Intermediate Mechanical Engineer, Power Generation

Job Title:

Intermediate Mechanical Engineer

As an Intermediate Mechanical Engineer on our Energy team, you’ll join a powerhouse group of innovators, problem‑solvers, and world‑builders who thrive on tackling complex challenges across renewable energy, power generation, and energy‑modernization projects. You'll be at the forefront, tackling projects in a technical role, collaborating with various disciplines to ensure we meet our mechanical engineering goals. You will support multiple types of clients (Independent Power Producers, Municipal Electric Utilities, Investor‑Owned Utilities, Contractors, and Developers), address their challenges, and implement power grid systems of the future.

In doing so, you will get the opportunity to work on a wide range of power plant technologies including biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, renewable natural gas, fossil fuel, carbon capture, battery energy storage, and hydro.

This position can be located in any of our Canadian offices, with preference for our BC and AB locations.

• Design mechanical piping and equipment for power generation facilities
• Prepare mechanical equipment and packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, RFQs, and technical bid evaluations
• Review mechanical equipment vendor drawings and data. Interface with suppliers, clients, other engineering disciplines, and detailers/designers.
• Ensure effective communications with other engineering disciplines.
• Prepare construction/installation scopes of work for mechanical systems.
• Participate in the development of PFD’s and P&I D's
• Perform piping design activities including sizing, pressure drop calculations, stress analysis, and pipe support design.
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.

• University Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Between 6 to 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering design experience within the EPCM environment with a focus on Power Generation projects required
• Must be a currently licensed professional engineer (P.Eng, Ing, PE) in your province of practice
• Experience with in the consulting environment desired
• Working knowledge of Microstation or Auto CAD
• Working knowledge of Smart Plant 3D or CADworx
• Experience using Caesar II or Auto Pipe
• Experience using Thermoflow

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $89,800 – $118,900
• MB & ON: $81,900 – $112,800
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $60,900 – $83,800

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. 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).

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.