Senior Manager, Transmission & Distribution Station Engineering

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The Opportunity

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This secondment opportunity places you within a major Utilities client, supporting the delivery of

complex power infrastructure that keeps communities connected and resilient. Based in Toronto, Ontario , the Senior Manager for T&D Stations Engineering role offers the chance to work at the heart of utility operations- collaborating directly with client engineering, planning, construction, and operational teams. You will lead complex, high-impact infrastructure programs, guiding multidisciplinary teams and delivering safe, reliable, and future-ready power solutions across Canada.

Lead the strategic direction of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) station engineering-guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, cost-effective, execution-ready conceptual designs that enable major capital projects across Ontario. In this senior leadership role, you'll champion innovation and continuous improvement, strengthen engineering standards, and empower teams to challenge assumptions as we modernize the power system for long-term reliability and performance.

Your Impact

• Set strategic direction for the Tx and Dx station conceptual engineering portfolio, aligning priorities to business unit goals and evolving technologies.
• Lead and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams (including external design partners) to deliver defined, constructable conceptual solutions that transition seamlessly into detailed design.
• Drive technical excellence by overseeing conceptual designs, estimates, specifications, and engineering instructions for projects of major complexity.
• Specify and standardize major power equipment, supporting strategic sourcing through technical specifications, tender evaluations, selection, and acceptance activities.
• Champion safety and compliance by ensuring conceptual solutions address constructability and meet all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Strengthen collaboration across engineering disciplines, project planning, and delivery teams-clarifying roles, accountabilities, and communication channels to support project success.
• Advance operational excellence through continuous improvement, benchmarking, and integration of industry best practices into standards, templates, and engineering processes.
• Provide oversight and governance across budgets, resource utilization, quality assurance, and performance reporting-surfacing risks, progress, and recommendations to leadership.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with progressive experience delivering T&D substation or station projects .
• At least 15+ years of proven leadership experience at a senior management level leading and managing engineering teams on complex infrastructure programs.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.
• Strong knowledge of transmission and distribution station design, protection and control, and applicable utility standards.
• Experience working with utilities, regulators, and contractors in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Demonstrated capability to develop multi-year (2-5 year) business plans, forecasts, and budgets grounded in customer needs and changing technologies.
  
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking, communication, and people leadership.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and ethical engineering practice, including field or site exposure as required.

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• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 - $179,100
MB & ON: $123,300 - $169,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $122,100 - $162,200

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.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Bring your leadership, technical expertise, and passion for modernizing the grid to a team that's shaping what's next. Apply today and help power safer, smarter, more reliable energy systems for communities across Ontario.At WSP , we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

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At WSP , you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

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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. 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).

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. Full details here .