Job Description

Job Category: Sciences
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What if you could redefine what's possible?
With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.
We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers.
We are Visioneers. We are WSP.
The Opportunity
Your Impact Starts Here - Join our growing Earth & Environment team as an Experienced Geophysicist, where you'll apply advanced geophysical methods to guide sustainable design, infrastructure development, and environmental decision-making. You'll tackle complex subsurface challenges, shape meaningful outcomes for clients, and help elevate our geoscience practice across the region.
Your Impact

• Design and lead advanced geophysical survey programs using seismic, electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, GPR, and gravity methods across land, water, and borehole environments.
• Oversee data acquisition, quality control, inversion, and modelling using industry-leading software, ensuring results that meaningfully support engineering and environmental decisions.
• Interpret complex geophysical datasets to develop subsurface models that guide project planning, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.
• Prepare technical deliverables-reports, figures, models, and presentations-communicating insights clearly to multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Direct field crews, mentor junior geophysicists and technicians, and promote safe and efficient field operations.
• Collaborate with hydrogeology, geotechnical, environmental, and infrastructure teams to integrate geoscience into multi-disciplinary project solutions.
• Contribute to innovation within the practice, including testing new sensors, workflows, and analysis tools.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A degree in Geophysics, Geological Engineering, Earth Sciences, or related discipline; a graduate degree is an asset.
• 5-8+ years of applied geophysical project experience, including leading field programs and interpreting multi-method datasets.
• Proven ability to scope, plan, and deliver geophysical investigations in varied terrain, weather, and remoteness levels.
• Proficiency with industry tools such as ReflexW, SeisImager, RES2D/3D, Oasis montaj, VOXI, or equivalent modelling and inversion platforms.
• Comfortable working outdoors, including remote and rugged sites, with the ability to operate or oversee off-road transport and equipment (UTV/ATV/ARGO/Snowmobile).
• A mindset grounded in scientific curiosity, continuous improvement, and practical problem-solving.

Why Choose WSP?
We exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

• 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. Whether across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to 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 yours.

Compensation
Using Grade 6 - Tier 1 salary ranges from the Pay Transparency 2026 data:
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT:
$80,800 - $107,000
MB & ON:
$73,700 - $101,500
NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC:
$73,000 - $96,900
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.
Make Your Mark with WSP
If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in shaping a more resilient and sustainable future.
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

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