Senior Designer, Food Service

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking a Senior Designer to join our Food Service team in our Ottawa, ON office. This role combines technical expertise in foodservice design with project management responsibilities. You will use your knowledge to lead projects from concept design through completion producing accurate technical drawings, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and client expectations.

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.

What you can expect to do here:

• Analyze client requirements and provide advisory services to develop food service design options.
• Develop detailed technical drawings and specifications for food service and laundry facilities including plans, elevations, details, and equipment schedules. Coordinate drawings with architects, engineers, and clients throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review shop drawings, conduct site visits and support construction administration.
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to internal quality control processes.
• Be active in representing the company through targeted industry organizations.
• Support new and existing business development opportunities through proposals, presentations and client engagement. Lead and manage opportunities and projects.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• 10+ years of experience in the food service design industry, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Long-term career goals in food service design.
• Expertise in the design of food service and/or laundry areas for hospitality, commercial, healthcare, education, and residential buildings.
• Strong knowledge of food service equipment, workflows and industry standards.
• Food Service Consultants Society International (FCSI) certification is an asset.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, KCL and Revit.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple conflicting priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent technical, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Currently hold or able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.
• French language proficiency is an asset.

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.

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