# Vice President, Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Irvine, CA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $174,400- $259,100
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking a Vice President, Mechanical Engineer to join our Property & Buildings team in Irvine, CA.

This leadership role is ideal for a licensed Mechanical Engineer with deep expertise in healthcare facility design who brings a strong combination of technical leadership, client engagement, and business development experience.

**Your Impact**

- Provide strategic and technical leadership for mechanical engineering design across complex healthcare projects

- Lead and oversee the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction and close-out

- Drive client relationships and business development efforts, including pursuits, proposals, and market strategy

- Oversee design of HVAC systems, central utility plants, hydronic systems, and plumbing systems

- Ensure compliance with healthcare codes, standards, and California regulatory requirements

- Lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality, coordinated project delivery

- Manage project performance, including scope, schedule, budget, and profitability

- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, strengthening long-term relationships and identifying growth opportunities

- Mentor and develop engineering staff, contributing to team growth and succession planning

- Support technical reviews, contract negotiations, and presentations with clients and stakeholders

**Who You Are** **Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

- 12+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering design for building systems

- Demonstrated expertise in healthcare project delivery (hospitals, medical centers, or similar facilities)

- Professional Engineer (PE) license required

- Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, mechanical infrastructure, and healthcare-specific codes and standards

- Proven experience in project leadership and client-facing roles

- Track record of supporting or leading business development and project pursuits

- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and related engineering tools

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience leading large, complex healthcare programs or portfolios

- Established client relationships within the Southern California healthcare market

- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams across regional or national projects

- LEED AP or sustainability credentials

- Experience contributing to strategic growth initiatives within an engineering organization

WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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.

Compensation: Expected Salary: $174,400- $259,100

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- HVAC systems
- Project leadership
- Client-facing
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- Healthcare project delivery
- Professional Engineer (PE) license

### Nice to have
- LEED AP
- Sustainability credentials
- Large complex healthcare programs
- Multi-disciplinary teams management
- Strategic growth initiatives

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