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Traction Power Engineer


Company : WSP in Canada


Location : Markham, York Region


Created : 2025-10-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Join to apply for the Traction Power Engineer role at WSP in Canada 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Traction Power Engineer role at WSP in Canada Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. The Opportunity: WSP is currently hiring Traction Power Engineers at all levelsJunior, Intermediate, and Seniorto support the planning, design, and delivery of traction power systems for major rail and transit infrastructure projects across Canada. Whether you're just starting your engineering journey or bringing deep technical expertise, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact, sustainable transportation solutions. Youll work alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team to help shape the future of electrified transit, ensuring safe, efficient, and resilient power systems that meet the evolving needs of clients, operators, communities, and regulatory bodies. Job Description The Opportunity: WSP is currently hiring Traction Power Engineers at all levelsJunior, Intermediate, and Seniorto support the planning, design, and delivery of traction power systems for major rail and transit infrastructure projects across Canada. Whether you're just starting your engineering journey or bringing deep technical expertise, this is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-impact, sustainable transportation solutions. Youll work alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team to help shape the future of electrified transit, ensuring safe, efficient, and resilient power systems that meet the evolving needs of clients, operators, communities, and regulatory bodies. Why choose WSP? We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging 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. 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, flexible work options, 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. # WeAreWSP What you can expect to do here: Core Responsibilities: Contributes to the design and analysis of traction power systems, including substations, single-line diagrams, layout plans, and equipment specifications. Perform or support power system modeling and simulation to assess performance, efficiency, reliability, and safety. Assist inor lead, depending on experiencethe development of grounding and bonding designs in accordance with CSA, IEEE, and local safety standards. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teamsincluding signaling, telecom, overhead catenary, rolling stock, and civil worksto ensure integrated and coordinated system designs. Prepare, review, and validate engineering drawings, technical calculations, specifications, and compliance documentation. Participate in technical reviews, risk assessments, and constructability evaluations throughout the project lifecycle. Engage with clients and stakeholders by providing technical input, progress updates, and support during design and implementation phases. Depending on experience level, take on increasing responsibility for task coordination, technical leadership, and mentoring of junior staff. Must-have Skills for both senior and intermediate-level roles: Proven experience with system integration across multiple rail disciplines (e.g., traction power, signaling, communications). In-depth knowledge of Canadian and international transit standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., CSA, IEEE, AREMA, NFPA 130). Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability lead complex projects and mentor cross-functional teams What youll bring to WSP: Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelors degree in electrical engineering. A masters degree is considered an asset. Licensure: Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario or eligible for licensure. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports, specifications, and client-facing documentation. Experience Expectations by Level: Junior Level: New graduate to 5 years related experience and strong academic foundation. Intermediate Level: 5-12 years related experience within rail or transit projects. Senior Level: 10+ years of related experience within rail or transit projects, with demonstrated leadership in project delivery, client engagement, and mentoring. Technical Skills: Solid academic foundation in power systems, electrical circuits, and control systems. Strong knowledge of AC/DC traction systems, substation design, protection coordination, and equipment ratings. Familiarity with CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or Revit for electrical design documentation. Familiarity with EMC/EMI concepts, mitigation strategies and mutual impacts on traction power and adjacent systems. Identify and mitigate issues related to DC stray current corrosion and Monitoring Systems. General understanding of railway systems such as signaling, telecommunications, SCADA, and control systems. Experience with system integration across multiple rail disciplines. Exposure to Canadian and international transit standards and regulatory frameworks. About Us WSP est lune des plus importantes firmes de services professionnels travers le monde. Notre mission est dassurer la prennit de nos villes et nos environnements. Notre quipe compte plus de 65 000 membres dans le monde. Au Canada uniquement, nous sommes plus de 12 000 personnes impliques dans tous les domaines; de l'assainissement de l'environnement la planification urbaine, de l'ingnierie de btiments emblmatiques la ralisation de rseaux de transport durables. Nous trouvons de nouvelles faons d'extraire des ressources essentielles et dveloppons des sources d'nergie renouvelables pour l'avenir. Chez WSP : Nous accordons une grande valeur nos employs et notre rputation. Nous uvrons localement, mais avec une envergure internationale. Nous sommes axs sur lavenir et remettons en question le statu quo. Nous favorisons la collaboration dans tout ce que nous faisons. Nous soutenons une culture dautonomie et de responsabilisation. Veuillez noter: La sant et la scurit sont des valeurs absolument essentielles pour WSP. tant donn limportance de se garder en scurit, vous devez vous conformer notre politique de sant, scurit et environnement (SSE) en tout temps, ainsi quaux politiques SSE du client lorsque cela sapplique. Les offres d'emploi pour des postes impliquant des travaux sur le terrain et assujettis en matire de scurit sont conditionnelles ce que les candidats soient en mesure d'effectuer des tches physiques cls du travail tel que dcrit dans l'offre d'emploi et lors de l'entrevue. Cela peut inclure la capacit de travailler dans une varit de conditions environnementales, telles que les rgions loignes ou isoles, travailler seul, et dans des cas de mauvais temps (dans des limites sres et raisonnables). L'usage du genre masculin inclut le fminin et n'a t utilis que pour allger le texte WSP accueille et encourage les personnes mobilit rduite. Les accommodements sont disponibles sur demande pour les candidats qui participent tous les aspects du processus de slection. WSP souscrit au principe de lquit en matire demploi. Seules les candidatures retenues seront contactes. WSP naccepte pas les cv spontans transmis par des agences. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez lire VEUILLEZ LIRE LINTGRALIT DE LA POLITIQUE Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Professional Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at WSP in Canada by 2x Get notified about new Power Engineer jobs in Markham, Ontario, Canada . 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