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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Senior Metallurgist

WSP Montreal, QC, Canada, QC Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$135,200 - $179,100 per year

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Description

You want Purpose, Growth, Opportunity. As a Senior Metallurgist at WSP, you will leverage your metallurgy expertise on complex and strategic industrial projects.

Your Impact

  • Identify client needs and contribute to proposals.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • 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 the 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 project metallurgists.
  • Assist project managers and team leads as required.

The skills that set you apart

  • Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
  • 15+ years of relevant experience in metallurgical processes.
  • Membership in a recognized professional engineering association, in good standing.
  • Experience in consulting engineering (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 is required.

Why choose WSP?

  • Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
  • A global community of brilliant minds.
  • Limitless opportunities.
  • Flexible work.

Compensation

  • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 - $179,100
  • MB & ON: $123,300 - $169,800
  • NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $122,100 - $162,200

Skills

Required

  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • metallurgical processes
  • consulting engineering
  • bilingualism

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/91434

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