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

WSP • New York, NY

7d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

WSP USA is seeking a Vice President, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing/Fire Protection (MEP) TEC Leader to grow and lead its MEP/FP engineering team in New York. The role provides multi-office leadership to ensure technical deliverables for infrastructure projects and large programs meet or exceed industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. It is also responsible for corporate compliance with applicable local, state, and federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and for providing strategic direction to address current and future challenges across a large, multifaceted organization.

This is a seller-doer leadership role focused on developing business and successfully delivering infrastructure work, especially large projects across eastern New York State. The leader oversees complex engineering projects and programs, project performance and profitability, team and manager development, technical and business strategy, client relationships, proposals, contract matters, and coordination with public agencies and other external stakeholders.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, a New York State Professional Engineer license, and at least 12 years of relevant post-education experience in mechanical or electrical engineering; electrical experience is preferred. Experience with transit and rail, MTA, aviation, Port Authority, and other NYC and NYS agency projects is required. The preferred experience level is 15 or more years.

WSP offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave and vacation or other personal time; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings. The expected salary range is $200,000–$250,000 across all locations. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. WSP describes its workplace model as flexible and agile while meeting client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• At least 12 years of relevant post-education experience in mechanical or electrical engineering; electrical engineering is preferred.
• Experience with transit and rail and MTA projects, aviation and Port Authority projects, and other NYC and NYS agency projects.
• Required New York State Professional Engineer license; multistate licensure preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, standards of care, 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 impacts.
• 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, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize in a pressure work environment.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from senior management, clients, and staff across the company, 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, technology, mathematics, predictive models, spreadsheets, and corporate tools.
• Track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to comply with WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required based on project-specific requirements.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of relevant post-education experience in mechanical or electrical engineering; electrical engineering is preferred.
• Multistate Professional Engineer licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of MEP engineering project and program work.
• Lead the most complex and largest-scale local and national engineering projects, including defining responsibilities and schedules, preparing and overseeing budgets, monitoring events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring 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 WSP’s MEP team, focusing on infrastructure 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, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the engineering discipline’s vision and mission, align them with business operations strategy, and continually improve certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings.
• Provide continuing educational opportunities and staff development recommendations to foster innovation and quality project delivery.
• Represent and serve as liaison for the MEP engineering discipline with public 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 strategic advice to clients.
• Guide performance and provide proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.
• Develop business contacts and a client base, identify business development opportunities, and cross-sell other WSP capabilities.
• Stay current with MEP engineering techniques and practices.
• Collaborate 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 insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation or other personal time
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings

What This Job Offers

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