Assistant Vice President Electrical Engineer - Buildings
About The Position
WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineer for their Irvine, CA office to join the Property & Buildings team. This role requires a licensed Electrical Engineer with extensive healthcare design experience in California, and ideally, technical leadership and business development experience to contribute to the growth of the Irvine office's Property and Buildings business. The position involves active participation in the full project lifecycle, with a focus on complex sectors like healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, labs, and industrial manufacturing, from design through construction close-out. WSP is a global leader in MEP and fire protection engineering, working on high-profile projects and aiming to inspire the right people to achieve future-focused business objectives through teamwork.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
- 10+ years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer.
- Professional Engineering license required.
- Extensive knowledge of electrical design, particularly in the healthcare industry.
- Known in the local community with an extensive network.
- Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
- Experience with electrical planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of renovation, new design, and construction projects.
- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of electrical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Nice To Haves
- LEED AP Certification
- Previous Healthcare or Laboratory design experience.
- At least 5+ years minimum of Project Management experience.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, review and approve electrical design plans, ensuring data integrity and compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
- Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
- Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various design requirements that account for the safety and functionality of end-users, systems, and infrastructure.
- Be involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of electrical systems.
- Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, technical calculations, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
- Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
- Manage client relationship and provide key technical input on pursuit efforts.
- Develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- life
- retirement savings
- paid sick leave
- paid vacation (or other personal time)
- paid parental leave
- paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
