WSP

Principal Conveyance Engineer - Civil Engineering

WSP$136K — $184K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario.
  • 12-15 years of experience in municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater projects.
  • Expertise in planning and delivery of conveyance infrastructure like watermains and pump stations.
  • Proven experience as a technical lead on complex infrastructure projects.
  • Strong skills in preparing technical reports and specifications.
  • Familiarity with trenchless technologies and hydraulic modelling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical planning and delivery of municipal conveyance projects.
  • Guide multidisciplinary teams in delivering large-scale infrastructure solutions.
  • Oversee engineering calculations, reports, specifications, and cost estimates.
  • Champion quality assurance and control practices for technical excellence.
  • Mentor engineers and technologists, fostering their professional growth.
  • Develop innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges.
  • Support business development activities and strengthen client relationships.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence major infrastructure projects.
  • Mentorship role shaping the next generation of engineers.
  • Exposure to diverse and multidisciplinary project portfolios.
  • Focus on sustainable and resilient infrastructure solutions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

Lead the delivery of critical municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that helps communities thrive. As a Principal Conveyance Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership on complex conveyance projects across Ontario and Canada, guiding multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, and delivery while helping shape resilient and sustainable infrastructure solutions. This is an opportunity to influence major projects, mentor future leaders, strengthen client relationships, and drive engineering excellence across a diverse portfolio of conveyance initiatives.

Your Impact
  • Lead the technical planning, design, and delivery of complex municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance projects.
  • Provide technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary teams delivering large-scale infrastructure solutions.
  • Oversee the development and review of engineering calculations, technical reports, specifications, drawings, and cost estimates.
  • Establish and champion quality assurance and quality control practices, ensuring technical excellence across all project deliverables.
  • Mentor and develop engineers, designers, and technologists by sharing technical expertise and fostering professional growth.
  • Solve complex engineering challenges through innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions that deliver value to clients and communities.
  • Support project pursuits, proposal development, and business development activities while strengthening relationships with clients, agencies, contractors, and industry partners.
  • Contribute expert guidance throughout the full project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, Municipal Class Environmental Assessments, detailed design, procurement, and construction support.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with Professional Engineers Ontario.
  • 12-15 years of experience delivering municipal water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure projects.
  • Deep expertise in the planning, design, and delivery of watermains, trunk sewers, forcemains, pump stations, outfalls, pipelines, and related conveyance infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead on complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • Strong background preparing and reviewing technical reports, contract drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
  • Experience leading QA/QC reviews and providing technical oversight and mentorship to project teams.
  • Knowledge of trenchless technologies, environmental approval processes, hydraulic modelling concepts, and industry-standard engineering software.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $147,500 - $195,400
MB & ON: $136,400 - $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 and seniority. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Help deliver the infrastructure that communities rely on every day. Bring your technical expertise, leadership, and vision to projects that create lasting impact across Ontario and Canada. Join a team where innovation, collaboration, and professional growth come together to redefine what's possible.

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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