Manager, Municipal Engineering

Job Description

Step into a leadership role that shapes how communities grow. As Manager, Municipal Engineering (Land Development & Municipal Engineering), you’ll lead a high‑performing team delivering municipal engineering programs across Sudbury, Ottawa, Kingston, and Cornwall – balancing technical excellence, business growth, and people leadership. Reporting to the Discipline Director
, you’ll provide technical, management, and financial leadership while strengthening client partnerships and creating opportunities through proposal development and business development.

• Lead a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team (professionals, technicians, and support staff) to deliver high‑quality land development and municipal infrastructure projects.
• Drive project excellence by overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client service across multiple concurrent assignments.
• Strengthen trusted client relationships and represent the practice in key stakeholder discussions, negotiations, and project pursuits.
• Develop new business by identifying growth opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and preparing proposals that generate new work for the team.
• Deliver complex municipal designs – roads, active transportation facilities, water and wastewater conveyance systems, and public spaces – supporting sustainable community development.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and guidelines, coordinating with stakeholders and multidisciplinary partners through design and construction.
• Mentor and coach emerging professionals, building capability, confidence, and a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Champion effective resource planning and utilization, enabling balanced workloads and delivery performance across offices.

• P.Eng. registration in Ontario with a University degree in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years leading preliminary and detailed design and project delivery for Ontario municipalities (e.g., City of Ottawa, MTO, or other Ontario jurisdictions).
• 5+ years of proven people leadership, including mentoring, performance management, and building strong technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage financial performance (revenue, profitability, invoicing, accounts receivable, and key metrics).
• Strong experience guiding teams to consistent use of project management tools, ensuring disciplined delivery and transparent reporting.
• Proven capability in business development, including proposal leadership, client engagement, and pipeline growth.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders in a fast‑paced, multi‑project environment.
• Consulting experience is considered an asset, paired with a practical, solutions‑focused leadership mindset.

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $147,500 - $195,400

MB & ON: $134,600 - $184,600

NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $133,200 - $176,900

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 organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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.

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. Full details here. Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).