Senior VP, Electrical Engineering — Strategic Growth Lead

WSP

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 190,000 - 303,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

WSP seeks a Senior Vice President of Electrical Engineering to lead the growth and delivery of its Property & Buildings practice in Southern California, focusing on Healthcare, Commercial, Higher Education, and Civic sectors. The role demands strong leadership, business development, and technical direction across power, lighting, life safety, and renewable energy systems.

You will mentor teams, oversee major projects, and drive decarbonization and sustainability initiatives while ensuring client

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Architectural Engineering from an accredited institution.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
15+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including leadership responsibilities.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale Healthcare, Commercial, Higher Education, and/or Civic projects.
Strong business development experience with a proven record of developing client relationships and winning work.
Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and complex project portfolios.
Strong understanding of electrical power systems, lighting design, emergency power, low-voltage systems, renewable energy integration, and building performance.
Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
Ability to travel as needed to support clients and project teams.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic growth initiatives for the Property & Buildings practice throughout Southern California.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients, government agencies, healthcare systems, universities, developers, architects, and contractors.
Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities and major project pursuits.
Collaborate with regional and national leadership to establish growth strategies and market priorities.
Lead proposal development, presentations, contract negotiations, and client engagement activities.
Represent WSP at industry organizations, conferences, and networking events.
Provide executive oversight and technical direction for complex electrical engineering projects.
Guide project teams in planning, design, and delivery of power distribution, lighting, life safety, low-voltage systems, renewable energy, and critical facility infrastructure.
Champion innovation, resiliency, sustainability, electrification, and decarbonization initiatives across all project types.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, quality management procedures, and client requirements.
Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on critical projects.
Build, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
Foster a collaborative and inclusive culture focused on professional growth and technical excellence.
Support recruitment, retention, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
Provide coaching and mentorship to project managers, senior engineers, and emerging leaders.
Provide executive oversight of project performance, profitability, quality, and client satisfaction.
Partner with project managers and operational leaders to ensure successful project execution.
Monitor financial performance, resource planning, utilization, and business metrics.
Support risk management and quality assurance initiatives.