Assistant Project Manager, Mission Critical Buildings

Employer description

What if you could redefine what’s possible? With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP The Opportunity Build the Future With Us Help deliver complex data centre and mission critical projects where disciplined coordination, reliable information, and timely decisions are essential. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams to strengthen project planning, governance, commercial awareness, and client outcomes across fast-paced, technically demanding assignments. Your Impact • You will provide adaptable project management and coordination support that helps data centre and mission critical teams deliver with clarity, control, and consistency: • Coordinate project plans, schedules, action logs, decision registers, risk registers, budgets, forecasts, and core project documentation. • Support the delivery and reporting of complex data centre and mission critical projects, programs, and workstreams from planning through closeout. • Contribute to proposals, bids, and client submissions by coordinating technical inputs, developing content, and supporting reviews and deadlines. • Organize meetings, agendas, minutes, stakeholder communications, and follow-up actions to maintain momentum across multidisciplinary teams. • Strengthen project governance, document control, information management, and quality review processes in security-conscious environments. • Prepare project reports, dashboards, presentations, fee tracking, invoicing, and other commercial information that supports informed decisions. • Assist with contract administration by tracking deliverables, obligations, changes, interfaces, and emerging commercial risks. • Capture lessons learned, identify priorities and issues early, and help improve delivery practices across projects and proposals. The Skills That Set You Apart • Experience supporting complex projects or programs within engineering, construction, consulting, data centres, critical facilities, or other mission critical environments. • Experience coordinating proposals, bids, presentations, reports, or other client-facing submissions with multiple contributors and firm deadlines. • Working knowledge of project management, project controls, commercial management, contract administration, and change management processes. • Commercial awareness, including practical experience with budgets, forecasts, fees, invoicing, scope, and cost-conscious decision support. • Proficiency with project management, scheduling, reporting, collaboration, and document management systems used by multidisciplinary delivery teams. • Strong organizational, written communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and move actions forward independently. • Ability to obtain and maintain required federal security clearances and meet project-specific site, safety, and access requirements Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home. • Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026. • A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach. • Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours. • Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. #WeAreWSP Compensation: • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $77,400 - $102,500 • MB & ON: $70,600 - $97,200 • NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $69,900 - $92,900 Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes. Ready to Power What Matters? Bring your coordination expertise to projects where reliability, precision, and teamwork make a meaningful difference. Apply today and help WSP deliver the data centre and mission critical environments that keep clients and communities connected.