Senior Vice President, Mechanical Engineering - Buildings

This OpportunityWSP has an opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Vice President, Mechanical Engineering to join the California Property & Buildings team in Los Angeles, CA.The Senior Vice President, Mechanical Engineering will provide regional and/or multi-sector leadership with a focus on Transportation and Infrastructure Facility projects. This role ensures that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering subject matter, technical deliverables, and building and infrastructure projects and programs are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, and functionality. The position is responsible for SME innovation and administration, ensuring corporate compliance with all local, state, and federal engineering, construction, and safety regulations, and providing strategic and consistent direction to address current and future challenges in a large-scale and multi-faceted business organization.Your ImpactProvide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of engineering discipline’s project and program involvement within the organization.Lead the most complex and largest scale Transportation and Infrastructure Facility engineering projects within the engineering disciplines, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring internal and external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance and profitability, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees.Provide expert technical assistance on various engineering, design, and construction issues relating to automatic temperature control systems and specifications, air distribution (supply, return, exhaust), hydronic systems (chilled water, heating water, etc.) and plumbing systems (domestic water, waste, vent, storm, etc.). Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential building and infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area. Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings.Drive the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Transportation and Infrastructure Facility Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management). Accountable for the profitable performance of the individual projects and the successful completion of the projects within the Transportation and Infrastructure Facility area. Drive compliance and accountability-at-all-levels with applicable Federal, State, and Local engineering/design/construction/environmental laws, codes, policies, and regulatory requirements.Oversee internal vision and mission for the Transportation and Infrastructure Facility engineering market sector, ensuring alignment with business operations strategy, and maintaining that certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings are continuously improved.Lead engineering discipline meetings and continuing educational opportunities for area of responsibility, providing updates and recommendations to staff that ensure all appropriate measures are taken to foster innovation, development, and quality project delivery within the discipline.  Serve as the engineering discipline’s representative/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities.Provide senior leadership for proposals and project work scopes, pricing, budget, and performance metrics for the engineering discipline.Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents for complex projects and initiatives that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions.Provide discipline leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients.Provides performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff.Develop high-level business contacts and a client base for providing high level Transportation and Infrastructure Facility engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities.Remain current in latest Transportation and Infrastructure Facility engineering techniques and practices.Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.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 AreRequired QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline.At least 15 + years of post-education experience in engineering, mechanical, and infrastructure design, leading complex and large-scale Transportation and Infrastructure Facility engineering projects.Engineer license required (multi-state and multi-national preferred).Advanced proficiency with mechanical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.Extensive advanced proficiency with building and infrastructure design.Advanced knowledge of relevant mechanical engineering and construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization.Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business.Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization.Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment.Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits. Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs.Advanced knowledge and proficiency with office automation, load calculations, discipline-specific design software (i.e., AutoCAD, CAM), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools used in the corporate environment.Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree in Engineering.LEED certification desired.WSP BenefitsWSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. CompensationExpected Salary (all locations): $179,000 - $300,410WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.Full timePosting Date: 2024-11-21