Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings

WSP
Ottawa
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeCAD 104,500 - 143,900 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Client relationship management","Stakeholder coordination","Engineering design review"]

Lead the electrical design and delivery of complex commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects from concept through construction. Drive innovative power distribution, emergency power, life safety, grounding, lightning protection, UPS, and fire alarm solutions, while providing technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight to multidisciplinary teams. Prepare calculations, specifications, tender documents, and engineering designs, coordinate with contractors, review shop drawings/RFIs, and help shape safer, more resilient communities.

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Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings

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Job Summary

Lead the electrical design and delivery of complex commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects from concept through construction. Drive innovative power distribution, emergency power, life safety, grounding, lightning protection, UPS, and fire alarm solutions, while providing technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight to multidisciplinary teams. Prepare calculations, specifications, tender documents, and engineering designs, coordinate with contractors, review shop drawings/RFIs, and help shape safer, more resilient communities.
Location: Ottawa
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead electrical design and delivery for complex building projects from concept through construction.
  • •Develop medium-voltage power distribution, emergency power, life safety, grounding, lightning protection, UPS, and fire alarm solutions.
  • •Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and quality oversight to multidisciplinary teams throughout execution.
  • •Prepare calculations, specifications, tender documents, reports, and engineering designs to support project outcomes.
  • •Manage multiple concurrent projects and support integrated delivery/design-build initiatives by coordinating scope, schedule, quality, and budget.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 104,500 - 143,900 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • •Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
  • •15+ years of experience designing electrical systems for commercial and industrial building projects.
  • •Deep expertise in electrical power distribution, grounding, fire alarm, lightning protection, emergency power, life safety systems, UPS systems, and arc flash studies.
  • •Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Reliability Security Clearance.
Experience:15+ yearsCommercial buildingsIndustrial buildings
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipClient relationship managementStakeholder coordinationEngineering design review
Licenses:Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) registration
Certifications:Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Tech Stack:OBCOESCCECCSANFPAIEEEASHRAEMedium-voltage power distributionEmergency powerLife safetyGroundingLightning protectionUPSFire alarmArc flash studies

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Reliability Security Clearance

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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