Nuclear Engineer in Training

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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.

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Build the Future with Us

Take the next step in your engineering career with an exciting opportunity in the nuclear sector in the Tiverton, Ontario area. You’ll gain hands-on exposure to complex engineering projects in a highly regulated environment while building specialized experience that can open new possibilities for your career.

Your Impact

• Support engineering and project activities within a highly regulated nuclear environment.
• Contribute to project scopes, preliminary engineering activities, scopes of work, and request-for-proposal inputs.
• Coordinate with vendors, engineering consultants, project teams, and client representatives to move work forward.
• Assist with inspections, project execution, technical reviews, and client-side project management activities.
• Apply nuclear procedures, safety expectations, security requirements, and quality processes in your daily work.
• Build momentum from broad direction while identifying risks, resolving issues, and seeking technical support appropriately.
• Represent WSP professionally while embedded in a major client organization.
• Develop nuclear-sector knowledge that can support your long-term career and WSP’s growing nuclear capability.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A bachelor’s degree in nuclear, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, civil, structural, chemical, industrial, building, HVAC, or a related engineering discipline.
• Eligibility for registration as an Engineer-in-Training with Professional Engineers Ontario.
• An early-career engineering foundation supported by relevant academic, co-op, internship, field, project, or consulting experience.
• The ability and willingness to relocate to the Tiverton, Port Elgin, or Kincardine area for the assignment. (Relocation provided)
• The ability to work on site at the outset, without a guaranteed hybrid arrangement.
• Demonstrated initiative and learning agility, including the ability to move work forward when given broad direction.
• Clear technical communication and the professional maturity required to represent WSP in a client environment.
• Previous nuclear-sector exposure or experience is considered an asset, but is not required.

The successful candidate will also be required to satisfy the client’s applicable security, site-access, background-screening, training, and onboarding requirements once confirmed.

Why Choose WSP?

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.

Compensation

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $75 200 – $99 700
• MB & ON: $68 600 - $94 500
• NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $68 000 - $ 90 200

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.

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.