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Senior Electrical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)-June 2024
Chicago
Jun 22, 2025
About Senior Electrical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)

  Senior Electrical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)

  Req ID 17421

  Senior Electrical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)

  Who We Are

  At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

  Great people. Great places. Great projects. kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is a high-performance, fast-paced consulting engineering firm designing data centers and mission critical environments across the globe. We hire smart, responsive, team players to work in collaborative and mentoring office settings. Our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, telecommunications, and security building system designs keep many of the world’s top Fortune 100 financial, technology, enterprise, hyperscale, and colocation companies up and running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

  We work on innovative, award-winning, large-scale projects. We travel to construction sites to see our designs being built. As part of WSP, we are able to offer our employees increased professional development and career opportunities in addition to kW MCE’s office culture which is consistently recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work.” Join our great people at our great places designing great projects.

  This Opportunity

  kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Troy NY, New York NY, Herndon VA, Atlanta GA, Milwaukee WI, or Tempe AZ office 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, receptable, 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 kW MCE 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

  Who You Are

  The ideal candidate has familiarity with Building Information Modeling using Revit, has strong communication skills, and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client and construction team members.

  Required Qualifications

  Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with electrical building systems emphasis

  5+ years of experience in designing electrical systems for the 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 a 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): $74,900 - $124,600

  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.

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  Additional Requirements

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.Additional Details

  Travel Required: 20%

  Job Status: Regular

  Employee Type: Full

  Primary Location: HERNDON - DULLES TECHNOLOGY DR

  All locations: US-AZ-Tempe, US-GA-Atlanta, US-IL-Chicago, US-NY-New York, US-NY-Troy, US-VA-Herndon, US-WI-Milwaukee

  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. 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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