Civil Engineering Student - Summer 2025

Job Description

As a Structural Co-op Student, you will gain hands-on experience supporting structural engineering projects under the guidance of intermediate and senior engineers. This role offers exposure to various phases of industrial projects, including buildings, equipment foundations, pipe racks, retaining walls, and pipe supports.

• 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.

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What you can expect to do here:

• You will assist in all project stages, including cost estimation, preliminary design, detailed design, and construction review, providing essential support to engineering leads.
• You will prepare design calculations, drawings, and specifications for projects, applying core structural engineering principles.
• You will collaborate with structural engineers, designers, and other engineering disciplines to contribute to overall project success.
• You will learn to apply Canadian building and design codes, ensuring technical compliance.
  
  
  

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• You are currently enrolled in a civil or structural engineering program.
• You have knowledge of structural 3D modeling and analysis software, such as RISA-3D, SAP2000, and SAFE.
• You are familiar with Revit and AutoCAD.
• You possess good knowledge of Microsoft Office and general computer skills.
• You have good organizational and communication skills (both oral and written) in English.
• You have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team.
  
  
  

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated student with a strong interest in structural engineering to develop their technical and collaborative skills in a supportive, professional environment.

About Us

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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