Vice President, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing/Fire Protection (MEP) TEC Leader

WSP•New York, NY

About The Position

WSP USA is seeking a Vice President, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing/Fire Protection (MEP) TEC Leader to grow and lead its MEP/Fire Protection engineering team in New York. The role provides multi-office leadership, overseeing technical deliverables for infrastructure projects and large programs to ensure quality meets or exceeds industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. The position is responsible for corporate compliance with applicable Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and for providing strategic direction to address challenges across a large, multifaceted organization. This is a seller-doer leadership role, responsible for developing business and successfully executing current and prospective infrastructure work, particularly large projects across eastern New York State. The leader will guide complex engineering projects and programs, manage project performance and profitability, support business growth and pipeline development, and represent the discipline to clients, agencies, subcontractors, and industry and community organizations. The role also provides strategic advice to clients, develops staff, promotes innovation and quality delivery, and ensures the engineering discipline aligns with WSP’s business strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 12 years of relevant post-education experience in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; Electrical is preferred.
Experience with transit and rail and MTA projects, aviation and Port Authority projects, and other NYC and NYS agencies.
Required NYS Professional Engineer license; multi-state licensure preferred.
Advanced proficiency in engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, standards of care, and their application to permitting and project-related issues.
Extensive advanced proficiency in infrastructure design.
Advanced knowledge of relevant construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, record-keeping requirements, and their business impact.
Demonstrated ability to establish, implement, and manage multiple large-scale, multidisciplinary programs, documents, projects, and practices.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to manage staff and interact effectively, persuasively, and tactfully with employees at all organizational levels.
Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize responsibilities in a high-pressure work environment.
Ability to elicit cooperation from diverse sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including people outside formal reporting relationships.
Ability to adapt quickly to change and demonstrate flexibility with schedules and hours to meet business needs.
Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, discipline-specific design software and technology, mathematical principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and corporate tools.
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to follow WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Nice To Haves

15 or more years of relevant post-education experience in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; Electrical is preferred.
Multi-state Professional Engineer licensure.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic process and people leadership for MEP engineering project and program involvement, including design, implementation, and administration.
Lead the most complex and largest-scale engineering projects locally and nationally, including setting expectations for contributors, overseeing budgets, tracking hours and expenses, monitoring performance and profitability, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.
Pursue and develop business and successfully execute current and potential infrastructure work, particularly large projects across eastern New York State.
Lead technical aspects of contract negotiations, presentations, and meetings.
Drive the long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of the MEP team, focusing on infrastructure opportunities in planning, preliminary and final design, and strategic consulting.
Ensure profitable performance of individual projects and successful completion of the group’s projects.
Promote compliance and accountability with applicable Federal, State, and Local engineering, design, construction, legal, code, policy, and regulatory requirements.
Oversee the engineering discipline’s vision and mission, align them with business operations strategy, and continuously improve certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings.
Provide continuing education opportunities and staff recommendations that foster innovation, development, and quality project delivery.
Represent and serve as liaison for the MEP engineering discipline with government agencies, clients, subcontractors, industry groups, and government and community entities.
Provide senior leadership for proposals and project scopes, pricing, budgets, and performance metrics for the engineering discipline.
Interpret and summarize data, reports, and documents for complex projects and initiatives to reach sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.
Provide high-level strategic advice to clients.
Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.
Develop high-level business contacts and a client base, identify business development opportunities, and cross-sell other WSP capabilities.
Stay current with the latest MEP engineering techniques and practices.
Collaborate with professionals across disciplines to develop future-ready client solutions.
Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

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