- Professional
- Office in Ottawa
The Opportunity:
Shape the World Around You – As a Fire Engineering Technologist, you’ll help shape the safety and resilience of tomorrow’s buildings and infrastructure. You’ll work alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative fire protection solutions that meet regulatory requirements and exceed client expectations.
Based in our Ottawa or Thornhill office and reporting to the Principal of Fire Protection Engineering, you’ll apply your knowledge of Canadian and international building and fire codes, along with your education in fire safety science, to support project delivery and compliance.
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:
- Guide design teams to ensure fire and life safety excellence across diverse projects
- Contribute strategic and innovative input to concept and detailed design phases
- Analyze building systems, drawings, and specifications to develop code-compliant solutions for new builds and renovations
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, and clients to deliver high-quality, on-budget, and on-schedule results
- Support the development of alternative solutions that meet fire and life safety objectives
What you’ll bring to WSP:
- 2+ years of experience in fire protection engineering or code consulting, ideally in a consulting environment
- Degree in Engineering or Applied Science; advanced degree in Fire Protection Engineering is a strong asset
- Recognized for your credibility and leadership in fire safety design and compliance
- Skilled in interpreting and applying building and fire codes to real-world scenarios
- Comfortable working across disciplines and contributing to collaborative project teams
Company
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.
At WSP:
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.
