Senior Electrical Engineer - Buildings

WSP USA • Detroit, MI • 29min ago

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Property & Buildings Team in Detroit, MI. This role provides the opportunity to support the design and delivery of electrical systems for a diverse portfolio of commercial, healthcare, higher education, civic, residential, and mixed-use projects.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer who enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to innovative, sustainable building solutions.

Your Impact

Perform electrical engineering design and analysis for building systems projects.

Develop construction documents, specifications, calculations, and technical reports.

Design power distribution, lighting, emergency power, grounding, fire alarm, and low-voltage systems.

Coordinate designs with architects, owners, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Support project managers in meeting project schedules, budgets, and quality objectives.

Utilize Revit and BIM tools to develop and coordinate project designs.

Conduct field investigations, site visits, and existing condition assessments.

Assist with construction administration activities, including responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and supporting project closeout.

Review work for compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements.

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.

Support technical excellence initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering or related discipline.

5-7 years of relevant electrical engineering experience in the design of building systems.

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification required.

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or ability to obtain licensure in the near term.

Working knowledge of:

National Electrical Code (NEC)

Building and energy codes

Electrical distribution systems

Lighting and lighting controls

Emergency and standby power systems

Fire alarm systems

Experience using:

Revit

AutoCAD

SKM, ETAP, or similar analysis software

Microsoft Office Suite

Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Experience in healthcare, higher education, commercial, laboratory, or civic facilities.

Familiarity with sustainable design principles and energy-efficient building systems.

LEED AP, WELL AP, or similar credential.

Experience working within multidisciplinary design teams.

Familiarity with construction administration and field observation activities.

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: $94,300 - $37,400

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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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.

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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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