Description
WSP is currently seeking a Vice President, Mechanical Engineering for our Atlanta, GA office location to help launch our Healthcare Design Practice in Atlanta.
This is an exciting opportunity for a licensed Mechanical Engineer with extensive healthcare design experience on the east coast. The ideal candidate will have both technical leadership and business development experience to help grow our Property and Buildings business in Atlanta.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, review and approve mechanical design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
- Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various project phases.
- Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various design requirements that account for the safety and functionality of end-users, systems, and infrastructure.
- Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects.
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.
- Manage client relationships and provide key technical input on pursuit efforts.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 12+ years of relevant post education experience in engineering, mechanical, and infrastructure design.
- Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
- Extensive knowledge of mechanical design, particularly in the healthcare industry.
- Proficient with mechanical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- LEED AP Certification.
- Previous Healthcare or Laboratory design experience.
- At least 5+ years minimum of Project Management experience.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
- Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.