WSP

Senior Risk Assessor

WSP$95K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of experience in risk management, emergency management, engineering, or related fields.
  • Proficiency in HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, and quantitative analysis methods.
  • Experience in developing Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments and Wildfire Strategies.
  • Strong facilitation skills for guiding multidisciplinary teams toward consensus.
  • Demonstrated ability in leading and mentoring junior staff.
  • Preferred additional qualifications: engineering accreditation, PMP designation, geotechnical background, or knowledge of business continuity planning.
  • A proactive mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality results.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct technical risk assessments using established methodologies.
  • Support the creation of Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments and wildfire strategies.
  • Deliver actionable reports to help clients manage and mitigate risks effectively.
  • Facilitate workshops to identify hazards and build consensus among teams.
  • Mentor junior assessors in their professional development.
  • Improve tools and processes for risk analysis and reporting.
  • Explore innovative methods for communicating risk information.

Benefits

  • Flexible work location within Canada.
  • Opportunity to mentor the next generation of professionals.
  • Part of a team focused on creating safer, resilient communities.
  • Engagement in innovative risk management practices.
  • Strengthening WSP's reputation for reliability and expertise.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Build the future with us.
As a Senior Risk Assessor, you will play a key role in strengthening WSP's risk management practice across Canada. You will guide clients through complex challenges, deliver high-impact assessments, and shape innovative approaches-while mentoring the next generation of risk practitioners. This position is open to candidates located anywhere in Canada.

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Your Impact
  • Conduct technical risk assessments leveraging HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, QRA, and related methodologies.
  • Support the development of Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (HRVAs) and Wildfire Strategies.
  • Deliver clear, actionable reports that enable clients to mitigate and manage risks effectively.
  • Facilitate and coordinate engaging workshops to identify hazards, resolve challenges, and build consensus across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Mentor and train junior and intermediate assessors as part of their professional development journey.
  • Develop and refine tools, processes, and methodologies that improve risk analysis and reporting.
  • Explore innovative approaches-including natural-language-driven insights-to enhance how risk information is generated and communicated.
  • Build strong relationships with clients, contributing to WSP's reputation for reliability, expertise, and excellence.
The Skills That Set You Apart
  • 5-8 years of experience in risk management, emergency management, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Strong foundation in risk methodologies including HAZID, HAZOP, FMEA, MAA, and quantitative techniques such as fault tree and event tree analysis.
  • Experience supporting HRVA development and Wildfire Strategy initiatives.
  • Skilled facilitator with experience guiding groups toward shared outcomes.
  • Demonstrated leadership in training, coaching, and developing others.
  • Additional assets: engineering accreditation, PMP designation, geotechnical experience, or business continuity planning knowledge.
  • A proactive, innovative mindset with a focus on high-quality delivery.
Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 - $138,000
MB & ON: $95,000 - $130,800
NB, NL, NS, PEI & 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?

Be part of a team of visionaries who are redefining what's possible. Join us in creating safer, more resilient communities-one project at a time.

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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54,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1959

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