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INTRODUCTION

Accelerate possibilities. The WSP Data Center CoE (Center of Excellence) is growing, and we’re looking for smart, responsive, collaborative people to join us. Our CoE is 100% focused on data centers—supporting the world’s leading AI and cloud infrastructure companies. You’ll work to help tackle our clients’ biggest challenges: Where to build? How to secure power and water? How to develop responsibly and become a valued part of the community? AI is transforming life from scientific discoveries to smarter transportation and more sustainable communities. Data centers make it possible.

With us, you can build impact, deliver remarkable projects, and grow your career while shaping the future of the data center industry.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Electrical Engineer for any of our offices.

As an Electrical Engineer with us, you will design complex power and other building systems including generator plants, medium voltage distribution, uninterruptible power systems, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding.

Your Impact

• Design electrical systems for buildings including lighting, receptacle, general, essential, and critical electrical infrastructure
• Work in a team or independently, planning and executing engineering tasks within projects
• Demonstrate significant understanding of the range of services provided by the WSP engineering teams & related practices
• Independently support the team during design and construction stages of projects
• Lead the electrical design of complex projects
• Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors, and building owners
• Attend client meetings and contribute to discussions
• Lead and mentor entry-level and junior engineers
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal project discipline team members, equipment vendors, and manufacturers
• Communicate complex electrical engineering concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
• Integrate complex electrical engineering requirements into facility designs
• Interact regularly with clients to maintain current relationships and develop new relationships
• Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Research & recommend fundamental components identified in electrical designs
• Develop equipment rooms layouts, floor plan, and one-line diagrams
• Schedule equipment
• Prepare short circuit, coordination, and arc flash calculations
• Perform construction administration tasks
• Survey and evaluate existing conditions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis
• 3+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for high performing, commercial, industrial, or mission critical/data center buildings
• Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency with applicable software packages including AutoCAD, Revit, SKM, eTap, or Cyme
• Knowledge of building, electrical, and energy codes
• Ability to organize and present design information to project staff
• Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
• Ability to travel to project sites

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), if applicable
• Experience with the analysis and modeling of short circuit, coordination, and arc flash analysis
• Experience with the design of highly reliable, robust, and concurrently maintainable Medium and Low Voltage infrastructure
• Mission Critical/Data Center experience
• Experience with international projects

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): $97,000-$135,000

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.