Talent Acquisition Specialist (Temporary Contract)

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. Welcome to WSP.

The Opportunity

Shape Something Different – You’re not just looking for another job – you want to shape something. This is your chance to make an impact as a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a team that thrives on curiosity, connection, and collaboration.

As part of our dynamic Talent Acquisition team, you’ll play a key role in attracting top talent to WSP across Canada. This 12-month contract offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic hiring initiatives, support early career programs, and help build a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Your Impact

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for a variety of roles, from early career to experienced professionals, across multiple disciplines.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and deliver tailored sourcing strategies.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and help drive WSP’s commitment to inclusion and belonging.
• Support campus and co-op recruitment initiatives, including events, resume reviews, and onboarding coordination.
• Contribute to employer branding efforts by promoting WSP’s culture and opportunities across digital platforms and events.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Proven experience in full-cycle recruitment, ideally within a large, matrixed organization or agency setting.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (Oracle or similar) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, etc.).
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and external candidates.
• Passion for talent acquisition, candidate experience, and inclusive hiring.

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 – born and raised in Québec, we now operate in over 40 countries, including Antarctica.
• A global community of 72,000 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’ll 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.

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please  READ THE FULL POLICY.