WSP

Assistant Vice President Electrical Engineer

WSP$100K — $130K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in electrical engineering.
  • Engineer license required.
  • In-depth knowledge of building and energy codes.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor junior team members.
  • Proficiency in technical writing and design software.

Responsibilities

  • Develop technical drawings and specifications for projects.
  • Perform complex electrical engineering work from inception to completion.
  • Conduct electrical calculations and reviews for equipment sizing.
  • Prepare and communicate technical reports and presentations.
  • Analyze data from field investigations for risk mitigation.
  • Interact with regulatory agencies and project stakeholders professionally.
  • Collaborate on Federal, State, and local infrastructure projects.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Engagement in high-profile national and international projects.
  • Dynamic work environment with project-specific challenges.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President Electrical Engineer for our Chipley, FL or Pensacola, FL offices. Be involved in projects with our Transportation and Infrastructure Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges. Our Engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. You will actively participate in the full project cycle, from the design phase through the final construction close-out. WSP offers excellent growth opportunities.

Provide high level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site/phase due diligence, investigation, design, development, and construction of transportation, infrastructure, industrial, and commercial scale projects in the public and private sector.

Your Impact
  • Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawings and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and owners, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes and standards.
  • Involved from project inception to completion to perform complex electrical engineering work relating to the design of power distribution, fire alarm, and lighting and lighting controls systems, including single line diagrams, control schematics, general arrangement plans, grounding design and lightning protection.
  • Perform and review electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, short circuit study, protective device coordination, one-line diagram development, and protective relaying.
  • Prepare and communicate comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to improve, prevent, control, restore, or address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
  • Analyze, evaluate, and interpret data obtained during field investigations, offering input with developing action plans for moderate- to high-level risk mitigation activities.
  • Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner
  • Collaborate with professionals, other engineers, planners, and infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects, as well as proposal and business development opportunities.
  • Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.
  • 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.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • 10+ years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects including construction administration.
  • Engineer license required
  • Extensive knowledge of local, state, and national building and energy codes.
  • Demonstrates competence and comprehensive knowledge concerning adjacent disciplines such as electrical engineering, SCADA, and telecom.
  • Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
  • Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
  • Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
  • Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software (i.e., AutoCAD, Revit, SKM/ETAP, AGI32/Visual, etc.), technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and 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.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering is a plus.
  • Experience with Public Agencies is a plus.


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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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