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

Lead Project Manager - Defence

WSP Toronto, ON senior full-time

Salary

$112,100 - $162,800 per year

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Description

As a Senior Project Manager, 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, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams delivering secure, mission-critical facilities that support military operations, training, logistics, public safety, and national resilience.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape high-profile projects across land, air, and naval environments while helping grow WSP's national Defence and Federal Buildings practice.

Your Impact

  • 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.

The Skills That Set You Apart

  • 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.

Compensation

  • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 - $162,800
  • MB & ON: $112,100 - $154,400
  • NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $111,000 - $147,400

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • French
  • Federal security clearance

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/97050

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