Assistant Vice President, Electrical Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant VP, Electrical Engineer for our Tempe, AZ office.  Be involved in projects with our Property and Buildings Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. 

Our Tempe Buildings Group works on a range of large and small projects and focuses heavily on Healthcare projects. Current projects include:

• Northern Arizona Greenfield Hospital Replacement in Flagstaff, AZ
• Mayo Clinic West Tower Hospital Expansion in Phoenix, AZ
• Phoenix Children's Hospital Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, AZ

Your Impact

• Oversee complex new construction, renovation, and electrical infrastructure projects including review and approval of electrical infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques and processes for various project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various electrical design requirements.
• Prepare and review electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, short circuit study, overcurrent protective device coordination, one-line diagram development, and protective relaying.
• Lead MEP engineering projects including preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, supervising subcontractors, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, and technical calculations.
• Develop and review plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and updating electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations. 
• Provide guidance and leadership project members with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Remain current in latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.
• Actively oversee from project inception to completion, the management of design and construction of electrical projects.
• Meet with various public or private entities or individuals to discuss issues relating to a variety of electrical/engineering/construction challenges and programs. 
• Maintain a high level of quality and responsiveness to client requirements in alignment with Pickett’s standards.
• Develop a client base for providing high level electrical engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• 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.
• 10 years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale.
• Professional engineer license required.
• Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues. 
• Exposure to operations and project controls experience for purposes of reporting.
• Proficiency with Revit.  
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices and building, electrical, and energy codes.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, and spreadsheets.
• Ability to occasionally travel to project sites.
• Ability to manage several projects concurrently.
• Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions. 
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• LEED accredited professional
• PMP Certificate
• Experience with healthcare projects.
• Project management experience.

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