Intermediate Electrical Engineer, Healthcare Buildings

WSP; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 100 Employer in Canada 2026

Flexible work arrangements

Global opportunities

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer for Healthcare Buildings in Canada. You will design and deliver electrical systems for complex healthcare facilities, spanning hospitals, clinics, and research spaces.

You’ll lead power, lighting, emergency power, and life-safety initiatives with a focus on patient-centred environments. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, ensure quality through reviews, and mentor junior engineers while engaging clients.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with licensure or eligibility in BC.
• Experience delivering electrical engineering solutions for healthcare facilities.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian Electrical Code and healthcare standards.
• Experience designing normal and emergency power, lighting, and life-safety systems.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design and analysis software; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of electrical building systems for healthcare facilities of varying size and complexity.
• Develop power distribution, lighting, emergency power, grounding and life-safety solutions for patient-centred environments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver integrated healthcare facility designs.
• Support planning, technical reviews, quality management and project outcomes from concept through construction.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and designers while contributing to technical excellence.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to understand needs and deliver value-driven solutions.
• Contribute to sustainable, resilient healthcare infrastructure and business development activities.

Skills

Healthcare electrical design

Electrical codes (CEC)

Power and lighting design

Project coordination

Client communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

P.Eng./EIT eligibility

Tools

Building design software

Job description

Intermediate Electrical Engineer, Healthcare Buildings

Job Description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.

With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science‑based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.

We are pathfinders and impact makers.

We are Visioneers.

We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Design What Comes Next

Help shape the future of healthcare infrastructure across British Columbia and beyond. Join a collaborative team delivering some of the region’s most complex and impactful healthcare projects, from acute care hospitals and ambulatory care centres to specialized treatment facilities and medical research environments. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-performance electrical systems that improve patient care, support clinical excellence, and create safer, more resilient communities.

Your Impact

• Lead the design and delivery of electrical building systems for healthcare facilities of varying size and complexity.
• Develop innovative power distribution, lighting, emergency power, grounding, and life-safety solutions that support patient-centred environments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver integrated and coordinated healthcare facility designs.
• Support project planning, technical reviews, quality management, and successful project outcomes from concept through construction.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and designers while contributing to a culture of technical excellence.
• Engage directly with clients, healthcare stakeholders, and project partners to understand needs and deliver value-driven solutions.
• Contribute to the advancement of sustainable, resilient, and future-ready healthcare infrastructure.
• Support business development initiatives through technical expertise, proposal contributions, and relationship building.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university program.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or EIT designation or eligibility for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
• Demonstrated experience delivering electrical engineering solutions for healthcare building projects, including hospitals, clinics, and specialized healthcare environments.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian Electrical Code requirements, healthcare standards, and industry best practices.
• Experience designing normal and emergency power systems, lighting systems, fire alarm systems, and related building electrical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design and analysis software used in building systems engineering.
• Strong technical communication, project delivery, and client relationship management skills.

Why Choose WSP?

Why Choose WSP? We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition — because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

#WeAreWSP

Compensation

Compensation:
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $80,100 to $107,700
MB & ON: $73,100 to $102,100
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $72,400 to $97,500

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Join a team that is helping redefine healthcare environments across Canada. Bring your technical expertise, innovative thinking, and passion for meaningful projects to WSP, where your work will directly support healthier, more resilient communities. If you're ready to make a lasting impact through complex healthcare building projects while growing your career alongside industry-leading professionals, we want to hear from you.

Job Info

• Job Identification 92064
• Posting Date 08/06/2026, 04:09 PM

About Us

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here .

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .