Requirements Specialist

The Opportunity:

Requirements Specialist for our Rail Systems Engineering team. Supporting the day-to-day activities of requirements management, taking on duties and tasks as assigned by the Requirements Management Lead. Reporting to the System Engineering Manager/Lead, you will work collaboratively with a team of Requirements Specialists, Systems Engineers, Designers and Project Managers on requirements management activities for transit and LRT projects.

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.
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• 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:

• Analyze requirements for conformity to project and industry standards.
• Identify conflicts, duplications and gaps in the project requirements set.
• Assign requirements to responsible parties.
• Develop new requirements, whether through elicitation, derivation or decomposition.
• Engage with stakeholders, at all levels, to review and approve requirements and relevant attributes.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve issues with requirements.
• Develop and maintain traceability to other requirement or project artifacts.
• Maintain the requirements baseline, track changes, and conduct version control.
• Support in assessing the impact of proposed changes.
• Report progress on requirements analysis and development activities.
• Support and directly engage with other Systems Engineering and Systems Assurance professionals to ensure delivery of SE and SA activities for complex systems, inline with industry standards and client requirements.
• Maintain a good understanding of the project's domain, industry standards, and best practices.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other appropriate discipline from an accredited University.
• 3 - 5 years of experience of performing requirements management activities.
• Experience working in transit-oriented projects.
• Understanding and awareness of how requirements development and management fits within Systems Engineering and complex project delivery.
• Membership, or eligible for membership, as an Engineer in Training (E.I.T) working towards Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia.
• Basic experience or knowledge working in DOORS NG or any other Requirements management data base tool.
• Adaptability and flexibility include the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to synthesize problems and communicate points of view and analytical results.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, a flexible attitude and the ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple deadlines.
• Integrity, professionalism, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to handle both internal and external communications with tact and diplomacy.
• Motivated by teamwork; enjoy working in highly collaborative environments
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power BI is an asset;
• Available for occasional overtime work.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Columbia): $78,600 - $108,100

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 salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
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Please Note:

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