Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy

The Opportunity to Redefine What's Possible

With WSP, you can redefine what's possible. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory, and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

As part of WSP’s Energy & Process group, you’ll build the future by shaping impactful projects that support energy transition, oil & gas, and multi-discipline solutions across Canada. Your work as a Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy will help clients adapt to climate realities, protect critical resources, and bring low-carbon solutions to life. We are growing, and this role invites you to bring deep technical leadership, meaningful collaboration, and a passion for excellence to projects that matter.

Your Impact as a Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy

• Deliver senior-level electrical engineering for medium and large projects, including design basis development, equipment selection, detailed design, and field implementation.
• Lead client and stakeholder engagement to clarify needs, define scope, and ensure alignment through all project phases.
• Guide multidisciplinary coordination to support cost control, scheduling, procurement, reporting, and construction support activities.
• Develop feasibility studies, technical reports, and conceptual design packages.
• Review, stamp, and approve drawings and documents while ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Specify equipment from first principles and apply simulation tools and internal engineering models.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and designers, building a collaborative learning environment.
• Manage scope, schedule, change control, and deliverables in alignment with project execution plans.
• Uphold and promote corporate and client procedures, contributing to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Provide senior support on negotiation of critical engineering issues and contribute to proposal development.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• University degree in Electrical Engineering and active P.Eng registration with APEGA.
• 10+ years of EPCM electrical engineering experience within the Canadian oil & gas sector.
• Proven success in a Lead Engineer capacity, guiding teams through complex project execution.
• Strong technical depth across electrical systems design, field operations, and engineering analysis tools.
• Ability to independently manage projects, drive outcomes, and support multi-discipline collaboration.
• A passion for developing others and contributing to a high-performance engineering culture.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors, and scientists from across the globe call WSP home. We are proudly Canadian and a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026. Join a global community of brilliant minds where your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach. Limitless opportunities start here – tailor your role to match your ambition because your growth drives ours. We offer flexible work and real balance, recognizing the importance of balance in our lives and encouraging you to prioritize it.

About WSP

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, are locally dedicated with international scale, are future-focused and challenge the status quo, foster collaboration, and have an empowering culture with accountability.

Key skills/competency

• Electrical Engineering
• EPCM
• Oil & Gas
• Energy Transition
• Project Management
• Design Basis Development
• Equipment Specification
• Client Engagement
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
• Technical Reports