Technical Director, Geotechnical Engineering

• Oversee project delivery, ensuring quality, compliance, and profitability across a portfolio of high-impact projects.
• Play a key role in driving business growth through client relationship management, opportunity identification, and strategic proposal development.
• Increase the visibility of WSP by sharing knowledge and innovation at key client engagements.
• Lead the development and implementation of geotechnical methodologies, standards, and innovation initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, internal stakeholders, and executive leadership on geotechnical matters.
• Drive thought leadership in geotechnical engineering, contributing to publications, conferences, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead growth by developing and leading the business development, key pursuit, and sales strategy, holding team members accountable to expand reach and client base.
• Inspire, motivate, and hold the team accountable for the delivery of innovative design solutions throughout the pursuit and project stages.
• Collaborate with the team in developing, attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent while supporting the overall talent management lifecycle.
• Work collaboratively to drive growth by supporting business development activities and key pursuits.
• Actively participate in the Go/No Go review process, contribute to win strategies, and ensure successful project execution through hands-on involvement in key pursuits, client management, and project management.
• Act as a “seller/doer” by actively engaging in business development activities while leading project execution.
• Represent WSP in industry associations, technical committees, and client engagements.
• Responsible for utilizing and ensuring the opportunity pipeline is maintained, including opportunity forecasting.
• Establish employee connectedness to leadership by interfacing frequently with employees and participating in meetings to communicate the vision, business strategy, and progress against action plans.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Mentor technical staff and contribute to talent development and succession planning.
• Proactively identify opportunities to reinforce and further develop WSP’s high-performance culture with a focus on talent, quality, innovation, productivity, excellence, and business performance in pursuits.
• Partner with other leadership to drive collaboration on pursuits across geographies and business lines.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders in other WSP sectors to foster collaboration, grow new expertise, increase work share opportunities, and drive growth.
• Oversee risk management related to projects and pursuits, including review of contracts, fees, and proposals on large pursuits.
• Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for geotechnical investigations, foundation design, slope stability, and ground improvement projects.

• Highly collaborative and driven to form internal partnerships.
• Leadership & Strategic Impact:

Demonstrated leadership on key projects and experience with delivering project excellence.

Strong seller-doer capable of generating work, creating long-term relationships, and delivering long-term value to clients for WSP.

Highly collaborative and driven to form internal partnerships.

Knowledge of market assessment techniques, insights, and contacts.

An entrepreneurial orientation with a strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider.

Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams and manage complex project portfolios.

Strategic thinker with experience in business development, client relationship management, and operational oversight.

Demonstrated ability to influence organizational strategy and drive innovation.

• Additional Experience: Experience with responding to Requests for Proposals, Expressions of Interest, and Statements of Qualifications.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical or Geological Engineering; Master’s or PhD preferred. Professional degree and registration preferred in your field of practice, as applicable.
• Demonstrated leadership on key projects and experience with delivering project excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to influence organizational strategy and drive innovation.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams and manage complex project portfolios.
• Experience with offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, pipeline routing, and complex ground modeling.
• Strategic thinker with experience in business development, client relationship management, and operational oversight.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong seller-doer capable of generating work, creating long-term relationships, and delivering long-term value to clients for WSP.
• Technical Expertise:

Advanced knowledge of geotechnical investigation, foundation systems, slope stability, and geohazard assessment.

Experience with offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, pipeline routing, and complex ground modeling.

Proficiency in geotechnical software, GIS systems, and data management platforms.

• An entrepreneurial orientation with a strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider.
• Proficiency in geotechnical software, GIS systems, and data management platforms.
• Knowledge of market assessment techniques, insights, and contacts.
• Advanced knowledge of geotechnical investigation, foundation systems, slope stability, and geohazard assessment.
• Professional Designation: Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
• Experience: Minimum 20–25 years of progressive experience in geotechnical engineering, including 10+ years in senior leadership or technical director roles. Minimum 15 years of experience within the earth and environment sector in Ontario and Atlantic Canada markets, including 10 years of direct involvement in or managing pursuits/proposals for engineering design and/or construction services.
• Professional Associations: Active membership in relevant industry bodies.

• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.