Senior Instrumentation and Monitoring Engineer

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.

Why Choose WSP

• 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.

Compensation

Grade 7 – Tier 2 (Professional) salary ranges: In AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 – $138,000; in MB & ON: $95,000 – $130,800; in NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $94,100 – $124,900. The final salary awarded may vary from the above range based on factors such as education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Health and Safety

Health and safety is a core paramount value at WSP. You are expected to comply with our HSE policy at all times and client HSE policies when working at client locations. Some safety‑sensitive positions involve fieldwork in various environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and inclement weather within safe and reasonable limits.

EEO Statement

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates participating in the selection process. WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.

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