Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineer - Buildings

WSP; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Cleveland, OH is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineer to lead healthcare electrical design and project execution across Ohio and the Midwest. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, ensure technical excellence, and drive client-focused solutions for complex healthcare facilities.

You will mentor engineers, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate with clients and partners, and help expand WSP's healthcare practice while upholding rigorous safety and code compliance

Qualifications

• Senior electrical engineering leader with extensive healthcare facility experience.
• Experience delivering design, coordination, and construction support for complex healthcare projects.
• Strong mentoring, client management, and business development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for healthcare electrical systems across Ohio and the Midwest.
• Oversee planning, design, and delivery of complex electrical projects as Engineer of Record or Lead.
• Manage budgets, staffing, and schedules to ensure on-time, on-budget project execution.
• Support contract negotiations, client engagements, and growth of healthcare market presence.

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineer to join our growing Property & Buildings Healthcare Team in Cleveland, Ohio, with an alternate location in Columbus, Ohio.

This opportunity is ideal for a senior electrical engineering leader with extensive healthcare facility experience who is passionate about delivering innovative, resilient, and sustainable healthcare environments. The successful candidate will provide technical and strategic leadership, project and operational oversight, business development support, and client relationship management while helping expand WSP's Healthcare practice throughout Ohio and the broader Midwest.

As an Assistant Vice President, you will serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients, lead multidisciplinary project teams, mentor engineering staff, and collaborate with local, regional, and national leadership. You will oversee the delivery of complex healthcare projects while contributing to business growth, staffing strategies, client relationships, operational excellence, and market expansion.

Your Impact

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a senior electrical engineering leader for healthcare projects across Ohio and the broader Midwest region.
• Lead the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of complex healthcare electrical systems through all project phases.
• Function as Engineer of Record and/or Electrical Discipline Lead on complex, multidisciplinary healthcare projects.
• Review and approve electrical calculations, specifications, studies, and design documentation.
• Provide technical oversight for short-circuit, protective-device coordination, arc-flash, load-flow, grounding, and power-quality studies, as applicable.
• Oversee construction administration activities, including submittal review, RFIs, field observations, punch lists, issue resolution, commissioning support, and closeout.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare design standards, industry regulations, and applicable codes.

Project & Operational Leadership

• Manage project budgets, schedules, staffing plans, deliverables, scope, fees, and quality objectives.
• Provide oversight of project execution, profitability, risk management, change management, and financial performance.
• Lead project reviews, QA/QC efforts, and technical excellence initiatives.
• Promote compliance with WSP health, safety, quality, and risk-management policies and contractual obligations.
• Support contract negotiations, scope and fee development, project delivery strategies, and corrective actions.
• Ensure successful delivery that meets client expectations, contractual obligations, and business objectives.

Client Leadership & Business Development

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare clients, architects, contractors, and strategic industry partners.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare systems and facility owners.
• Support strategic pursuits, including client engagement, capture planning, proposal development, technical narratives, interviews, presentations, scope clarification, and fee development.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities and help grow strategic client accounts.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and national leadership to expand WSP's healthcare market presence.

Talent Development

• Mentor and develop engineers, designers, and technical staff.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, retention, and succession planning initiatives.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Provide leadership and coaching to project teams across multiple offices.
• Support employee growth through training, professional development, and career progression opportunities.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic planning and healthcare market growth initiatives.
• Support office leadership, workforce planning, and operational objectives.
• Promote innovation, sustainability, resiliency, and infrastructure modernization solutions for healthcare clients.
• Champion WSP's culture, values, technical excellence, quality, and collaboration.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct consistent with WSP policies and professional standards.

Healthcare Electrical Engineering Focus Areas

This role supports projects involving:

• Acute care hospitals
• Academic medical centers
• Children's and pediatric healthcare facilities
• Behavioral health facilities
• Cancer treatment centers
• Ambulatory care and outpatient facilities
• Surgical and procedural facilities
• Medical office buildings
• Research and laboratory facilities
• Central utility plants
• Healthcare campus infrastructure programs
• Facility modernization, expansion, resiliency, and decarbonization initiatives

Key technical areas include:

• Normal and emergency power distribution
• Essential Electrical Systems (EES)
• Generator, paralleling, and UPS systems
• Lighting and lighting controls