Vice President - Electrical Engineer - Healthcare Leader

Overview

WSP is initiating a search for a Vice President, Electrical Engineer for our South Jordan, UT office location. This role will be responsible for developing new clients and projects in the Healthcare sector and leading project teams to deliver those projects and grow client relationships. Initially we anticipate a balance of business development and project workload, evolving to roughly 25% business development and 75% project work over time.

We are a global leader in the practice of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering and related specialty services for the built environment. Our work spans residential, healthcare facilities, tall buildings, and building operations. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives and our devotion to teamwork has enabled us to build communities and expand skylines.

WSP’s vision is based on a strategy that embraces four pillars:
Clients, People & Culture, Operational Excellence, and Expertise.

• Drive the performance of the facility-based higher education-focused business and grow market share to make 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 higher education 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 across regions, districts, offices, and globally to foster new and innovative client delivery.

• Work with the District Business Line Leader to attract top industry talent by fostering a collaborative work environment, valuing inclusion and diversity, and inviting broad, creative thinking.
• Emphasize employee training and development to create a unique work experience.
• Inspire, motivate, and promote the best of WSP to clients and communities to ensure strong employee engagement and morale.
• Support programs such as Safety, Sustainability, and Ethics & Compliance.

• 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 conflicts and other internal/external issues that may arise in the office, with clients, or on projects.
• Collaborate with regional and district leaders to drive the business, assess and suggest improvements for project performance, oversee overhead expenditures, and focus on KPIs (Sales, Funding, EBITDA, Staff Hiring and Retention, DSO, Utilization, Backlog, Inclusion & Diversity, Guiding Principles).

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
• 12+ years of experience in the Healthcare industry, focusing on Engineering Management, Business Development, and Business and Operations Management
• Professional Engineering license required
• Previous Healthcare consulting experience
• Extensive knowledge of electrical design, particularly in the Healthcare industry
• Known in the local community with an extensive network
• Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and permitting and project work-related issues
• Experience with electrical planning, design, and construction management, including renovation, new design, and construction projects
• Knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
• Ability to perform technical computations and calculations related to electrical engineering principles, plans and specifications, and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated effectiveness coordinating and directing others to complete tasks safely and efficiently
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and adherence to WSP health, safety and harassment policies
• Experience mentoring less experienced staff

• LEED AP Certification
• 12+ years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer
• At least 10+ years of Project Management experience
• Experience in Quality Assurance reviews and maintaining high-quality…