Senior Professional, Electrical Engineering

WSP • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

This Opportunity Provides experienced electrical engineering leadership for healthcare building projects, including new construction, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, and complex work in occupied clinical environments. This role serves as a day-to-day technical resource for the electrical team, helping connect project managers, technical leads, and production staff. The successful candidate will take ownership of technical design and production oversight, mentor developing engineers, support quality reviews, and represent WSP professionally with clients, contractors, and project partners. Responsibilities must be delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds applicable standards for design, safety, reliability, coordination, and functionality. It is widely stated—and supported by studies—that candidates, especially women, are less likely to apply for a job unless they believe they meet 100% of the hiring criteria. WSP's talent acquisition goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the performance objectives of the role. We therefore encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if you believe you do not meet 100% of the qualifications and hiring criteria described. Your Impact Serve as an experienced technical lead for healthcare electrical design projects, with emphasis on power distribution, lighting, normal and emergency systems, grounding, fire alarm coordination, and supporting infrastructure. Oversee day-to-day electrical design and production activities, coordinating priorities among project managers, technical leads, and production staff so work progresses accurately and efficiently. Take ownership of significant portions of the technical design, including calculations, equipment selection and sizing, one-line diagrams, plans, specifications, schedules, and technical documentation. Provide accessible, hands-on technical guidance to junior and developing engineers and designers; review their work, explain design decisions, and help build sound engineering judgment and consistent production practices. Perform and review electrical calculations, including load calculations, equipment and feeder sizing, short-circuit analysis, overcurrent protective device coordination, voltage drop, grounding, and related studies appropriate to building projects. Lead discipline coordination with mechanical, plumbing, architectural, structural, technology, medical equipment, and other project stakeholders, with particular attention to the operational constraints of healthcare facilities. Apply applicable electrical, building, energy, life safety, and healthcare facility codes and standards, and clearly document the basis of design and technical decisions. Provide disciplined QA/QC of drawings, specifications, calculations, and other deliverables; identify coordination gaps, follow comments through closure, and maintain a high level of accuracy and completeness. Represent WSP professionally in owner, architect, contractor, and consultant meetings; communicate technical matters clearly to both engineering and non-engineering audiences. Support construction administration through submittal and RFI review, site observations, field investigations, punch walks, and documentation of existing conditions and construction progress. Maintain organized project files, calculations, correspondence, and design documentation in accordance with team and company practices. Follow through on commitments and complete assigned work when promised. Support project planning and execution by coordinating tasks, monitoring progress, communicating risks early, and helping project managers align technical scope, schedule, staffing, and deliverables. Develop trusted working relationships with teammates and clients through responsiveness, reliability, collaboration, sound judgment, and respectful communication. Remain current with electrical engineering practices, healthcare design considerations, digital delivery tools, and relevant codes and standards. 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. Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post-education experience producing electrical design deliverables for building projects, with demonstrated capability to independently resolve technical issues and guide others.
• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles and building electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, emergency power, grounding, and applicable design and permitting requirements.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, applicable building and energy codes, and other standards relevant to healthcare building design.
• Experience coordinating and managing technical tasks within larger, multidisciplinary projects.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD, along with the ability to maintain clear, organized, and coordinated design documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to review plans, specifications, calculations, and technical documents for quality, accuracy, constructability, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Ability to work independently while also serving as a collaborative, approachable resource to junior team members, peers, project managers, and production staff.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to participate confidently in client and contractor meetings and communicate effectively with engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, task management, and follow-through in a dynamic project environment.
• Sound critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate alternatives and arrive at practical, economical, and technically defensible solutions.
• Ability to perform field observations, document existing conditions, lead punch walks, and communicate professionally with owners, contractors, subcontractors, and other field personnel.
• Responsive, reliable, collaborative, and easy to work with; committed to team success and to doing what you say you will do.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer license or the ability to obtain licensure in the near term.
• Experience designing electrical systems for hospitals, ambulatory facilities, medical office buildings, laboratories, or other healthcare environments.
• Familiarity with healthcare-specific electrical and life safety considerations, including essential electrical systems, reliability, phasing, shutdowns, and work in occupied facilities.
• Experience serving as an electrical technical lead, production lead, or discipline coordinator on multidisciplinary building projects.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and designers and providing structured technical review and feedback.
• Construction administration and field experience, including site surveys, submittals, RFIs, punch walks, and owner/contractor coordination.
• LEED accreditation or other relevant professional credentials.
• Project management experience on small to mid-sized projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an experienced technical lead for healthcare electrical design projects, with emphasis on power distribution, lighting, normal and emergency systems, grounding, fire alarm coordination, and supporting infrastructure.
• Oversee day-to-day electrical design and production activities, coordinating priorities among project managers, technical leads, and production staff so work progresses accurately and efficiently.
• Take ownership of significant portions of the technical design, including calculations, equipment selection and sizing, one-line diagrams, plans, specifications, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Provide accessible, hands-on technical guidance to junior and developing engineers and designers; review their work, explain design decisions, and help build sound engineering judgment and consistent production practices.
• Perform and review electrical calculations, including load calculations, equipment and feeder sizing, short-circuit analysis, overcurrent protective device coordination, voltage drop, grounding, and related studies appropriate to building projects.
• Lead discipline coordination with mechanical, plumbing, architectural, structural, technology, medical equipment, and other project stakeholders, with particular attention to the operational constraints of healthcare facilities.
• Apply applicable electrical, building, energy, life safety, and healthcare facility codes and standards, and clearly document the basis of design and technical decisions.
• Provide disciplined QA/QC of drawings, specifications, calculations, and other deliverables; identify coordination gaps, follow comments through closure, and maintain a high level of accuracy and completeness.
• Represent WSP professionally in owner, architect, contractor, and consultant meetings; communicate technical matters clearly to both engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Support construction administration through submittal and RFI review, site observations, field investigations, punch walks, and documentation of existing conditions and construction progress.
• Maintain organized project files, calculations, correspondence, and design documentation in accordance with team and company practices.
• Follow through on commitments and complete assigned work when promised.
• Support project planning and execution by coordinating tasks, monitoring progress, communicating risks early, and helping project managers align technical scope, schedule, staffing, and deliverables.
• Develop trusted working relationships with teammates and clients through responsiveness, reliability, collaboration, sound judgment, and respectful communication.
• Remain current with electrical engineering practices, healthcare design considerations, digital delivery tools, and relevant codes and standards.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Benefits

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior