Team Lead - Buildings Plumbing & Fire Protection

We are on the lookout for a dynamic Lead Plumbing Engineer! Picture this: 3 days a week in our office at the forefront of a whirlwind of exciting projects that require quick turnaround. These projects involve existing retrofit work, using your technical application of plumbing, drainage, and fire protection design expertise across commercial, institutional, residential, and industrial sectors.

You will be engaged in on-site project visits, face-to-face interaction with clients, and have the chance to flex your technical capabilities and knowledge in an advisory role, while leading a team of 4.

Why WSP?

• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer,
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada;
• 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;
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

A day in the life:

• Provide design, calculations, and technical support for the layout of plumbing and fire protection systems for building projects.
• Size and layout domestic water, sanitary, storm, vent, and natural gas piping.
• Size and layout sprinkler and standpipe systems based on hydraulic requirements of the systems.
• Size and select domestic water booster pump sets, fire pumps, and sump pumps based on the hydraulic requirements of the associated systems.
• Size domestic hot water heating equipment based on storage and recovery capacities.
• Attend design meetings and coordinate design related work with other disciplines or consultants.
• Conduct site investigations and prepare accompanying reports.
• Convert markups into working CAD or Revit MEP drawings.
• Review shop drawings and reply to requests for information submitted by contractors during construction phase.
• Conduct routine site reviews during construction as part of the obligation to complete general reviews per OBC and to assure adherence to contract documents.

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• Professional Engineer licensed in Ontario at a minimum.
• 10-15 years of experience in the design of plumbing and fire protection systems.
• Well versed and familiar with applicable codes and NFPA standards for sprinkler and standpipe systems including, but not limited to, the Ontario Building Code, NFPA 13-Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA-14-Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, and NFPA 20-Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP.
• Experienced with hydraulic calculation software.
• Ability to travel to various project sites as required.
• Willingness to be challenged with the resolve to “see projects to the end.”