# Vice President, Electrical Engineer Practice Leader

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Austin, TX
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $163,800 - $243,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Vice President, Electrical Engineer Practice Leader to join their growing Property & Buildings practice in Austin, TX.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader, trusted client advisor, project executive, and business development champion.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the planning, design, and delivery of electrical building systems for complex new construction and renovation projects.

- Lead, build and grow the Austin electrical team.

- Serve as Engineer of Record, technical principal, or executive reviewer, as appropriate, and provide technical oversight for complex electrical building systems.

- Develop and execute a market-facing growth strategy for electrical engineering services in Central Texas.

- Support business development efforts, including client presentations, pursuit strategies, proposal development, and contract negotiations.

- Provide executive-level project leadership, ensuring successful delivery related to scope, schedule, quality, and financial performance.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, structural, civil, architecture, and specialty consultants.

- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing electrical engineering team.

- Contribute to strategic planning, resource management, and business operations within the Property & Buildings practice.

- Support recruiting, workforce planning, and succession planning initiatives.

- Promote innovation, resilience, sustainability, and best practices in building systems design.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.

- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

- 12+ years of progressive experience in electrical engineering design and project leadership for building projects.

- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale multidisciplinary building projects.

- Proven success in business development, client management, and revenue growth.

- Strong understanding of building electrical systems.

- Experience leading high-performing engineering teams and mentoring technical staff.

- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience serving as a Project Executive, Discipline Lead, or Practice Leader.

- Established relationships within the Austin and Texas building design community.

- Experience supporting commercial, institutional, mixed-use, corporate, municipal, or higher education projects.

WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $163,800 - $243,200

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Project Leadership
- Business Development
- Client Management
- Revenue Growth
- Building Electrical Systems
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Communication
- Presentation
- Relationship-building

### Nice to have
- Project Executive
- Discipline Lead
- Practice Leader
- Austin and Texas building design community
- Commercial
- Institutional
- Mixed-use
- Corporate
- Municipal
- Higher Education projects

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