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The Opportunity Build the Future with Us As an

Intermediate Water & Wastewater Engineer,

you'll help shape resilient communities across Atlantic Canada by contributing to the planning, design, and delivery of pump stations, booster stations, treatment facilities, and related facility upgrades. You will apply your experience in hydraulics, water and wastewater facilities, treatment processes and/or pumping systems, equipment selection, and multidisciplinary facility design to help clients develop reliable, sustainable infrastructure.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to projects from process evaluation, facility planning, and preliminary engineering through detailed design, tendering, construction services, start-up, performance testing, and commissioning support.

Candidates may bring experience in water or wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, or both; expertise in either area will be considered valuable.

This role also offers flexibility for professionals interested in pursuing a technical design career path, a project management career path, or a blend of both.

Your Impact

Plan, design, and support the delivery of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pump stations, lift stations, booster stations, water and wastewater treatment systems, and/or facility upgrades.

Contribute to projects both within and outside the local region, working with national technical specialists and project teams.





Deliver water and wastewater facility projects through all phases of development, including studies, condition assessments, preliminary engineering, detailed design, tendering, construction services, and commissioning support.

Support the evaluation, planning, and design of water and wastewater facilities, which may include pumping systems, treatment infrastructure, equipment selection, hydraulic analyses, and/or facility upgrades.

Prepare and review design criteria, process and hydraulic calculations, technical memoranda and reports, equipment evaluations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and contract documents.

Coordinate process, civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and architectural requirements within multidisciplinary facility designs.

Work with clients, municipalities, regulators, contractors, equipment suppliers, and internal multidisciplinary teams.

Support successful project delivery by coordinating technical work, managing assigned scope and budgets, monitoring schedules and risks, and maintaining quality, safety, and client-service expectations.

Apply independent engineering judgment to resolve technical and project-delivery challenges.

Participate in site investigations, condition assessments, equipment inspections, facility start-up, and commissioning.

Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, designers, and technical staff, as appropriate to your experience.

Support proposals, client engagement, and relationship-building activities.

Contribute to the growth of WSP’s water and wastewater practice in Atlantic Canada by sharing knowledge and advancing consistent design practices.

The Skills That Set You Apart

Degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline from a recognized university.

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Atlantic Canada.

Minimum of 5 years of progressive engineering experience

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