Lead Project Manager - Defence - WSP, Toronto

About this opportunity

As a Senior Project Manager for Defence Infrastructure, you will lead the delivery of some of Canada's most complex and strategically important infrastructure projects. Working with federal and defence-sector clients across land, air, and naval environments, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering secure, mission-critical facilities that support military operations, training, logistics, public safety, and national resilience. This position is part of WSP careers and offers an exceptional opportunity to shape high-profile projects across the country while helping grow the national Defence and Federal Buildings practice.

Key duties

• Lead the successful delivery of defence and federal infrastructure projects from planning and procurement through design, construction, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Establish and oversee project governance frameworks, including execution plans, schedules, budgets, resourcing strategies, and risk management programs.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams across architecture, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, security, and specialty consulting disciplines to achieve project objectives.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, Defence Construction Canada (DCC), contractors, regulatory authorities, and project stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and performance while implementing proactive mitigation strategies.
• Support business development, client account management, and strategic pursuits within the defence and federal sectors.
• Mentor project managers, project controls professionals, engineers, and emerging leaders to strengthen project delivery excellence across the practice.
• Champion WSP's commitment to health and safety, quality, environmental stewardship, ethical business practices, and inclusive team culture.

Skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional designation such as P.Eng., PMP, OAA, RAIC, or equivalent professional credential is considered an asset.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience delivering complex capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering defence, federal, or similarly regulated infrastructure projects, including projects with Defence Construction Canada (DCC) or comparable public-sector organizations.
• Proven success managing projects valued at $25M or greater, including alternative delivery models such as Design-Build, Construction Management, Alliance, or P3.
• Strong understanding of federal procurement processes, governance frameworks, contract administration, security requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and commercial management capabilities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required federal security clearance; bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.