Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a full-time Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings for their Irvine, California office. This opportunity involves being part of our deeply experienced Healthcare Team in Southern California.

The WSP Healthcare Team in Southern California is a high performing group that believes a people focused approach brings the best results to our clients. We have a strong backlog with clients built from decades of delivering high quality projects. Our current projects include a wide variety of healthcare design and studies ranging from OSHPD-1 acute care hospitals to OSHPD-3 clinics and extended stay rehabilitation facilities.

Our talent continues to be the driving force behind meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this opportunity sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to have the first discussion about you joining our team.

Your Impact

Responsibilities Include (with guidance from senior staff):

• Project/Financial Management – working within project budgets.
• Business Development – maintaining client relationships.
• Client Interaction.
• Collaborate with internal (local, national and international) and external client team members.
• Work as an individual or as part of a cross-functional team of engineers to execute project work on multiple concurrent projects.

Technical and Design Responsibilities (with guidance from senior staff): 

• Service utility coordination.
• Power distribution.
• Lighting and lighting controls.
• Fire alarm.
• Grounding systems.
• Low voltage infrastructure.
• Emergency power systems.
• UPS design.
• Coordination with city and state permitting agencies.
• Creation of project drawings and specifications.
• Oversee Construction administration.
• Follow WSP’s quality control process.
• Mentoring staff and sharing knowledge.
• Support senior engineers with research and recommendations of components identified in design requirements.
• Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
• 5-7 years’ experience designing electrical systems for the built environment. 
• Experience in the healthcare industry with HCAi experience.
• PE and/or LEED.
• Project experience submitted for consideration should include buildings on which you have actively participated in the project from the design phase through the final construction close-out. 
• Experience managing small to mid-size projects.
• Interest in a wide range of market sectors – such as commercial, life sciences, high-rise residential, aviation, retail, etc.  
• Excellent verbal and technical written communication skills, with an emphasis on the ability to organize and present design information to clients.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, design/bid/build and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies.
• Special consideration will be given to those candidates who have successfully demonstrated innovative design experience specifically related to renewable energies and sustainable, high performing buildings.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction standards, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of ETAP.
• Strong working knowledge of Revit.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $99,800 - $145,530

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