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This Opportunity
WSP is initiating a search for a Senior Technical Principal- Energy Infrastructure Solutions to join our Power & Energy team in Sacramento, CA. We will also consider a remote opportunity. This individual will be part of the Cross-Collaboration Hub within Energy Infrastructure Solutions, a multidisciplinary team focused on solving complex energy challenges that cross traditional business lines.
The Cross-Collaboration Hub serves as a focal point within Power & Energy for behind-the-meter energy solutions, emerging technologies, and projects that require expertise across multiple disciplines. The team connects advisory, engineering, design, and implementation capabilities to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
This role is intended for a senior leader who brings together technical knowledge, market understanding, client relationships, and business development experience. The successful candidate will identify opportunities, shape solutions, build multidisciplinary teams, and lead complex energy projects from early strategy and feasibility through design and implementation.
Your Impact
Serve as a senior technical and market leader for complex distributed energy, microgrid, resiliency, decarbonization, and behind-the-meter energy projects.
Develop trusted client relationships and identify opportunities where WSP’s broader capabilities can be brought together to solve complex energy and infrastructure challenges.
Lead and support business development, proposals and client presentations.
Work across WSP business lines and geographies to assemble multidisciplinary teams and connect the right technical expertise to client needs.
Help clients evaluate energy strategies and technologies, including microgrids, distributed generation, battery energy storage, renewable energy, district energy, electrification, and other emerging solutions.
Provide senior-level leadership during feasibility, planning, conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and implementation.
Support clients in evaluating technical, commercial, regulatory, and financial considerations associated with energy infrastructure investments.
Serve as a trusted advisor to major clients, translating complex technical and regulatory issues into practical business and investment decisions.
Mentor technical professionals, project managers, and emerging leaders across the organization.
Build relationships with technology providers, developers, utilities, contractors, and other industry partners.
Monitor emerging technologies and market trends and help determine where WSP should develop new expertise, partnerships, and service offerings.
Support strategic growth of Energy Infrastructure Solutions and the Cross-Collaboration Hub by developing new clients, markets, and services.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy engineering, or a related engineering or technical discipline.
12+ years of progressive experience in the energy, power, infrastructure, or related consulting industry.
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering complex energy infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of distributed energy resources, microgrids, energy resiliency, electrification, energy efficiency, district energy, or related technologies.
Demonstrated success developing client relationships and converting opportunities into consulting, engineering, or implementation work.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across organizational and geographic boundaries.
Experience developing project strategy, scope, commercial approach, fee, and delivery plans for major pursuits.
Strong understanding of the technical, financial, regulatory, and commercial considerations affecting energy infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated ability to communicate with both technical and executive-level client stakeholders.
Strong leadership, collaboration, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to operate successfully in an entrepreneurial environment where opportunities and project teams may not fit withi
n traditional organizational boundaries.
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in engineering, business, energy, or a related field.
Professional Engineer registration or comparable technical credential.
Experience with distributed generation, solar PV, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, district energy, thermal energy networks, or energy resiliency.
Experience working in markets such as airports, ports, transportation, data centers, industrial facilities, higher education, municipalities, water/wastewater, federal facilities, or other large energy users.
Experience working with utilities, regulators, technology suppliers, developers, and public-sector entities.
Experience developing new markets, service offerings, or technical capabilities within a consulting organization.
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): $145,400 - $259,00
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.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $130,000 - $226,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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.
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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.
www.wsp.com
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 initiating a search for a Senior Technical Principal- Energy Infrastructure Solutions to join our Power & Energy team in Sacramento, CA. We will also consider a remote opportunity. This individual will be part of the Cross-Collaboration Hub within Energy Infrastructure Solutions, a multidisciplinary team focused on solving complex energy challenges that cross traditional business lines.
The Cross-Collaboration Hub serves as a focal point within Power & Energy for behind-the-meter energy solutions, emerging technologies, and projects that require expertise across multiple disciplines. The team connects advisory, engineering, design, and implementation capabilities to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
This role is intended for a senior leader who brings together technical knowledge, market understanding, client relationships, and business development experience. The successful candidate will identify opportunities, shape solutions, build multidisciplinary teams, and lead complex energy projects from early strategy and feasibility through design and implementation.
Your Impact
Serve as a senior technical and market leader for complex distributed energy, microgrid, resiliency, decarbonization, and behind-the-meter energy projects.
Develop trusted client relationships and identify opportunities where WSP’s broader capabilities can be brought together to solve complex energy and infrastructure challenges.
Lead and support business development, proposals and client presentations.
Work across WSP business lines and geographies to assemble multidisciplinary teams and connect the right technical expertise to client needs.
Help clients evaluate energy strategies and technologies, including microgrids, distributed generation, battery energy storage, renewable energy, district energy, electrification, and other emerging solutions.
Provide senior-level leadership during feasibility, planning, conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and implementation.
Support clients in evaluating technical, commercial, regulatory, and financial considerations associated with energy infrastructure investments.
Serve as a trusted advisor to major clients, translating complex technical and regulatory issues into practical business and investment decisions.
Mentor technical professionals, project managers, and emerging leaders across the organization.
Build relationships with technology providers, developers, utilities, contractors, and other industry partners.
Monitor emerging technologies and market trends and help determine where WSP should develop new expertise, partnerships, and service offerings.
Support strategic growth of Energy Infrastructure Solutions and the Cross-Collaboration Hub by developing new clients, markets, and services.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy engineering, or a related engineering or technical discipline.
12+ years of progressive experience in the energy, power, infrastructure, or related consulting industry.
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering complex energy infrastructure projects.
Strong knowledge of distributed energy resources, microgrids, energy resiliency, electrification, energy efficiency, district energy, or related technologies.
Demonstrated success developing client relationships and converting opportunities into consulting, engineering, or implementation work.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across organizational and geographic boundaries.
Experience developing project strategy, scope, commercial approach, fee, and delivery plans for major pursuits.
Strong understanding of the technical, financial, regulatory, and commercial considerations affecting energy infrastructure projects.
Demonstrated ability to communicate with both technical and executive-level client stakeholders.
Strong leadership, collaboration, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to operate successfully in an entrepreneurial environment where opportunities and project teams may not fit withi
n traditional organizational boundaries.
- Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in engineering, business, energy, or a related field.
Professional Engineer registration or comparable technical credential.
Experience with distributed generation, solar PV, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, district energy, thermal energy networks, or energy resiliency.
Experience working in markets such as airports, ports, transportation, data centers, industrial facilities, higher education, municipalities, water/wastewater, federal facilities, or other large energy users.
Experience working with utilities, regulators, technology suppliers, developers, and public-sector entities.
Experience developing new markets, service offerings, or technical capabilities within a consulting organization.
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): $145,400 - $259,00
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.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $130,000 - $226,100
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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.
#LI-PR1
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.
www.wsp.com
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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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Renewable Energy
- Investment & Asset Management
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote principal solutions engineer jobs.
- 5 or more years of solutions engineering, sales engineering, or pre-sales experience in a B2B technology environment
- Proven ability to lead complex proof-of-concept engagements and technical evaluations for enterprise accounts
- Deep expertise in at least one platform category such as cloud infrastructure, CRM, cybersecurity, or data integration
- Strong executive presentation skills with experience delivering architecture walkthroughs to C-suite stakeholders
- Experience mentoring junior solutions engineers and contributing to team playbooks or enablement programs
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent demonstrated experience
Tips for Your Remote Principal Solutions Engineer Job Search
Prove async fluency before the first call
Remote principal solutions engineers spend more time in written channels than on calls. Build a portfolio of written solution designs, architecture explainers, or technical discovery documents you can share. Hiring managers for remote roles evaluate written communication before they invite you to interview.
Prioritize remote-first companies over remote-tolerant ones
Remote-first firms build their entire workflow around distributed teams, so a principal solutions engineer can own the full technical sales cycle without being at a disadvantage. Remote-tolerant companies often favor on-site candidates for senior roles. Filtering for companies that default to remote protects your long-term fit.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal solutions engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. Searching by role and applying directly to the ones that match your stack and experience level means you reach open roles while they're active, not after pipelines close.
Sharpen your remote technical presentation skills
Remote interviews for principal solutions engineer roles almost always include a live technical whiteboard or architecture walk-through over video. Practice narrating your solution design out loud while sharing your screen, because clarity of verbal explanation carries more weight when there's no physical room to read.
Remote Principal Solutions Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal solutions engineer job?
Target remote-first software companies and distributed enterprise technology teams, where principal solutions engineers operate without a local office presence. Remote employers screen hard for async written communication, self-directed problem solving, and the ability to run technical discovery calls and architecture reviews over video. Deep fluency in the relevant product stack, strong written documentation habits, and a portfolio of complex customer wins give candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire remote principal solutions engineers?
Remote principal solutions engineer roles are posted by Genesys, Majesco, and Dell Technologies and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The companies doing most of the hiring are remote-first SaaS firms, cloud platform providers, and distributed enterprise software teams that sell and support technically complex products.
Can you get a remote principal solutions engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry paths are narrower because you have to operate independently from day one without in-office mentorship. Companies hiring junior remote solutions engineers tend to be early-stage SaaS startups with lean teams. A strong technical portfolio, documented hands-on lab work, and demonstrated ability to explain complex solutions in writing can substitute for direct professional experience and open the door.
Do you need a degree for remote principal solutions engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weigh demonstrated technical depth, certifications in relevant platforms, and a record of solving real customer problems more heavily than a specific credential. A candidate who can articulate architecture decisions clearly in writing and show results from prior solutions work will compete well, degree or not, because remote teams evaluate output over credentials.
Which industries hire the most remote principal solutions engineers?
Most remote principal solutions engineer openings sit in Technology & Software, Renewable Energy, and Investment & Asset Management, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Those sectors rely on distributed go-to-market and customer success teams that need principal solutions engineers who can support complex enterprise deals entirely from remote.
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