Lead Highway Design Technician

Job Description

What if you could redefine what’s possible? With us, you can.

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

Design What Comes Next

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of transportation infrastructure across British Columbia and beyond. WSP’s Highways and Roads team in BC is thriving and looking to grow! As a Lead Highway Design Technician, you will play a pivotal role in delivering complex transportation projects, bringing technical excellence, innovation, and leadership to multidisciplinary teams. Your expertise in Civil 3D and highway design will help create safer, more resilient, and more connected communities while influencing the next generation of transportation solutions.

Your Impact

• Lead the development and delivery of highway, roadway, and transportation infrastructure designs using Civil 3D and industry best practices.
• Produce and oversee high-quality design models, drawings, plan/profile packages, corridors, grading, and quantity calculations for complex projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, planners, environmental specialists, and project managers to deliver integrated transportation solutions.
• Champion technical excellence by establishing and maintaining design quality standards across project teams.
• Guide and mentor junior designers and technicians, supporting knowledge sharing and professional growth.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design inputs to support successful project delivery from planning through construction.
• Apply innovation and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project efficiency, consistency, and client outcomes.
• Contribute to meaningful infrastructure projects that improve mobility, safety, sustainability, and community connectivity.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Diploma or degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Engineering Design, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience delivering highway, roadway, or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D, including corridors, alignments, profiles, grading, surfaces, and quantity take-offs.
• Demonstrated experience leading design production teams and coordinating technical deliverables across disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of transportation design standards and drafting best practices; experience with BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit standards is highly valued.
• Proven ability to review, troubleshoot, and optimise complex design models and construction drawing packages.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across project teams and clients.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement, with the ability to support field reviews and occasional site visits as required.

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: $104,100 – $138,000
MB & ON: $95,000 – $130,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $94,100 – $124,900 

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.

Make Your Mark with WSP

Ready to help design the transportation networks that keep communities moving? Bring your technical expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team where your ideas are valued and your growth is supported. Join WSP and help deliver infrastructure solutions that create lasting impact for clients, communities, and future generations.

About the company

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.


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. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include 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. Full details here.