WSP

Senior Instrumentation and Monitoring Engineer

WSP$95K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Civil Engineering, ideally with a specialization in Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of instrumentation and monitoring techniques.
  • Demonstrated experience in installing monitoring instruments and troubleshooting issues in the field.
  • Familiarity with total station equipment and monitoring readout units such as inclinometers and strain gauges.
  • Proven experience in supervising field activities on active construction sites.
  • Experience in conducting condition surveys and preparing technical reports for projects.
  • Excellent communication skills for coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
  • Valid G driver's license and ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior-level technical instrumentation and monitoring services across varying environments.
  • Supervise installation tasks for diverse monitoring systems and ensure adherence to safety protocols.
  • Troubleshoot instrumentation issues, coordinating with suppliers and engineering teams for timely solutions.
  • Coordinate with contractors and suppliers for effective implementation of monitoring activities.
  • Review, analyze, and interpret monitoring data to aid engineering decision-making processes.
  • Manage monitoring data visualization platforms to enhance data accessibility.
  • Prepare monitoring reports and proposals to support ongoing and future contracts.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on significant infrastructure and construction projects.
  • Active involvement in both field and office environments.
  • Support for career advancement and professional development within the company.
  • Emphasis on health and safety as a core value in the workplace.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Build the Future with Us

Join WSP's Instrumentation and Monitoring team and play a critical role in delivering complex infrastructure and construction projects. Based out of our Markham office, this full-time position offers the opportunity to apply senior-level technical expertise in both field and office environments, supporting safe, data-driven decision-making on impactful projects across the region.

Your Impact
  • Provide senior technical instrumentation and monitoring services in both field and office settings.
  • Supervise the installation of a wide range of monitoring systems, including building and utility monitoring points, settlement and rail monitoring points, inclinometers, shape accelerometer arrays, monitoring wells, vibrating wire piezometers, strain gauges, electrolevel beams, tiltmeters, crack gauges, and related systems.
  • Troubleshoot instrumentation issues, coordinating with suppliers and engineering teams to deliver timely on-site responses.
  • Coordinate instrumentation and monitoring activities with general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure seamless execution.
  • Supervise general site work, including installation and decommissioning activities.
  • Review, analyze, and interpret monitoring data to support informed engineering decisions.
  • Set up, maintain, and manage monitoring data visualization platforms.
  • Prepare monitoring reports, cost estimates, and proposals to support ongoing and future business opportunities.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • University degree in Civil Engineering, preferably with a focus on Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of instrumentation and monitoring activities.
  • Demonstrated experience installing monitoring instruments, collecting data, and troubleshooting field issues.
  • Experience using total station surveying equipment and monitoring readout units (e.g., inclinometers, strain gauges).
  • Proven experience working on active construction sites, including supervision of field activities.
  • Experience conducting pre- and post-construction condition surveys and preparing technical reports.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
  • Valid G driver's license, access to a vehicle with appropriate insurance, and ability to lift equipment up to 50 pounds.
  • Availability for local travel and extended working hours, including night shifts and weekends when required.
  • Experience with automated monitoring systems and geotechnical drilling procedures is considered an asset.

Compensation

Grade 7 - Tier 2 (Professional)

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 - $138,000
MB & ON: $95,000 - $130,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $94,100 - $124,900

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.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Apply today and discover how your expertise in instrumentation and monitoring can help deliver safer, smarter, and more sustainable projects with WSP.

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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