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As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering complex mechanical and piping engineering for mining and industrial projects across Canada. This includes guiding multidisciplinary teams from early concepts through detailed design and execution on major EPCM programmes. Your work will ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-performing systems that help clients power the world more responsibly. While the primary location is Etobicoke, Ontario, this position can be based in any of our Canadian offices, with a preference for Northern Ontario, British Columbia, and Atlantic locations.
Within WSP, our Resources subsector is a vital part of our Energy, Resources & Industry (ERI) sector, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for clients throughout Canada. We have decades of experience, providing expertise from economic studies and detailed engineering to procurement, commissioning, site management, and mine closure. Our commitment is to meet and exceed the highest industry standards.
Your Impact and Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead mechanical and piping engineering packages for multidisciplinary mining and industrial projects through all phases, from conceptual studies to detailed engineering and construction support. You will apply extensive knowledge of relevant codes and standards, including ASME B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, ASME VIII Div 1/2, API, and TEMA, to develop safe, compliant, and reliable mechanical and piping systems.
You will direct and review piping layouts, isometrics, bills of materials, and fabrication deliverables, ensuring accuracy, constructability, and alignment with project standards. Your responsibilities include evaluating, selecting, and specifying rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, and blowers, using lifecycle cost, operability, and performance criteria to support long-term asset reliability. You will also oversee the mechanical design of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, chutes, bins, hoppers, and conveyor system components, collaborating with structural and process engineering teams.
Furthermore, you will prepare and review mechanical calculations, such as wall thickness, branch reinforcement, and external pressure analysis, to verify the integrity and performance of critical assets. You will develop and maintain project standards, piping material specifications, valve specifications, and equipment datasheets to ensure consistency and quality across projects. Preparing Requests for Quotation and leading technical evaluations and comparison reports for bulk materials, valves, specialty components, and rotating equipment, in close partnership with procurement, will also be part of your duties. You will resolve complex design and material issues collaboratively with engineering, procurement, and construction partners to maintain project schedules and budgets. Additionally, you will develop inspection and test plans, including hydrostatic testing and NDT requirements for tanks and vessels, to support quality assurance and commissioning.
What You'll Bring
You will bring 10 to 14 years of experience in piping, rotating equipment, and static equipment engineering within industrial and mining environments. A strong track record of delivering EPCM projects across sectors such as mining, mineral processing, power, or oil and gas is essential, ideally with exposure to large, complex brownfield and greenfield projects. Hands-on experience with the mechanical design of chutes, hoppers, bins, conveyors, and associated structural elements is required, along with an understanding of how these systems perform in harsh operating environments.
You demonstrate a deep understanding of piping materials, equipment standards, fabrication processes, and construction practices, enabling you to make sound engineering and constructability decisions. You are comfortable developing Requests for Quotation, material take-offs, technical bid evaluations, and comparison reports, and collaborating closely with supply chain partners. Thriving in LEAN or continuous-improvement-focused environments, you bring an improvement mindset to workflows, standards, and project delivery.
Academically, you hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a Master’s degree considered an asset. You must be registered, or eligible to register, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada.
Why Join WSP?
WSP exists to shape communities to advance humanity, bringing together bright engineers, advisors, and scientists globally. We are proudly Canadian, recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026. You will join a global community of brilliant minds where your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach. We offer limitless opportunities, helping you tailor your role to match your ambition, because your growth drives ours.
We champion flexible work and real balance, recognizing the importance of equilibrium in our lives and encouraging you to prioritize yours. At WSP, 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.
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities, with accommodations available on request for candidates throughout the selection process. We are committed to the principles of employment equity.
