133,200 - $176,900

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.

Call to Action

Ready to Shape the Future?

Bring your leadership, technical depth, and client focus to a team that's shaping the places where people live and work. Apply today and help us deliver infrastructure that supports thriving communities across Ontario.

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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