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WSP USA Electrical Engineer, Rail and Transit in Thornhill, Ontario
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The Opportunity
Your Impact Starts Here.
Join a national team designing the future of clean, efficient, and reliable rail electrification across Canada. You will help deliver traction power systems—including substations, distribution networks, grounding systems, and protection analysis—supporting major transportation projects that shape how communities move.
Your Impact
Perform power system studies, including load flow, short-circuit, and arc flash analyses, to assess system performance, efficiency, reliability, and safety. Experience with protection coordination studies is considered an asset.
Analyze and interpret study results to support sound engineering decisions and ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
Contribute to the design and analysis of electrical systems for rail and transit infrastructure, including the preparation of layout drawings, single-line and three-line diagrams, and control, protection, and monitoring schemes.
Prepare, review, and verify engineering drawings, technical calculations, specifications, and compliance documentation.
Develop or support grounding and bonding designs in accordance with CSA, IEEE, and applicable local safety standards.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (civil, mechanical, systems, and others) to integrate electrical requirements into overall project designs.
Participate in technical reviews, risk assessments, and constructability evaluations throughout the project lifecycle.
Interface with clients, stakeholders, and authorities by providing technical input, progress updates, and support during design and implementation phases.
Support quality assurance and quality control activities to ensure deliverables meet internal and external requirements.
Assist with the preparation of proposals, cost estimates, and project schedules, as required.
The Skills That Set You Apart
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. A master’s degree is considered an asset.
Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario or eligible for licensure.
5+ years of related experience in either MV or LV system, or both, ideally within rail or transit projects, with demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, and mentoring.
Proven experience with design integration across multidisciplinary projects.
Proficiency in power system modelling and analysis tools.
Why Choose WSP?
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Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we 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
Compensation
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $98,800 – $130,800
MB & ON: $90,100 – $124,100
NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $89,200 – $118,500
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 expertise, your curiosity, and your passion for electrification to a team building the next generation of transportation in Canada. Take the next step—your impact starts now.
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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