# WSP — Global engineering, grid design and Owner’s Engineer services

> WSP is a Canadian-headquartered engineering and professional services group based in Montreal. Its legacy operations date to 1959; the Canadian Genivar business was established in 1993 and the WSP Global corporate name followed in 2014. Its energy work includes generation studies, transmission and substation design, environmental assessment and Owner’s Engineer appointments. The references here document engineering, advisory and construction management responsibilities. They do not establish a single turnkey EPC contract for the complete assets or direct equipment supply by WSP.

- **Legal name:** WSP Global Inc.
- **Headquarters:** Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Founded:** 1959
- **Official website:** [WSP](https://www.wsp.com)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Alexandre L’Heureux

President and Chief Executive Officer

Alexandre L’Heureux has been president and CEO of WSP since October 2016, after joining as chief financial officer in July 2010. The official leadership biography describes international experience in finance, business strategy and acquisitions. His executive responsibilities cover the group’s professional services strategy, growth and integration. Before WSP, he was a partner and chief financial officer at Auven Therapeutics. The current corporate releases identify him as WSP’s president and CEO.

- **In role since:** 2016-10
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-10
- **Profile:** [Alexandre L’Heureux](https://voltformer.com/ceo/alexandre-l-heureux)

[WSP · Current global leadership biography](https://www.wsp.com/en-us/who-we-are/global-leadership) · [WSP · Current president and CEO identification](https://www.wsp.com/en-gl/investors/press-releases/details/wsp-to-acquire-gcm-corpo,-expanding-its-energy-platform-in-canada/3372874/2026)

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## Engineering specializations

- Transmission and substation engineering
- Renewables and grid integration
- Environmental assessment and permitting
- Program and construction management

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Not listed
- **Civil and structural construction:** Not listed
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Not listed
- **Transmission lines:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Not listed
- **Grid interconnection:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

## Representative projects

### Saint-Philémon community wind farm
- **Capacity / scope:** 8 wind turbines and a 25 kV switching station; engineering and construction management
- **Country:** Canada | **Client:** Hydro-Québec | **Year:** 2015
- **Description:** WSP supported design, procurement assistance, construction management and the owner’s site representation. The official reference records operation in 2015 and coordinated grid, automation and acceptance testing.
- **Technologies:** Wind, 25 kV, SCADA
- **Original source:** [https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/saint-philemon-windfarm](https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/saint-philemon-windfarm)

### TenneT onshore converter station program
- **Capacity / scope:** Multidisciplinary building design for 2 GW-standard HVDC land stations
- **Country:** Netherlands | **Client:** TenneT / Dura Vermeer
- **Description:** WSP designs structural, mechanical, electrical and building interfaces with Dura Vermeer. The reference describes a future program; station rating is the owner’s design standard, not commissioned capacity delivered by WSP.
- **Technologies:** HVDC, BIM
- **Original source:** [https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/tennet-land-station](https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/tennet-land-station)

### National Grid Grimsby–Walpole route planning
- **Capacity / scope:** Route and site assessment for 140 km of proposed transmission and up to 6 substations
- **Country:** United Kingdom | **Client:** National Grid
- **Description:** WSP combines GIS, engineering, environmental and consenting inputs to compare route and site alternatives. The source concerns development planning and does not report construction completion or energization.
- **Technologies:** GIS, Transmission planning
- **Original source:** [https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/nget-powering-the-future](https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/projects/nget-powering-the-future)

## Technical services

- **Power system engineering:** Studies, transmission routing and multidisciplinary substation design for the appointed engineering scope.
- **Owner’s Engineer:** Technical review, quality surveillance, contractor interfaces and testing support for project owners.
- **Environment and planning:** Environmental constraints, consents, stakeholder engagement and route or site alternatives.
- **Program and construction management:** Schedule, cost, design compliance and construction coordination without assuming every builder’s contractual scope.

## Standards and certifications



## Official contacts

- **Address:** Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Official website:** https://www.wsp.com/en-gl/contact-us

## Reference statistics

- **Legacy operations since:** 1959
- **Professionals reported in 2026:** 83000
- **Countries of presence:** 50+

## Company and energy news

- [WSP agrees to acquire GCM Corpo to expand Canadian energy engineering](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-gcm-corpo-acquisition-agreement-2026) — 2026-10-01 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-gcm-corpo-acquisition-agreement-2026.md)
- [WSP reports engineering support for Park Avenue Viaduct milestone](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-park-avenue-viaduct-superstructure-milestone-2026) — 2026-07-28 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-park-avenue-viaduct-superstructure-milestone-2026.md)
- [WSP joins engineering team for Copenhagen’s Refshaleøen plan](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-refshaleoen-copenhagen-structure-plan-2026) — 2026-06-04 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-refshaleoen-copenhagen-structure-plan-2026.md)
- [WSP supports LA Metro Purple Line section opening as Owner’s Engineer](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-la-metro-purple-line-section-one-opening-2026) — 2026-05-18 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-la-metro-purple-line-section-one-opening-2026.md)
- [WSP final design supports light rail across Lake Washington’s floating bridge](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-crosslake-floating-bridge-light-rail-opening-2026) — 2026-03-31 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-crosslake-floating-bridge-light-rail-opening-2026.md)
- [WSP outlines global power and energy engineering platform](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-global-power-energy-engineering-platform-2026) — 2026-03-19 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-global-power-energy-engineering-platform-2026.md)
- [WSP completes TRC acquisition and expands power engineering platform](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-trc-acquisition-completed-energy-platform-2026) — 2026-02-24 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wsp-trc-acquisition-completed-energy-platform-2026.md)

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