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WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Project Manager for our Roseville, CA office to join our Property & Buildings team. This is an exciting opportunity for a licensed Electrical Engineer with significant healthcare project experience who is seeking a leadership role focused on project delivery, client management, business development, and team leadership within a growing healthcare practice.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients and lead the successful delivery of complex healthcare projects from pursuit and planning through design, construction, occupancy, and closeout. This role requires a professional who can effectively balance project management, client relationship management, financial performance, team leadership, and technical oversight while ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with client expectations.
This position will support major healthcare clients across Northern California and play a key role in growing WSP's healthcare practice. Project types include hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, laboratories, medical campuses, and other critical healthcare environments.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and improve the spaces where people live, work, heal, and thrive.
Be involved in projects with our Property & Buildings Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.
Your Impact
- Serve as Project Manager for complex healthcare facility projects, overseeing all phases of project execution from planning and design through construction and closeout.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring exceptional service, communication, and project delivery.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, architectural, and specialty consultants.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, contract compliance, risk management, and overall project financial performance.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare systems, hospital administrators, architects, contractors, and key industry stakeholders.
- Drive project planning efforts, establish project execution strategies, and monitor project performance to ensure successful outcomes.
- Facilitate client meetings, project team coordination meetings, design reviews, and executive-level presentations.
- Support business development efforts through client engagement, proposal development, fee negotiations, interviews, and strategic pursuit planning.
- Identify opportunities for repeat business and expanded services within existing healthcare accounts.
- Mentor project managers, engineers, and design staff while promoting collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
- Provide executive-level oversight of project quality, technical coordination, and risk management processes.
- Collaborate with regional and national healthcare leadership teams to support strategic growth initiatives.
- Support recruiting, workforce planning, succession planning, and team development within the California Property & Buildings practice.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for healthcare electrical systems including power distribution, emergency power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage infrastructure.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- 10+ years of experience delivering complex healthcare or large-scale building projects.
- Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary project teams through all project phases.
- Strong experience managing project schedules, budgets, contracts, staffing plans, and financial performance.
- Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.
- Experience serving as Project Manager, Client Manager, or Program Manager on healthcare facility projects.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, risk management, quality management, and construction administration processes.
- Knowledge of California building codes, NEC, NFPA, and HCAI/OSHPD healthcare requirements.
- Understanding of healthcare electrical systems sufficient to provide technical oversight and leadership.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver projects safely, efficiently, profitably, and with high client satisfaction.
- Existing healthcare client relationships and industry network within Northern California preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5+ years of project or program management experience leading large healthcare projects.
- PMP certification preferred.
- LEED AP, WELL AP, or other sustainability-related credentials.
- Experience managing acute care hospitals, laboratories, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, and medical campuses.
- Experience supporting business development, strategic growth initiatives, and client account management.
- Experience working with HCAI/OSHPD healthcare projects.
- Prior people management or operational leadership experience.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) preferred.
- First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
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 (all locations): $134,700 - $200,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Assistant Vice President, Electrical Project Manager for our Roseville, CA office to join our Property & Buildings team. This is an exciting opportunity for a licensed Electrical Engineer with significant healthcare project experience who is seeking a leadership role focused on project delivery, client management, business development, and team leadership within a growing healthcare practice.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients and lead the successful delivery of complex healthcare projects from pursuit and planning through design, construction, occupancy, and closeout. This role requires a professional who can effectively balance project management, client relationship management, financial performance, team leadership, and technical oversight while ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with client expectations.
This position will support major healthcare clients across Northern California and play a key role in growing WSP's healthcare practice. Project types include hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, laboratories, medical campuses, and other critical healthcare environments.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and improve the spaces where people live, work, heal, and thrive.
Be involved in projects with our Property & Buildings Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.
Your Impact
- Serve as Project Manager for complex healthcare facility projects, overseeing all phases of project execution from planning and design through construction and closeout.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring exceptional service, communication, and project delivery.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, architectural, and specialty consultants.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, contract compliance, risk management, and overall project financial performance.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare systems, hospital administrators, architects, contractors, and key industry stakeholders.
- Drive project planning efforts, establish project execution strategies, and monitor project performance to ensure successful outcomes.
- Facilitate client meetings, project team coordination meetings, design reviews, and executive-level presentations.
- Support business development efforts through client engagement, proposal development, fee negotiations, interviews, and strategic pursuit planning.
- Identify opportunities for repeat business and expanded services within existing healthcare accounts.
- Mentor project managers, engineers, and design staff while promoting collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
- Provide executive-level oversight of project quality, technical coordination, and risk management processes.
- Collaborate with regional and national healthcare leadership teams to support strategic growth initiatives.
- Support recruiting, workforce planning, succession planning, and team development within the California Property & Buildings practice.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for healthcare electrical systems including power distribution, emergency power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage infrastructure.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- 10+ years of experience delivering complex healthcare or large-scale building projects.
- Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary project teams through all project phases.
- Strong experience managing project schedules, budgets, contracts, staffing plans, and financial performance.
- Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.
- Experience serving as Project Manager, Client Manager, or Program Manager on healthcare facility projects.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, risk management, quality management, and construction administration processes.
- Knowledge of California building codes, NEC, NFPA, and HCAI/OSHPD healthcare requirements.
- Understanding of healthcare electrical systems sufficient to provide technical oversight and leadership.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to lead teams and deliver projects safely, efficiently, profitably, and with high client satisfaction.
- Existing healthcare client relationships and industry network within Northern California preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5+ years of project or program management experience leading large healthcare projects.
- PMP certification preferred.
- LEED AP, WELL AP, or other sustainability-related credentials.
- Experience managing acute care hospitals, laboratories, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, and medical campuses.
- Experience supporting business development, strategic growth initiatives, and client account management.
- Experience working with HCAI/OSHPD healthcare projects.
- Prior people management or operational leadership experience.
- 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) preferred.
- First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
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 (all locations): $134,700 - $200,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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Tailor your resume to WSP's project structure
WSP organizes Project Assistants around specific service lines like transportation, environment, and buildings. Align your resume to one of these verticals and reference relevant software tools like ProjectWise or MS Project to signal fit before the sponsorship conversation starts.
Confirm your visa type matches the role
WSP sponsors several visa categories for Project Assistants, but the right one depends on your nationality and degree. If you're Australian, the E-3 is faster and simpler than the H-1B. Confirm which pathway applies to your situation before submitting your application.
Target WSP's campus and early-career pipelines
WSP actively recruits Project Assistants through university partnerships and internship conversion programs. F-1 OPT and CPT candidates should connect with WSP's campus recruiting team directly, as these hires often convert to sponsored full-time roles before positions are publicly posted.
Use Migrate Mate to find open Project Assistant roles
WSP posts Project Assistant positions across multiple geographies and service lines. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for WSP openings that include visa sponsorship, so you're only applying to roles where your work authorization situation won't be an obstacle.
Prepare your credential documents before the offer stage
WSP's HR team will need your official transcripts, degree certificates, and a foreign credential evaluation if you studied outside the U.S. Have a NACES-approved evaluation ready in advance so it doesn't slow down your I-129 or LCA preparation after an offer is made.
Understand the LCA filing timeline before negotiating your start date
Your employer must file a certified Labor Condition Application with DOL before USCIS can process your H-1B petition. Standard DOL certification takes seven business days. Build that into your start date discussion so neither side is caught off guard by the sequencing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does WSP sponsor H-1B visas for Project Assistants?
Yes, WSP sponsors H-1B visas for Project Assistant roles. Because the H-1B requires the position to qualify as a specialty occupation, WSP typically hires Project Assistants with a bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, planning, or a related field. Your degree field needs to align with the specific service line you're supporting.
How do I apply for Project Assistant jobs at WSP?
Apply directly through WSP's careers portal, or use Migrate Mate to browse open Project Assistant positions at WSP that are flagged for visa sponsorship. When you apply, be upfront about your work authorization status in the application. WSP's recruiters are familiar with sponsorship timelines, but they need to know your situation from the first conversation.
Which visa types does WSP commonly use for Project Assistant roles?
WSP sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN visa, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, and EB-2 or EB-3 Green Card pathways for Project Assistants. F-1 students often start on CPT or OPT and transition to H-1B sponsorship after demonstrating strong performance. Australian candidates should specifically ask about the E-3 option, which avoids the H-1B lottery entirely.
What qualifications does WSP expect for sponsored Project Assistant positions?
WSP generally expects a bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the service line, such as civil engineering, environmental science, architecture, or urban planning. Practical experience with project scheduling tools, document control systems, or field support is valued. Candidates coming through F-1 OPT should have completed coursework directly tied to the team's technical focus area.
How do I plan my timeline when pursuing H-1B sponsorship at WSP?
H-1B cap-subject petitions can only be filed on April 1 for an October 1 start date, so your offer and USCIS registration need to happen in the first quarter of the year. If your OPT expires before October, WSP may be able to use the OPT cap-gap extension to bridge the gap. Align your job search and offer timeline to the USCIS annual H-1B cycle to avoid losing a full year.