Job Description

Job Category: Engineering
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The Opportunity:
WSP is seeking talented and experienced Overhead Contact System (OCS) Engineers at junior, intermediate, and senior to support and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of railway electrification projects. Whether you're early in your career or bring years of leadership experience, this is an opportunity to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of sustainable OCS solutions across a range of transit and rail projects.
The successful candidates will participate in the end-to-end OCS design and engineering of various types of OCS systems, ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
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What you can expect to do here:

• Perform technical calculations such as mechanical loading, support spacing, and clearance verification.
• Analyze and interpret study results to inform design decisions and ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure system integration and resolve interface issues.
• Prepare engineering OCS design drawings, including plan and profile drawings, cross sections, and support arrangements.
• Prepare technical specifications, bills of quantities (BOQs), and installation drawings.
• Provide technical support during installation, testing, and commissioning phases.
• Develop and review test and commissioning procedures.
• and validate engineering drawings, calculations, technical specifications, and compliance reports.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, providing ongoing technical guidance and project updates throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure designs comply with railway electrification standards, especially the North American railway electrification standards, including AREMA, CSA, and applicable provincial regulations.
• Use MicroStation and other CAD platforms for detailed design. Familiarity with additional OCS-related or rail electrification software is considered an asset.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. A master's degree is considered an asset.
• Licensure: Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario or eligible for licensure.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports, specifications, and client-facing documentation.
• Proficiency in CAD software, especially MicroStation.
• Experience Expectations by Level:

• Junior Level: New graduate to 5 years related experience and strong academic foundation.
• Intermediate Level: 5-12 years related experience within rail or transit projects.
• Senior Level: 10+ years of related experience within rail or transit projects, with demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, and mentoring.

Additional Assets:

• Experience with structural analysis or rail-specific design tools.
• Involvement in the preparation or review of construction, testing, and commissioning documentation.
• Understanding of traction power system integration and interface with signaling, civil, and communications systems.

Must-have Skills for both senior and intermediate-level roles:

• Demonstrating independent design capability, cross-disciplinary coordination, and field experience to deliver safe, reliable, and sustainable solutions that meet client and regulatory expectations
• In-depth knowledge of Canadian and international transit standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., AREMA, CSA, etc.).
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

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.
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