Intermediate​/Senior Electrical Engineer

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Our Resources subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. Over the decades, we have developed a wide range of services, including economic studies, project management, detailed design, procurement, site management, commissioning and industrial programming. This division provides a full range of services to industrial and mining projects, from conceptual and feasibility studies to complete detailed engineering in EPCM, and to the closure and dismantling of mine sites.

Our experts work together to offer our clients services that live up to our vision: to meet the highest standards in the industry and innovate to exceed them.

To meet our growth challenges, WSP is currently seeking an Intermediate or Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team located in one of our Greater Toronto Area offices in Mississauga, Thornhill, Whitby or Toronto.

Reporting to the Manager–Electrical Engineering, this position plays a key role in leading the design and optimization of the electrical power distribution and control system design engineering efforts of both new construction and brownfield heavy industrial projects across the subsector. You will apply your electrical engineering design knowledge on project work from conceptual design and studies through to project completion. Effective communication, technical quality, cost-effectiveness, building and maintaining client relationships, and providing guidance to a team of designers are integral parts of this role.

Be involved in projects with our Resources Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges!

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy – a combination of in‑person and remote working, enabling us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story – we’re proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you – from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities – we’re growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it’s like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee‑focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

• You will have Safety Focus including consideration of safety in design, construction and operations.
• You will design systems in areas with hazardous classifications (i.e., flammable gases, combustible dusts).
• Experience with Power Systems Studies such as load flow, short circuit, arc flash analysis and others on ETAP, Easy Power, and other software.
• Specification and data sheets for Switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and other electrical components.
• Experience in power distribution, motor control and lighting design.
• Electrical systems design to support clients/other disciplines/departments/offices in the areas of responsibility.
• Application of regulations to area of expertise and ensuring compliance.
• Incorporation of safety and risk analysis into equipment designs.
• Perform engineering calculations.
• Ability to work with a minimum of instructions, complete tasks independently, make decisions and take responsibility on technical matters.
• Design management with input from other senior managers on technical decisions.
• Industrial site reviews and evaluations for design…