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WSP USA Senior Project Planner (Power Delivery) in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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 – Step into a senior role that shapes the safe, efficient, and strategic delivery of some of Canada’s most complex infrastructure and clean energy programs. From modernizing the power grid to enabling reliable, low carbon electricity for communities nationwide, your work will help build a more resilient future.
As a Senior Project Planner / Scheduler , you will play a critical role in supporting major Transmission, Distribution, and power infrastructure projects across Canada, with a strong preference for candidates based in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario) . Working closely with project managers and technical leaders, you’ll establish and maintain robust performance measurement baselines while driving schedule certainty across all phases of delivery.
As part of WSP’s national Energy, Resources & Industry (ERI) group, you’ll contribute to refurbishment, decommissioning, and new build programs, while being mentored by industry leaders and advancing toward senior project controls leadership and potential PMP certification.
Your Impact
In this role, you will:
Lead integrated project planning and scheduling by developing, maintaining, and optimizing master schedules for Substation, Transmission, and Distribution projects across engineering, procurement, and construction phases.
Enable confident project delivery by partnering closely with project managers, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure schedules remain accurate, achievable, and aligned with scope, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Drive schedule certainty and transparency through advanced use of Primavera P6, time‑chainage tools, and MS Project to track milestones, dependencies, critical paths, and resource demands.
Strengthen portfolio‑level performance by supporting resource planning, allocation, and optimization across multiple concurrent projects and programs.
Anticipate and manage schedule risk by identifying and modeling impacts related to licensing, outage windows, regulatory reviews, and scope changes, including the development of robust “what‑if” scenarios.
Integrate owner and contractor schedules to establish clear baselines, aligned work breakdown structures (WBS), and a single source of truth for project execution and reporting.
Protect project outcomes through proactive risk management by performing quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis, recommending mitigation strategies, and addressing schedule, resource, and budget challenges early.
Inform decision‑making at every level by producing clear dashboards, KPIs, reports, and presentations that support client meetings, audits, project reviews, and continuous improvement of planning processes.
Serve as a trusted, client‑facing advisor by confidently presenting, explaining, and defending schedule, cost, and risk analysis findings, supporting informed decision‑making during client meetings, reviews, and audits.
The Skills That Set You Apart
Advanced expertise in Primavera P6, with strong command of planning, scheduling, risk, and change management principles.
15+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling for power generation, transmission and distribution, mining, or other heavy industrial infrastructure projects.
Deep knowledge of project controls methodologies, including EVM, critical path analysis, cost and resource forecasting, QSRA, QCRA, and Monte Carlo analysis.
Proven ability to manage complex, integrated schedules across multidisciplinary teams and multiple work fronts.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify risks, assess impacts, and translate data into actionable insights.
High level of commercial awareness, sound judgment, and a collaborative, solutions focused mindset.
Excellent client facing, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to meet security clearance requirements, as applicable.
Why Choose WSP?
We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.
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 it’s across the country or around the globe, we’ll help you 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 #WithUsYouCan #LI-Hybrid
Compensation
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 – $162,800
MB & ON: $112,100 – $154,400
NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $111,000 – $147,400
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
- Ready to bring your expertise to projects that matter? Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary together.
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.
As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.
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.
Join us.
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 (https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/corporate/ca/health-safety) .
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 (https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies) .