Senior Professional, Electrical Engineering

WSP in the U.S.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 101,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off & parental leave

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an experienced electrical engineering leader for healthcare building projects, including new construction, renovations, and occupied clinical environments. You will own technical design and production oversight, mentor engineers, and coordinate with project managers and staff.

The role emphasizes power distribution, lighting, emergency systems, grounding, and compliance with NEC and healthcare codes, with a focus on QA/QC and client coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5–7 years of post-education experience in electrical design for buildings.
• Engineer in Training Certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, building and energy codes, and healthcare design.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD; ability to maintain organized design docs.

Responsibilities

• Provide experienced technical leadership for healthcare electrical design projects, focusing on power distribution, lighting, and life safety.
• Oversee day-to-day electrical design and production activities coordinating with PMs, leads, and staff.
• Own significant portions of technical design including calculations, equipment sizing, diagrams, specs, and schedules.
• Mentor junior engineers and designers, review work and promote sound engineering practices.
• Coordinate discipline design with mechanical, architectural, and medical equipment teams; ensure cross-disciplinary integration.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Independent problem solving

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Engineer in Training Certification

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Description

This Opportunity

Provides experienced electrical engineering leadership for healthcare building projects, including new construction, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, and complex work in occupied clinical environments. This role serves as a day-to-day technical resource for the electrical team, helping connect project managers, technical leads, and production staff. The successful candidate will take ownership of technical design and production oversight, mentor developing engineers, support quality reviews, and represent WSP professionally with clients, contractors, and project partners. Responsibilities must be delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds applicable standards for design, safety, reliability, coordination, and functionality.

It is widely stated—and supported by studies that candidates, especially women, are less likely to apply for a job unless they believe they meet 100% of the hiring criteria. WSP's talent acquisition goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the performance objectives of the role. We therefore encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if you believe you do not meet 100% of the qualifications and hiring criteria described.

Your Impact

• Serve as an experienced technical lead for healthcare electrical design projects, with emphasis on power distribution, lighting, normal and emergency systems, grounding, fire alarm coordination, and supporting infrastructure.
• Oversee day-to-day electrical design and production activities, coordinating priorities among project managers, technical leads, and production staff so work progresses accurately and efficiently.
• Take ownership of significant portions of the technical design, including calculations, equipment selection and sizing, one-line diagrams, plans, specifications, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Provide accessible, hands‑on technical guidance to junior and developing engineers and designers; review their work, explain design decisions, and help build sound engineering judgment and consistent production practices.
• Perform and review electrical calculations, including load calculations, equipment and feeder sizing, short‑circuit analysis, over‑current protective device coordination, voltage drop, grounding, and related studies appropriate to building projects.
• Lead discipline coordination with mechanical, plumbing, architectural, structural, technology, medical equipment, and other project stakeholders, with particular attention to the operational constraints of healthcare facilities.
• Apply applicable electrical, building, energy, life safety, and healthcare facility codes and standards, and clearly document the basis of design and technical decisions.
• Provide disciplined QA/QC of drawings, specifications, calculations, and other deliverables; identify coordination gaps, follow comments through closure, and maintain a high level of accuracy and completeness.
• Represent WSP professionally in owner, architect, contractor, and consultant meetings; communicate technical matters clearly to both engineering and non‑engineering audiences.
• Support construction administration through submittal and RFI review, site observations, field investigations, punch walks, and documentation of existing conditions and construction progress.
• Maintain organized project files, calculations, correspondence, and design documentation in accordance with team and company practices. Follow through on commitments and complete assigned work when promised.
• Support project planning and execution by coordinating tasks, monitoring progress, communicating risks early, and helping project managers align technical scope, schedule, staffing, and deliverables.
• Develop trusted working relationships with teammates and clients through responsiveness, reliability, collaboration, sound judgment, and respectful communication.
• Remain current with electrical engineering practices, healthcare design considerations, digital delivery tools, and relevant codes and standards.
• 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.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post-education experience producing electrical design deliverables for building projects, with demonstrated capability to independently resolve technical issues and guide others.
• Engineer in Training Certification.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles and building electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, emergency power, grounding, and applicable design and permitting requirements.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code, applicable building and energy codes, and other standards relevant to healthcare building design.
• Experience coordinating and managing technical tasks within larger, multidisciplinary projects.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD, along with the ability to maintain clear, organized, and coordinated design documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to review plans, specifications, calculations, and technical documents for quality, accuracy, constructability, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Ability to work independently while also serving as a collaborative, approachable resource to junior team members, peers, project managers, and production staff.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to participate confidently in client and contractor meetings and communicate effectively with engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, task management, and follow-through in a dynamic project environment.
• Sound critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate alternatives and arrive at practical, economical, and technically defensible solutions.
• Ability to perform field observations, document existing conditions, lead punch walks, and communicate professionally with owners, contractors, subcontractors, and other field personnel.
• Responsive, reliable, collaborative, and easy to work with; committed to team success and to doing what you say you will do.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety, 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

• Professional Engineer license or the ability to obtain licensure in the near term.
• Experience designing electrical systems for hospitals, ambulatory facilities, medical office buildings, laboratories, or other healthcare environments.
• Familiarity with healthcare-specific electrical and life safety considerations, including essential electrical systems, reliability, phasing, shutdowns, and work in occupied facilities.
• Experience serving as an electrical technical lead, production lead, or discipline coordinator on multidisciplinary building projects.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and designers and providing structured technical review and feedback.
• Construction administration and field experience, including site surveys, submittals, RFIs, punch walks, and owner/contractor coordination.
• LEED accreditation or other relevant professional credentials.
• Project management experience on small to mid-sized projects.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include 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: $100,800- $166,000

About WSP

ABOUT US

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.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

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.

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