Chef d'équipe - WSP, Laval

Role overview

Are you ready to redefine what is possible? WSP is looking for a Team Lead in Structural Engineering, Design for the Greater Montreal region. In this role, you will be at the forefront of innovation and collaborate on transformative projects that push the boundaries of what is possible, fostering your professional development while making a true impact.

As Team Lead for Bridges and Civil Engineering Structures, you will mobilize a design team and contribute to practice management alongside the design director, combining human leadership, technical expertise, and project management to deliver safe, sustainable transport and infrastructure works adapted to communities.

Your impact

• Direct the daily activities of the team, balance workload, and coordinate resources with other managers to support predictable, quality delivery.
• Grow engineers and technicians through mentoring, clear goals, constructive feedback, and professional development opportunities.
• Drive design, evaluation, and rehabilitation mandates for bridges and civil engineering structures, from preliminary studies through construction support.
• Manage scope, budgets, schedules, risks, and technical quality of projects while maintaining trusted client relationships.
• Stimulate innovation by advancing BIM, automation, digital methods, internal standards, and best practice sharing.
• Strengthen a culture of collaboration, health and safety, and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or technical diploma in civil engineering, or equivalent training relevant to the responsibilities of the position.
• In-depth experience in bridge and structure projects, covering design, evaluation, plan and specification preparation, or construction monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize, mentor, and develop a technical team while fostering accountability and knowledge sharing.
• Mastery of engineering project management, notably planning, budgets, schedules, risks, profitability, and quality control.
• Technical judgment allowing the review and approval of studies, calculations, plans, specifications, estimates, and proposed field solutions.
• Experience in multidisciplinary coordination, client relations, and the preparation of competitive service offers and technical proposals.
• Excellent mastery of French, orally and in writing; knowledge of English is an asset for collaborating within WSP's Canadian network.
• Specialized certifications from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility in design, maintenance, inspection, construction, or repair of structures are considered an asset.

Perks and benefits

• Be part of a global community of brilliant minds where your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always close at hand.
• Unlimited possibilities to adapt your role to your ambitions because your growth fuels ours.
• Flexibility and real life-work balance, recognizing the importance of balance and encouraging you to prioritize yours.
• A supportive environment that champions equity, accommodations upon request, and a firm commitment to health, safety, and environment standards.