Company: WSP

Location: Thornhill, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 01:39:40 GMT

Job description: Job Category: EngineeringJob Description:The Opportunity:WSP is currently hiring Traction Power Engineers at all levels-Junior, Intermediate, and Senior-to support the planning, design, and delivery of traction power systems for major rail and transit infrastructure projects across Canada. Whether you’re just starting your engineering journey or bringing deep technical expertise, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact, sustainable transportation solutions. You’ll work alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team to help shape the future of electrified transit, ensuring safe, efficient, and resilient power systems that meet the evolving needs of clients, operators, communities, and regulatory bodies.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.#WeAreWSPWhat you can expect to do here:Core Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the design and analysis of traction power systems, including substations, single-line diagrams, layout plans, and equipment specifications.
• Perform or support power system modeling and simulation to assess performance, efficiency, reliability, and safety.
• Assist in-or lead, depending on experience-the development of grounding and bonding designs in accordance with CSA, IEEE, and local safety standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams-including signaling, telecom, overhead catenary, rolling stock, and civil works-to ensure integrated and coordinated system designs.
• Prepare, review, and validate engineering drawings, technical calculations, specifications, and compliance documentation.
• Participate in technical reviews, risk assessments, and constructability evaluations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders by providing technical input, progress updates, and support during design and implementation phases.
• Depending on experience level, take on increasing responsibility for task coordination, technical leadership, and mentoring of junior staff.

Must-have Skills for both senior and intermediate-level roles:

• Proven experience with system integration across multiple rail disciplines (e.g., traction power, signaling, communications).
• In-depth knowledge of Canadian and international transit standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., CSA, IEEE, AREMA, NFPA 130).
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability lead complex projects and mentor cross-functional teams

What you’ll bring to WSP:Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. A master’s degree is considered an asset.
• Licensure: Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario or eligible for licensure.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports, specifications, and client-facing documentation.
• Experience Expectations by Level:

• Junior Level: New graduate to 5 years related experience and strong academic foundation.
• Intermediate Level: 5-12 years related experience within rail or transit projects.
• Senior Level: 10+ years of related experience within rail or transit projects, with demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, and mentoring.

Technical Skills:

• Solid academic foundation in power systems, electrical circuits, and control systems.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC traction systems, substation design, protection coordination, and equipment ratings.
• Familiarity with CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or Revit for electrical design documentation.
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI concepts, mitigation strategies and mutual impacts on traction power and adjacent systems.
• Identify and mitigate issues related to DC stray current corrosion and Monitoring Systems.
• General understanding of railway systems such as signaling, telecommunications, SCADA, and control systems.
• Experience with system integration across multiple rail disciplines.
• Exposure to Canadian and international transit standards and regulatory frameworks.

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.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