Director, Major Projects - Resources

WSP
Montreal, Quebec, Mississauga, Toronto, Ottawa
Workplace: OnsiteFull time208,229+Function: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic vision","Leadership","Risk management","Stakeholder management","Communication"]

Lead a portfolio of complex mining and resources projects, setting execution strategy and driving safety, quality, schedule, budget, and client outcomes. Strengthen governance, reporting, controls, risk management, and decision-making for major multidisciplinary assignments across Canada. Own executive client relationships and major pursuits from planning and proposals through negotiations. Build geographically dispersed teams through workforce planning, mentorship, and accountability while expanding WSP’s Major Projects practice.

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Job Summary

Lead a portfolio of complex mining and resources projects, setting execution strategy and driving safety, quality, schedule, budget, and client outcomes. Strengthen governance, reporting, controls, risk management, and decision-making for major multidisciplinary assignments across Canada. Own executive client relationships and major pursuits from planning and proposals through negotiations. Build geographically dispersed teams through workforce planning, mentorship, and accountability while expanding WSP’s Major Projects practice.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Mississauga, Toronto, Ottawa
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a portfolio of major mining and resources projects, setting execution strategies to advance safety, quality, schedule, budget, and client outcomes.
  • •Strengthen project governance, reporting, controls, risk management, and decision-making while providing strategic direction to Project Directors and Project Managers.
  • •Build executive-level client relationships and shape major pursuits through capture planning, proposals, interviews, negotiations, and sponsorship.
  • •Drive commercial performance by overseeing revenue, profitability, forecasts, contracts, and risk exposure across consulting, EPCM, PMC, and owner-representative assignments.
  • •Develop geographically dispersed teams and future major-project leaders through workforce planning, mentorship, accountability, and a collaborative One WSP approach.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 208,229

Key Requirements

  • •A bachelor's degree in engineering, geoscience, construction management, or a related discipline; Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or equivalent is preferred.
  • •15+ years of progressive experience delivering mining, resources, major infrastructure, or industrial projects.
  • •Advanced knowledge of project governance, project controls, contract management, commercial execution, financial forecasting, and enterprise risk management.
  • •Experience across owner, EPCM, consulting, contractor, PMC, and owner-representative environments across the full project lifecycle.
  • •Demonstrated success building senior client relationships and leading strategic pursuits, negotiations, and repeat business.
Experience:15+ yearsMiningResourcesInfrastructureIndustrial projects
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic visionLeadershipRisk managementStakeholder managementCommunication
Certifications:Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
Languages:EnglishFrench

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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