Description
WSP is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for their Irvine, CA office to join the Property and Buildings Team. The successful candidate will provide high-level technical design and consulting for development and construction of electrical systems for infrastructure, building, and construction projects.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee complex new construction, renovation, and electrical infrastructure projects
- Review and approve electrical infrastructure design plans, ensuring data integrity and compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations
- Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques and processes for various project phases
- Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various electrical design requirements
- Prepare and review electrical calculations for loads, equipment sizing, grounding touch and step potentials, short circuit study, overcurrent protective device coordination, one-line diagram development, and protective relaying
- Lead MEP engineering projects, including preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance, supervising subcontractors, task completion, cost and quantities of materials/equipment/labor, and technical calculations
- Develop and review plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and update electrical infrastructure layout plans that require coordination with owners, other disciplines, sub-consultants, and clients
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations
- Provide guidance and leadership to project members with strict adherence to QA/QC
- Remain current in the latest electrical engineering techniques and practices
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures
Requirements:
- 7-10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects
- Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues
- Extensive knowledge of infrastructure design
- Proficiency with Revit
- Experience with electrical infrastructure planning, design, and construction management
- Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment
- Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members
- Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline-specific design software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools
- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety, and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
Benefits:
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability
- Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation or other personal time
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
Compensation:
- Expected Salary: $125,600 - $167,000