Employee Experience Advisor

The Opportunity:

As an Employee Experience Advisor , you will play a pivotal role in shaping a positive and consistent employee experience across the organisation. This is your opportunity to make a real impact by supporting managers and employees through the moments that matter most in the employee lifecycle. We are looking for a dynamic and solutions-oriented professional who thrives in an operational HR environment. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to deliver high-quality, regionally aligned support that enables managers to lead effectively and employees to succeed.

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:

• Manager Coaching & Development: Partner with managers to build leadership capability and provide guidance on WSP programmes and policies.
• Employee Support: Educate employees on available resources and provide coaching as needed to enhance engagement and performance.
• Performance & Development: Facilitate 360-degree feedback debriefs and support the creation of Personal Development Plans.
• Employee Relations: Manage investigations, disciplinary actions, and improvement plans with fairness and consistency.
• Return-to-Work Programmes: Coordinate and manage return-to-work processes, ensuring compliance with policies and supporting employees' reintegration.
• Termination & Severance Management: Oversee termination processes, including preparing
• documentation, calculating severance packages, and ensuring adherence to legal and company requirements.
• Facilitate training: Help talent enablement with delivering various trainings throughout the year.
• Operational Excellence: Execute People & Culture initiatives within the business and ensure compliance with policies and processes.
• Lifecycle Management: Oversee the processing of employee lifecycle activities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in HR advisory or employee relations roles, ideally in a complex, matrixed organisation.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practices.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and build trust.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with discretion and professionalism.

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.