Designer, Land Development - Thornhill, ON

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 exper ...

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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 – Shape the World Around You

Join our Land Development team in Ontario, where your work will help shape complete communities, resilient infrastructure, and the spaces where people live, work, and connect. This role blends design excellence with practical problem‑solving and offers the opportunity to contribute to transformative development projects across the province.

Your Impact

• Design civil siteworks for residential, commercial, and industrial land development projects, supporting functional, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Prepare grading plans, service layouts, storm and sanitary drainage designs, and site servicing drawings that support safe, sustainable community growth.
• Produce technical drawings, digital terrain models, and calculations that directly influence municipal approvals and construction readiness.
• Apply engineering standards, development guidelines, and municipal requirements to create compliant, buildable designs.
• Collaborate with planners, surveyors, environmental specialists, and senior engineers to deliver integrated, innovative project solutions.
• Support report preparation, cost estimates, tender packages, and design documentation that advance multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Contribute to field reviews, site evaluations, and construction support activities to ensure design intent is carried through to implementation.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Experience supporting land development, municipal engineering, or site development projects through hands‑on design and drafting work.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D (grading, corridors, pipe networks) and an interest in expanding into additional modeling and analysis tools.
• Understanding of municipal engineering standards, subdivision design processes, stormwater management concepts, and site servicing principles.
• Comfortable working in both office and field environments and meeting all safety requirements.
• Motivated to contribute to community‑shaping projects and grow your technical and design capabilities.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

• 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 across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your career 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 yours.

Compensation

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $66,700 – $88,400
• MB & ON: $60,900 – $83,800
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $60,300 – $80,000

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.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven to shape communities and deliver meaningful, lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your journey with WSP.

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

Please Note:

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.

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