Lead Project Counsel - Transportation & Infrastructure

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The Opportunity – Shape the World Around You

As Project Counsel , you’ll play a key role in some of WSP’s most transformative infrastructure and advisory projects across Canada. Your work helps shape communities, guide large‑scale project execution, and strengthen the legal frameworks that support complex, high‑impact initiatives.

Your Impact

• Provide strategic legal guidance across all project phases, ensuring compliance and effective risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with commercial teams, project managers, and executive leadership to align legal strategies with business objectives.
• Act as the primary legal resource on assigned projects, interpreting contracts and responding to legal inquiries.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements, including progressive design‑build, design‑build and alliance contracts.
• Engage with external stakeholders—clients, delivery partners, and government agencies—to support project success.
• Support dispute resolution and claims management with a solutions‑driven approach.
• Contribute to national best‑practice development within WSP’s Canadian Legal team.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Licensed to practise law in a Canadian province or territory, with 7+ years of infrastructure, construction, or commercial law experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the legal aspects of large, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of Canadian procurement processes and alternative delivery models.
• Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder groups and providing decisive legal guidance.
• A passion for shaping communities through meaningful, high‑impact legal work.

Why Choose WSP?

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here—tailor your role to match your ambition because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
• #WeAreWSP

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 – $179,100

MB & ON: $123,300 – $169,800

NB, NL, NS, PEI & 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.

Be Part of Our Vision

Ready to shape the future? Apply today and help redefine what’s possible at WSP.

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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.

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• 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

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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).

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