Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President, Mechanical 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 mechanical 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.

• Serve as a senior mechanical engineering leader for healthcare projects across Ohio and the broader Midwest region.
• Lead the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of complex healthcare mechanical systems through all project phases.
• Function as Engineer of Record and/or Mechanical Discipline Lead on complex, multidisciplinary healthcare projects.
• Review and approve mechanical calculations, specifications, studies, and design documentation.
• Provide technical oversight for HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, medical gas, building automation, energy recovery, and central utility systems.
• Oversee construction administration activities, including submittal review, RFIs, field observations, testing and balancing coordination, commissioning support, punch lists, issue resolution, and closeout.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare design standards, industry regulations, and applicable codes.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Contribute to strategic…