WSP

Principal Tunnelling / Civil Engineer

WSP$134K — $184K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in geological, mining, civil, or geotechnical engineering, with a master's degree in tunnelling or rock mechanics considered a benefit.
  • 10-15 years of experience in consulting on rock mechanics, tunnelling, underground excavation, and infrastructure design.
  • Professional Engineer licence with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
  • Experience with large-scale multidisciplinary tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects from conception through implementation.
  • Advanced knowledge in rock excavation and tunnel support design, backed by risk management expertise.
  • Proficient in numerical modelling tools (e.g., RS2, RS3, PLAXIS, GeoStudio) and skilled in interpreting modelling results.
  • Strong capabilities in project leadership, technical writing, and client advisory roles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead assignments in tunnelling, slope stability, and underground excavation from concept to construction phase.
  • Deliver geotechnical solutions ensuring safety, efficiency, and long-term performance of underground infrastructure.
  • Guide geological investigations and manage project risks through thorough ground characterization and excavation support design.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated client solutions.
  • Strengthen client relationships with clear technical communication and involvement in project planning.
  • Mentor developing professionals and drive technical excellence through knowledge sharing and innovation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on complex tunnelling and underground projects across Canada.
  • Contribute to innovative and resilient infrastructure solutions that connect communities.
  • Mentorship opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.
  • Access to a multidisciplinary team fostering collaborative project delivery.
  • Flexibility in working arrangements with occasional travel to project sites as necessary.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Shape Canada's Underground Future

Bring deep technical expertise to infrastructure that connects communities, enables industry, and performs safely beneath complex ground conditions. Your leadership will help transform underground challenges into resilient, constructible solutions.

Based in Mississauga within the Greater Toronto Area, you will contribute as a Senior Tunnelling Engineer to complex tunnelling, underground, mining, and infrastructure projects across Canada. Working with multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle-from early-stage studies and geological investigations through detailed design and construction support-you will lead technical delivery, strengthen client confidence, mentor developing professionals, and advance WSP's tunnelling and rock engineering capabilities.

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Your Impact

  • Lead tunnelling, slope stability, and underground excavation assignments in rock from concept and feasibility through detailed design and construction support.


  • Deliver geotechnical and geostructural solutions that improve safety, constructability, efficiency, and long-term performance for critical underground infrastructure.


  • Guide geological investigations, alignment studies, ground characterization, excavation support design, and advanced numerical analyses to reduce uncertainty and manage project risk.


  • Collaborate across geotechnical, structural, geological, mining, and environmental disciplines to create integrated solutions for clients and communities.


  • Strengthen client relationships by communicating clear technical recommendations and contributing to proposals, project planning, and business development activities.


  • Develop emerging professionals and advance technical excellence through mentorship, quality reviews, innovation, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned.


The Skills That Set You Apart

  • A degree in geological, mining, civil, or geotechnical engineering; a master's degree in tunnelling, rock mechanics, or a related discipline is an asset.


  • 10-15 years of consulting experience in rock mechanics, tunnelling, underground excavation, and infrastructure design.


  • Professional Engineer licence with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).


  • Proven experience delivering large-scale, multidisciplinary tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects from study phases through design and implementation.


  • Advanced expertise in rock excavation and support design for tunnels, shafts, slopes, portals, and stabilization systems, supported by sound knowledge of constructability and risk management.


  • Proficiency with numerical modelling tools such as RS2, RS3, PLAXIS, GeoStudio, or comparable software, together with the ability to interpret and communicate modelling limitations and results.


  • Demonstrated project leadership, technical writing, client advisory, and stakeholder engagement capabilities, with experience balancing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes.


  • Fluency in English, with French considered an asset, plus a valid driver's licence and willingness to travel to project sites as required.


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.

Design What Endures Below Ground

The strongest underground infrastructure begins with insight into the rock, the risks, and the people it will serve. Bring your expertise to projects that create lasting connections and expand what is possible beneath Canada's communities and industries.

Turn underground vision into lasting performance.

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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