Data Center Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant

WSP; City of Troy (NY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement savings

Paid leave

Parental leave

Bereavement and voting time off

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Data Center Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant to design complex power and building systems including generator plants, MV distribution, UPS, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding while leading projects and a team of electrical engineers.

The role offers a hybrid schedule from any of WSP's offices. The ideal candidate will lead the project team, coordinate with multiple disciplines, and deliver high-quality electrical system concepts and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis.
• 7+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for the high performing commercial or industrial.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
• Experience mentoring and training others in field.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical systems and codes.
• Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality technical and professional deliverables for projects and proposals.
• Lead the development of initial electrical system concepts.
• Design complex and large electrical medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems and electrical building systems (i.e. general power, lighting, grounding, etc.).
• Perform project management activities including writing proposals, establishing budgets, and managing client interactions.
• Survey and evaluation of existing conditions.
• Perform construction administration.
• Develop and maintain client relationships.
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members, equipment vendors and manufacturers.

Skills

Lead project electrical engineer

BIM familiarity (Revit)

Strong communication skills

Mentoring and training others

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis

Registered Professional Engineer (PE)

Job description

Accelerate possibilities. The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.

With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Data Center Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant. This role will work a hybrid schedule out of our any of our offices.As an Electrical Engineer, Lead Consultant with us, you will design complex power and other building systems including generator plants, medium voltage distribution, uninterruptible power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding while leading projects and a team of electrical engineers.

Your Impact

• Produce high quality technical and professional deliverables for projects and proposals
• Apply deep knowledge of engineering techniques across multiple technical functions
• Utilize advanced analytical and design techniques to solve technical problems
• Exemplify well-developed advanced experience in electrical discipline
• Lead the development of initial electrical system concepts
• Develop work plans to address technical issues within project time and budget
• Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members, equipment vendors and manufacturers
• Perform project management activities including writing proposals, establishing budgets, and managing client interactions
• Design complex and large electrical medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems and electrical building systems (i.e. general power, lighting, grounding, etc.)
• Survey and evaluation of existing conditions
• Perform construction administrationDevelop and maintain client relationships
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

Who You Are

The ideal candidate has familiarity with Building Information Modeling using Revit, has strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client and construction team members. Candidate will have previous experience as a lead project electrical engineer capable of directing the project team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis
• 7+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for the high performing commercial or industrial
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience mentoring and training others in field
• Strong working knowledge of electrical systems and codes
• Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter

Preferred Qualifications:

• Enhancing credentials (LEED, Uptime ATD, etc.) preferred
• Experience with the analysis and modeling of short circuit coordination and arc flash studies
• Mission Critical/Data Center experience
• Experience with international projects and knowledge of international codes and standards

WSP Benefits

• 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): $131,000-$182,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.