Vice President, Electrical Engineering - Buildings Systems

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time Vice President, Mechanical Engineering for our Kansas City, MO office. This position is best suited for an engineer who is seeking an opportunity to work within a team-focused local office, for a large world-wide engineering firm. Career development, mentoring and employee satisfaction is key within our local MEP group and the firm.

Be involved in projects with our Property & Buildings Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

Provides leadership within a sector of organization to ensure electrical engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry and company standards for design, safety, and functionality.  Responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all Local, State, and Federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing pragmatic direction to address current and future challenges in a rapidly-changing and complex business climate.

Your Impact

• Coordinate, review and approve electrical design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant 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.
• 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.
• Develops 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 12+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design of electrical systems in industrial/pharmaceutical, laboratories,  institutional/higher education, healthcare, or similar facilities.
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• LEED AP Certification
• Previous Healthcare, Industrial/Pharmaceutical, Higher Education, or Laboratory design experience
• At least 5+ years minimum of