Senior Project Manager - Mining Consulting (Sudbury)

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 Innovate and Lead — In this role, you will be at the forefront of innovation, collaborating on transformative projects that push the boundaries of what is possible. If you are looking for a challenge that offers both career growth and the chance to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you. Build the North. Lead the Legacy. Shape the Frontier. As a Project Manager / Engineering Manager based in Sudbury, Ontario, you will lead the engineering delivery of complex mining and industrial projects while helping build WSP’s local project delivery capability. You will bring structure, judgement, and direction to multidisciplinary teams, strengthen client confidence, and create the conditions for safe, high-quality, and predictable project execution. You will connect with multidisciplinary mining specialists across Canada and around the world, contribute to long-term mining programs across multiple clients and project stages, and help shape a growing Northern Ontario team. #CASudburyMiningJobs #GlobalMining Your Impact • Lead multidisciplinary engineering execution across studies, detailed design, procurement support, construction support, and commissioning interfaces. • Establish engineering execution plans, deliverable lists, work breakdown structures, schedules, staffing approaches, budgets, and project controls interfaces. • Coordinate discipline leads and hold teams accountable for scope, quality, cost, schedule, change management, interdisciplinary integration, and required technical reviews and approvals. • Maintain close, practical communication with clients, project management, construction, field engineering, and project controls teams to create shared confidence in delivery. • Identify delivery risks early, facilitate timely decisions, and implement recovery or mitigation plans while reinforcing WSP quality processes. • Support proposals, work planning, client development, and the growth of a high-performing Sudbury engineering team while coaching project engineers and emerging leaders in safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Skills That Set You Apart • A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program. • Professional Engineer registration in Ontario, or eligibility to obtain registration. • Significant experience delivering multidisciplinary mining, mineral processing, or heavy industrial projects, including leadership of complex engineering work. • Experience across the EPC/EPCM project lifecycle, with strong exposure to studies, detailed engineering, and field or construction support. • Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, resourcing, change, and client expectations. • Strong commercial awareness, decision-making, communication, conflict-resolution skills, and a visible commitment to health, safety, ethics, and respectful team leadership. • Experience with concentrators, mills, underground or surface mine infrastructure, and brownfield execution is preferred. • A PMP or equivalent project management credential, together with experience building local teams, client relationships, or regional delivery capability, is preferred. 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'll 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: $122,900 - $162,800 • MB & ON: $112,100 - $154,400 • NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $111,000 - $147,400 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. Turn Northern ambition into project certainty Bring disciplined delivery, engineering judgement, and people leadership to projects that will define Sudbury’s next chapter. Build capability that moves the North forward.