The Opportunity:

We are seeking a unifying and strategic leader to take on the newly created role of Global Director, Internal Communications - a pivotal function at the heart of a major transformation in how we engage our employees across the organization.

The Internal Communications team is the strategic driver of all employee engagement and experience communications in support of business priorities. The Director will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing the enterprise-wide internal communications calendar, ensuring that messaging is aligned, timely, and contributes to a seamless and engaging employee experience.

This is not a traditional communications role - it is a strategic leadership position that shapes the systems, structures, and culture of employee engagement communications across the company.

This individual will oversee approximately 15 team members, including seven direct reports, organized under three complementary streams:

• Employee experience communications: A team of communications business partners who advise and collaborate with internal functions as strategic catalysts and facilitators of the employee experience. Rooted in culture-building and storytelling, they design communications that inspire, engage, and empower our people-driving WSP's strategic objectives in a workplace that values connection, recognition, and belonging.
• Local communications strategy and deployment: A dedicated liaison team that ensures communications and initiatives from the Global team are effectively adapted and amplified across regions. This hybrid team works closely with both the Global employee experience communications team and local counterparts to tailor overarching messaging, materials, and tactics to local realities-maximizing engagement and impact while aligning with business priorities.
• Internal editorial management and content strategy: Working closely with the Director and content strategy peers, this person manages the company-wide internal editorial calendar and drives continuous improvement across internal communications-ensuring strategic alignment, editorial consistency, and audience relevance to maximize employee engagement.

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.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

Strategic leadership and influence

• Lead and mobilize the Internal Communications team, setting the vision, priorities, and strategy to deliver a best-in-class employee communications experience across the enterprise.
• Manage a team of approximately 15 professionals, including seven direct reports, and cultivate a high-performance, purpose- and data-driven team culture.
• Architect and oversee the transformation to a unified communications and engagement model, fostering collaboration across geographies and functions.
• Provide strategic oversight and guidance to ensure seamless integration between Global and Local internal communications teams, enabling seamless integration and resonance of global initiatives.
• Act as a connector and integrator (within the team and the wider Communications group)-ensuring that the Internal Communications team is not siloed and contributes meaningfully to the company's strategic narrative and reputation.
• Create synergies and collaborate closely with the Global Director, Corporate Communications - Strategic and Executive and the Global Director, External Communications and Reputation to shape and deliver a unified, enterprise-wide 360° communications strategy.
• Partner with senior leaders across corporate functions to align employee experience initiatives with business priorities.
• Represent the Internal Communications function with senior leadership and in strategic planning discussions.

Enterprise internal communications planning-backed by data

• Oversee and optimize the enterprise internal communications calendar, ensuring coordination across teams and regions to avoid overload, maximize impact, and support strategic priorities.
• Champion enterprise-wide engagement moments, including awards, culture campaigns, and storytelling platforms that elevate employee voices.
• Design and monitor feedback channels to capture employee sentiment and inform continuous improvement.
• Develop governance frameworks, success metrics, and reporting mechanisms to measure impact relentlessly, inform decision-making and drive accountability.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, clarity, and consistency in how we communicate and engage employees globally.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or a related field.
• At least 15 years of experience in internal communications or culture transformation, including at least 8 years of experience managing a team.
• Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and multi-regional organization.
• Strong understanding of how to measure success and build scalable programs that reflect both global strategy and local nuance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional and dotted-line teams, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and change management skills.
• Passion for building inclusive cultures and elevating the employee experience.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Proficiency in French is an asset, as communications deliverables will need to be produced in both English and French - the company's official languages.

#LI-Hybrid
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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