Senior Dam Safety Engineer

The Opportunity :

If you are looking to join a world-class team in the renewable energy industry, while being part of a team with strong roots in its environment, join WSP, one of the largest engineering and consulting firms in the world.

The company's expertise ranges from conceptual designs and feasibility studies, through full detailed engineering and performance monitoring, to closure and decommissioning.

Our Power Canada Division supports our clients from coast to coast. Over decades, we have developed a wide range of services, including technical study preparation in niche areas, project management, detailed design and site services.

Our expertise is recognized throughout the market for both development and rehabilitation projects. Our experts work together to provide our clients with services that live up to our vision of meeting the highest industry standards and innovating to exceed them.

This position is within the Hydropower & Dams market sector of the Power Division. This market sector specializes in hydroelectric projects (development, rehabilitation), dam and hydraulic structures engineering, and dam safety.

We work in collaboration with public and private sector clients on innovative projects that allow our team members to prove their expertise and to train a new generation of passionate people.

In order to meet these growth challenges, WSP is currently looking for a Dam Safety Engineer to join our team, located in one of our offices in Ontario.

Why choose WSP?

• 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.

We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.

• 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 - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• 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.

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What you can expect to do here :

• Contribute to and review dam safety and dam engineering documents and reports in Ontario and across Canada;
• Act as QA / QC reviewer for dam safety and dam engineering projects, including but not limited to dam safety reviews, dam safety inspections, dam design, development of dam safety governance documents (OMS, ERP / EPP, Dam Safety Management System, Public Safety Around Dams plans, etc.

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, etc.

• Establish and maintain contact with clients in Ontario to understand their needs as it relates to dam safety and dam engineering projects;
• Contribute to development of dam safety and dam engineering proposals in Ontario and across Canada for water dams (i.e.
• utility and non-utility clients);
• Prepare technical documents and reports related to project management and technical responsibilities noted above;
• Stay up-to-date on industry technical standards and guidelines as it relates to dam safety and dam engineering practices in Ontario and across Canada;
• Provide oversight and mentorship to junior staff and identify learning opportunities;

What you'll bring to WSP :

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering;
• 20+ years of experience in dam safety and dam engineering;
• Hold a valid licence from a Canadian provincial body regulating the practice of professional engineering;
• Currently maintain or be eligible to be licensed by Professional Engineers Ontario;
• Initiative and attention to detail;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.