# Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Irvine, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $143,600- $213,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Engineer to join their Property & Buildings team in Irvine, CA.

This role is ideal for a licensed Mechanical Engineer with strong healthcare project experience who brings a balance of technical leadership, project delivery, and client engagement. You will support the delivery of complex healthcare facilities while helping to grow WSP’s presence in the Southern California market.

**Your Impact**

- Serve as a technical lead for mechanical engineering design on complex healthcare projects, including hospitals, medical centers, and life sciences facilities

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

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

- Ensure compliance with healthcare codes, standards, and local regulations

- Act as a key client interface, supporting project execution and long-term relationship development

- Support business development efforts, including pursuits, proposals, and client strategy

- Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated and high-quality solutions

- Mentor and guide junior engineers, contributing to team development and technical excellence

- Prepare and review technical reports, calculations, and specifications

**Who You Are**

**Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering

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

- Demonstrated experience in healthcare facility design and delivery

- Professional Engineer (PE) license required

- Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, mechanical design principles, and healthcare codes/standards

- Experience supporting projects from design through construction

- Proven ability to work in a client-facing, leadership role

- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and related design tools

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience leading large, complex healthcare projects

- Established client relationships or network within the Southern California market

- Experience contributing to business development and proposals

- LEED AP or other sustainability credentials

- Experience mentoring and developing engineering staff

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: $143,600- $213,200

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- HVAC systems
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- Project management
- Client facing
- Leadership

### Nice to have
- LEED AP
- Sustainability credentials
- Business development
- Proposal writing
- Client relationship management

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