City : Whitehorse, YT

Category : T&I - Land Development & Municipal Engineering

Industry : Engineering

Employer : WSP

WHITEHORSE

The Opportunity:

WSP is seeking an Intermediate Engineer to join our growing Municipal Engineering team in Whitehorse. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in a consulting engineering environment and be able to manage multidisciplinary projects and client relationships. 

This position will be responsible to manage projects for public and private clients across the Yukon. As a key member of our Whitehorse team you will deal directly with clients and approval agencies and manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver municipal infrastructure projects including watermains, sanitary sewers, drainage, roads and treatment facilities. Duties include proposal development, feasibility assessments, detailed design production, construction administration, client liaison and communication including business development.  

The Whitehorse office also provides assistance to other WSP business lines by providing local project management and local content support when they pursue opportunities in the north.  

Whitehorse is a small city and the capital of Yukon.  Whitehorse amenities include a vibrant downtown, an active music and arts community, schools, a university, parks, gyms, arenas, an indoor running track, an international airport, and many kilometers of recreational cross-country ski trails.

Surrounded by mountains and wilderness, outdoor recreation includes fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, skiing and snowmobiling.  Housing is more affordable than in many southern Canadian cites, and easy commutes within the city leave time and money available to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle. If this sounds interesting, we want to hear from you.

Applicants must live in, or be willing to relocate to Whitehorse, Yukon. 

Why 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.

#WeAreWSP
 

A day in the life:

Business Development - Client Relations

• Develop, maintain and implement client relationships, ensure clients consistently feel valued and that their needs are being met. Create trusting relationships to ensure WSP is the consultant of choice
• Build effective networks and working relationships with stakeholders and clients
• Identify and respond to business opportunities and meet with potential clients regarding our services

Project Management

• Manage clients and projects.  Assist and give staff the freedom and confidence to develop sustainable and exciting solutions for their clients
• Maintain a high standard of customer satisfaction by ensuring that project outputs meet client expectation and ensure clients are fully consulted and apprised of progress, issues and related solutions at key project stages
• Implement WSP project management methodology to ensure projects result in a successful conclusion for both the client and the company
• Monitor project financial performance, invoice clients promptly, and ensure payment is received

Engineering

• Provide technical advisory services to clients for municipal engineering projects
• Prepare analyses, designs, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, presentations and reports
• Contract administration and field reviews for project under construction

What you'll bring to WSP ...

• An undergraduate degree in civil engineering from an accredited university
• Professional Engineer or eligibility for registration with Engineers Yukon
• 4+ years of professional experience as an engineering professional completing studies, design, tender document preparation and contract administration on a broad range of engineering projects, ideally in the Municipal/Infrastructure sector
• Experience managing delivery of engineering services on projects including leading consultant team, scope, budget and schedule management and client liaison, ideally in the Municipal/Infrastructure sector;
• Experience in construction contract administration
• Previous success in customer service, client management, business development and proposal writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate and communicate with various professional disciplines, clients, contractors and regulatory agencies
• Good time management skills and attention to detail to ensure that work is done correctly and thoroughly