Senior Metallurgist - WSP, Etobicoke

Role overview

Build the future with WSP as you take on a Senior Metallurgist role in Etobicoke. This is your chance to be part of a team that is shaping the world infrastructure, energy systems, and communities. In this role, you will apply your metallurgy expertise to cutting-edge projects, making a real impact where it matters most. As part of the ERI Metals and Mining group, you will work within a multidisciplinary team dedicated to planning and executing studies and detailed engineering for new processing plants as well as upgrades to existing facilities.

WSP is proud to be a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026, offering a global community of brilliant minds where your growth drives theirs. Whether you are looking for flexibility, real balance, or limitless opportunities across the country or around the globe, WSP helps you tailor your role to match your ambition.

Requirements

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet the following professional and educational standards:

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in metallurgical processes.
• Current P.ENG license.
• Experience in consulting engineering companies (an asset).
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, and a rigorous work approach.
• Ability to work collaboratively and share expertise across teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Bilingualism (English/French, an asset).

What you'll do

As a senior member of the team, your day-to-day responsibilities will directly contribute to market growth and successful project delivery:

• Identify client needs and contribute to proposals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to define project needs and present technical information, concepts, and study outcomes.
• Establish design criteria, develop mass balances, define process flow diagrams, size and select process equipment, and prepare piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Develop laboratory test programs, oversee their execution, and analyze resulting data.
• Prepare capital and operating cost estimates.
• Review and produce tender packages, technical specifications, and related engineering documents.
• Act as a Qualified Person (QP) for technical reports.
• Provide supervision and guidance to technicians, drafters, and junior metallurgists.
• Assist project managers and team leads as required.
• Carry out other related tasks that support market growth and successful project delivery.

Who you'll work with

At WSP, you will join a multidisciplinary team of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers, engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts. You will collaborate closely with technicians, drafters, junior metallurgists, project managers, and team leads across disciplines to solve complex challenges, share expertise, and drive innovation for a more connected and resilient future.