Vice President, Land Development and Municipal Engineering - Western Canada
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Build the Future with Us
At WSP, our Land Development & Municipal Engineering (LDME) practice is driven by a bold vision: to shape resilient, inclusive, and future‑ready communities through innovative infrastructure solutions.
We are seeking a Vice President, Land Development & Municipal Engineering – Western Canada to lead a high‑impact, multi‑disciplinary business within our Transportation & Infrastructure sector. The LDME Western Canada business spans Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Territories, comprising 350+ professionals delivering essential infrastructure that supports community growth and sustainability.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, LDME, this executive role is accountable for strategic growth, operational excellence, financial performance, and people leadership — advancing WSP’s long‑term vision while building a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
Your Impact
Set Direction: Define and communicate a clear regional vision, strategy, operating plan, budgets, and performance targets aligned with WSP’s strategic priorities.
Drive Performance: Lead operational excellence across disciplines, optimizing project margins, workforce utilization, cash generation, and DSO.
Enable Growth: Champion business development across Western Canada, expanding market presence and ensuring investments deliver strong strategic and financial returns
Strengthen Relationships: Build trusted partnerships with key municipal, provincial, federal, and private‑sector clients, industry partners, and stakeholders.
Deliver Excellence: Guide leaders in achieving consistent project delivery excellence through disciplined project reviews and risk management.
Govern with Confidence: Partner with finance leadership to forecast performance, ensure accurate revenue recognition, and deliver reliable financial results.
Develop Leaders: Lead, coach, and inspire senior leaders and teams, fostering a high‑performance culture with strong engagement and low voluntary turnover.
Champion Values: Promote WSP’s safety, ethics, and compliance programs as foundational to how work gets done.
Maintain Boots‑on‑the‑Ground Leadership: Invest significant time in client‑facing engagement across the region to strengthen relationships, maintain deep awareness of key accounts, and ensure WSP remains close to client priorities and opportunities.
The Skills That Set You Apart
Executive Leadership: Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related technical discipline;
Proven Experience: Minimum 15 years of senior leadership experience in engineering, infrastructure, or a related professional services environment.
Strategic Mindset: Demonstrated ability to identify growth opportunities, assess market trends, and make balanced, informed decisions.
Business Development Strength: Strong track record growing business with public‑ and private‑sector clients across complex stakeholder environments.
People Leadership: Advanced capability leading large, matrixed organizations, influencing indirectly, and aligning teams around shared outcomes.
Commercial Acumen: Experience defining contracting strategies, managing risk, and negotiating commercial terms to protect value.
Credibility & Integrity: Highly respected leader with strong communication skills and uncompromising professional integrity.
Mobility: Willingness to travel approximately 20% across Western Canada, with additional national and occasional international travel.
Why Choose WSP?
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 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.
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Compensation
Compensation:
Starting salary is $195,980
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?
If you’re a visionary leader driven to make a lasting impact on communities across Western Canada, we invite you to bring your ambition and expertise to WSP.