Design Manager

The Opportunity Reporting to Directors and National Vice Presidents, the Design Manager leads the charge in shaping Ontario’s municipal water and wastewater infrastructure. Join our dynamic Infrastructure team and make a real impact by delivering innovative designs for treatment plants, pumping stations, and distribution systems. Job Description The role values your leadership and communication skills, empowering you to drive collaboration, champion engineering excellence, and deliver sustainable solutions that benefit communities and the environment. 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. 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. 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. What you can expect to do here Drive the technical delivery of municipal water and wastewater projects from concept through construction, ensuring seamless execution and commissioning. Lead and unify multi-disciplinary teams—spanning process, civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, and architectural expertise—to produce innovative, integrated designs. Champion quality and accuracy in all design deliverables, including drawings, calculations, reports, and cost estimates, setting a high standard for project excellence. Proactively manage schedules, technical scopes, and quality control, consistently meeting or exceeding client and internal expectations. Act as the key technical liaison for clients, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders, fostering trust and ensuring alignment from project initiation to completion. Mentor and empower intermediate and junior team members, cultivating deep technical expertise and fostering professional growth within the team. Collaborate closely with project managers to drive successful project outcomes, optimizing budgets, timelines, and client communications. What you’ll bring to WSP Meeting with clients on a regular basis when required at site Hold an accredited engineering degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical disciplines, providing a strong technical foundation for municipal infrastructure projects. Registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) and licensed to practise in Canada Bring 7–12 years of specialized experience in civil, process and/or mechanical design and successful delivery of municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities. Expertly navigate municipal and provincial approval processes, and apply current agency standards, guidelines, and industry best practices to every project. Demonstrate advanced analytical skills to solve complex engineering challenges and optimise project outcomes and take initiative in problem‑solving, consistently delivering innovative, practical, and constructible solutions that exceed client expectations. Deliver proven, high‑impact designs for treatment systems, pumping stations, and linear infrastructure, with deep expertise in process hydraulics and unit operations. Excel at cross‑department collaboration, building synergy within multi-disciplinary teams to drive project success. Engage directly with clients on‑site as required, fostering strong relationships and ensuring project alignment with client needs. Compensation BC, AB, SK, NWT & NU: $135,200 – $179,100 MB & ON: $123,300 – $169,800 Atlantic Provinces & QC: $122,100 – $162,200 Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organisational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes. About Us 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. Our values 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 Health and Safety 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. Physical requirements 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). Accessibility 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. EEO Statement WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. Agency policy WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. #J-18808-Ljbffr