Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineering Project Manager
About The Position
WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Project Manager for its Roseville, California office to join the Property & Buildings team. This leadership role is focused on project delivery, client management, business development, and team leadership within WSP’s growing healthcare practice. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients and lead complex projects from pursuit and planning through design, construction, occupancy, and closeout, balancing client relationships, financial performance, team leadership, and technical oversight. The position supports major healthcare clients across Northern California and contributes to the growth of WSP’s healthcare practice. Project types include hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, laboratories, medical campuses, and other critical healthcare environments. The role provides project and technical leadership for healthcare electrical systems, including power distribution, emergency power, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage infrastructure. WSP describes itself as an engineering and professional services firm with more than 15,000 employees in over 300 U.S. offices. It offers a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- 10 or more years of experience delivering complex healthcare or large-scale building projects.
- Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary project teams through all project phases.
- Strong experience managing project schedules, budgets, contracts, staffing plans, and financial performance.
- Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.
- Experience serving as Project Manager, Client Manager, or Program Manager on healthcare facility projects.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, risk management, quality management, and construction administration.
- Knowledge of California building codes, NEC, NFPA, and HCAI/OSHPD healthcare requirements.
- Understanding of healthcare electrical systems sufficient to provide technical oversight and leadership.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver projects safely, efficiently, profitably, and with high client satisfaction.
Nice To Haves
- Existing healthcare client relationships and an industry network within Northern California.
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Five or more years of project or program management experience leading large healthcare projects.
- PMP certification.
- LEED AP, WELL AP, or other sustainability-related credentials.
- Experience managing acute care hospitals, laboratories, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, and medical campuses.
- Experience supporting business development, strategic growth initiatives, and client account management.
- Experience working on HCAI/OSHPD healthcare projects.
- Prior people-management or operational-leadership experience.
- 40-hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER).
- First Aid and CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Project Manager for complex healthcare facility projects, overseeing planning, design, construction, and closeout.
- Act as the primary client contact and ensure effective communication, service, and project delivery.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising engineering, architecture, and specialty consultants.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, contracts, risks, and financial performance.
- Develop and maintain relationships with healthcare systems, hospital administrators, architects, contractors, and industry stakeholders.
- Plan project execution and monitor performance to achieve successful outcomes.
- Facilitate client and project-team meetings, design reviews, and executive presentations.
- Support business development through client engagement, proposals, fee negotiations, interviews, and pursuit planning.
- Identify opportunities for repeat business and expanded services with existing healthcare accounts.
- Mentor project managers, engineers, and design staff and promote collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
- Provide executive-level oversight of project quality, technical coordination, and risk management.
- Collaborate with regional and national healthcare leadership on strategic growth initiatives.
- Support recruiting, workforce planning, succession planning, and team development within the California Property & Buildings practice.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for healthcare electrical systems, including power distribution, emergency power, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage infrastructure.
- Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct in accordance with WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation or other personal time
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
- Flexible and agile workplace model
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
