Senior Vice President

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary: We are seeking a dynamic Senior Vice President to join our team with a distinct leadership role to grow and lead our regional electrical team. This is not a traditional engineering position — it is a high-impact opportunity for a proven technical leader who is ready to shape, build, and lead a regionally specialized electrical team focused on mission critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Electrical Discipline Leadership: Serve as a primary leader for the Rocky Mountain Electrical team, with a focus on building and leading a dedicated team based in Colorado and Salt Lake City. You’ll lead technical delivery for clients with a primary emphasis on the mission critical market sector including healthcare facilities and data centers. You’ll participate in the strategy and growth of the market sector with the regional leadership team.
• Team Development: Build and grow a specialized team of electrical engineers and designers focused on mission critical projects. Team members will report directly to you, with full support from regional leadership.
• Project Management & Technical Oversight: Act as both Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record on your projects. Coordinate with business unit electrical leaders to supplement team resources as project needs evolve. Lead technical and non-technical training for your team. Provide technical oversight for electrical discipline on all projects on which your team is working. Act as lead electrical engineer for selected projects as required based on project scale and team workload.
• Strategic Integration: Play a key role in connecting and strengthening our mission critical MEP offerings across the Rocky Mountain region, collaborating with counterparts in other disciplines and offices to deliver integrated solutions.
• Collaboration & Resource Alignment: Work closely with business unit leaders for BIM and setup support—your team will not be expected to manage these aspects, allowing them to focus on core engineering and design.
• Client Development & Support: Support and expand key projects while pursuing and winning new clients and projects in the mission critical market sector.
• Travel Expectations: Travel will be required and is anticipated to be weekly to bi-weekly, based on project and client needs.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in an Engineering field.
• Licensed Engineer (PE)
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering and project management; strong portfolio of mission critical projects preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in building and managing high-performing technical teams
• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence, integrate, and align teams across regions
• Strong client relationship and business development skills
• Effective communicator and collaborator with internal teams and external partners
• Strong technical skills in electrical engineering, knowledge of relevant codes and standards for the mission critical market sector.
  
  

Why This Role Stands Out

This is more than an electrical engineering role. It’s a leadership opportunity to shape a regional practice, lead strategy in a specialized market, and leave a lasting impact on how we deliver healthcare projects across the Rocky Mountain region. You’ll have the autonomy to build your team, grow your practice, and play a pivotal role in a collaborative and visionary firm.

Location: Greenwood Village, CO/Hybrid

Travel: Up to 25%

Compensation & Benefits

Salas O’Brien health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Team members have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Salas O’Brien has both U.S. and Canadian (PTO) plans for full-time salaried, exempt and non-team members, 10 paid holidays, and paid leave programs for military service and new parents. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $170k-185k. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.