[Hiring] Senior Technical Principal @WSP

Role Description

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.

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 within 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

• Expected Salary (all locations): $145,400 - $259,000
• Expected Salary (Colorado only): $130,000 - $226,100