Project Manager, Materials

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The Opportunity

Build the Future With Us -This is your chance to shape the durability, safety, and performance of essential infrastructure throughout Fort McMurray and Northern Alberta. Your technical leadership in construction materials engineering will support the energy, industrial, municipal, and commercial sectors while helping advance WSP's growth across the region.

Your Impact

• Provide specialized consulting for concrete, aggregates, soil, and asphalt pavement materials across industrial, oil & gas, municipal, highway, commercial, and residential sectors.
• Lead technical execution and remain hands-on with project delivery, ensuring high-quality, billable work that drives client confidence.
• Prepare, review, and refine proposals, technical reports, and recommendations that influence critical project decisions.
• Oversee and review field and laboratory testing results for concrete, aggregates, and asphalt in alignment with CSA and ASTM standards.
• Validate construction monitoring findings, including subgrade, foundations, piles, and pavement inspections.
• Advance business growth by cultivating client relationships, contributing to proposals, and identifying new opportunities for the Materials Engineering team.
• Represent WSP within industry associations (e.g., CSA, ACI, ICRI) through committees, conferences, presentations, and technical engagement.
• Mentor and supervise junior engineers and technicians, ensuring technical excellence and project delivery effectiveness.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A degree or diploma in Civil or Materials Engineering with specialized knowledge of concrete, asphalt, aggregates, and construction materials technology.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in materials engineering within Fort McMurray or Northern Alberta.
• Strong familiarity with local construction clients, environments, and regional project requirements.
• Proven ability to secure work, support business development, and nurture long-term client relationships.
• Comfortable working in varied environmental conditions, including remote sites and inclement weather.
• Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver's License and readiness for occasional travel.
• Strong technical writing and clear, concise communication skills.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

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Compensation:

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $89,800 - $118,900

MB & ON: $81,900 - $112,800

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $81,100 - $107,700

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.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in shaping resilient, high-performing infrastructure across Northern Alberta.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

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.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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