Junior Instrumentation and Monitoring Specialist

WSP • Markham, ON

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers, offering an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory, and science-based expertise. Their global minds unite to power local solutions, acting as pathfinders and impact makers, known as Visioneers. The company exists to shape communities to advance humanity, bringing together engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP partners with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining, and metals, combining deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions that leave a lasting, positive impact. Joining WSP means becoming part of a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries daily, applying expertise and fueling innovation to create a more connected and resilient future. The Junior Instrumentation and Monitoring Specialist will join WSP’s Instrumentation and Monitoring team to support the delivery of infrastructure and construction projects through high-quality monitoring and field support. This full-time role, based in the Markham office, offers a strong balance of field and office work, providing an opportunity to build hands-on experience while contributing to safe, data-driven project execution. WSP is proudly Canadian, recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026, and offers a global community of brilliant minds, limitless opportunities for career growth, and flexible work arrangements to promote real balance.

Requirements

• University degree in Civil Engineering, preferably with a focus on Geotechnical Engineering.
• Fundamental understanding of instrumentation and monitoring principles and practices.
• Experience with installation of monitoring instruments, data collection, and basic troubleshooting.
• Experience using total station surveying units and monitoring read‑out equipment (e.g., inclinometers, strain gauges).
• Experience working on construction sites and supporting site coordination activities.
• Experience conducting pre‑ and post‑construction condition surveys and assisting with report preparation.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in both field and office settings.
• Valid G driver’s license, access to a vehicle with appropriate insurance, and ability to lift equipment up to 50 pounds and work near railway tracks.
• Availability for local travel and extended working hours, including night shifts and weekends, when required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated monitoring systems or geotechnical drilling procedures is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide instrumentation and monitoring technical services in both field and office environments.
• Install a variety of monitoring instruments, including building, utility, settlement and rail monitoring points, inclinometers, shape accelerometer arrays, monitoring wells, vibrating wire piezometers, strain gauges, electrolevel beams, tiltmeters, and crack gauges.
• Collect monitoring data using total station surveying equipment and other instrument read‑out units, as required.
• Support troubleshooting of instrumentation issues by coordinating with suppliers and engineers and providing on‑site assistance.
• Coordinate instrumentation and monitoring site activities with general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers under guidance from senior staff.
• Assist with general site work related to instrumentation, including installation, maintenance, and decommissioning activities.
• Review and analyze monitoring data and assist with maintaining monitoring visualization platforms.
• Prepare monitoring reports and provide support to geotechnical and construction services teams with additional field and office activities, as required.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees