MEP Project Manager - Healthcare Sector

WSP in the U.S.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 157,500 - 233,860; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an experienced MEP Project Manager—Healthcare Sector Lead in Houston, TX to develop new clients and projects while delivering complex healthcare facilities. You will lead project teams and foster strong client relationships, with an approximate 25% focus on business development and 75% on project delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration across regions and disciplines, guiding design, construction management, and regulatory compliance, and requires a PE or architectural

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or related field required.
• Professional Engineering or Architectural license required.
• 12+ years in Healthcare industry with Engineering Management, Business Development, and Operations experience.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop new healthcare clients.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of new clients and healthcare projects.
• Lead project teams to deliver projects and grow client relationships.
• Oversee strategic initiatives across Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise.

Skills

Project management

Business development

Client relationship management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or related field

Professional Engineering license or Architectural license

Tools

LEED AP Certification

Job description

MEP Project Manager—Healthcare Sector Lead (Houston, TX)

WSP is seeking an experienced MEP project manager to develop new clients and projects in the healthcare sector, leading project teams and fostering client relationships. The role balances business development and project delivery, with an evolving split of roughly 25% business development and 75% project work.

Responsibilities

Drive the development of new clients and projects in the healthcare sector.

Lead project teams to deliver projects and grow client relationships.

Execute strategic initiatives across the four pillars of the business: Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise.

Clients

• Drive the performance of the facility-based higher education-focused business and strategically grow our market share to fulfill our goal of making WSP our clients' preferred, trusted advisor.
• Manage local client coordination and cross-selling efforts in coordination with Region, District, National Business Lines, and Pursuit Management.
• Represent the firm in the facility-specific healthcare market through regular involvement in client and industry events and associations to promote intelligence gathering and pipeline development.
• Bring an expanded view and integrated response to complex challenges by leveraging our full suite of offerings across all end markets.
• Utilize our extended reach of technical and subject matter experts (SMEs) across regions, districts, offices, and the globe to foster new and innovative client delivery.

People & Culture

• Work with the Regional Development Director and Local Business Line Leader to attract the best industry talent by fostering a collaborative work environment, values inclusion and diversity, and inviting broad, creative thinking – crafting a more attractive place to work, grow, and thrive.
• Emphasize employee training and development to create a unique work experience.
• Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to our clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
• Support programs such as Safety, Sustainability, and Ethics & Compliance.

Operational Excellence

• Optimize the client and employee experience through regular reviews while embracing process improvement.
• Focus on innovation and collaboration while maintaining and improving quality.
• Develop local growth, forecast, and business development strategy in collaboration with District, Region, and National Business Line Leaders.
• Resolve conflict and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, among WSP's client base, or on projects.
• Collaborate with regional, district leaders and other area leaders to strategically drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and focus on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity, and Guiding Principles.

Expertise

• Leverage our broad technical experience to enhance current and new service offerings.
• Foster the development of new and emerging innovations to remain the trusted thought leaders in our industry.
• Advance the region's strategic direction in the location of responsibility for sustained and continued growth consistent within the context of the strategic plan.
• Encourage, support, and promote the technical and professional development of local WSP staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in the Healthcare Industry, focusing on a combination of any of the following: Engineering Management, Business Development, and Business and Operations Management.
• Professional Engineering license or Architectural license required.
• Previous Healthcare consulting experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Mechanical or Electrical design, particularly in the Healthcare industry.
• Known in the local community with an extensive network.
• Proficient with engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Experience with engineering planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of renovation, new design, and construction projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record‑keeping requirements.
• Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Experience in mentorship of less experienced staff to grow their knowledge, skills, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• LEED AP Certification.
• 12+ years of relevant post‑education experience as a Mechanical or Electrical engineer.
• At least 10+ years of Project Management experience.
• Experience in Quality Assurance reviews and maintaining a high level of quality deliverables to clients.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation; paid parental leave; and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $157,500 to $233,860.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

Equal Opportunity Statement

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Age, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Disability, or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice to Third‑Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation.