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Lead Electrical Engineer- Building Systems

WSP USA

Greenville, SCJob$98–145K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$98–145K/yr
Location
Greenville, SC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Engineer License Or Within 6 MonthsBachelor's degree

Job overview

WSP is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for its Greenville office to support the Properties & Buildings Team. The engineer will contribute across the project lifecycle, from design through construction close-out, on building electrical infrastructure projects. The role includes design, coordination, construction administration, client interaction, and mentoring, with particular emphasis on healthcare facilities and interest in renewable energy and sustainable buildings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Infrastructure DesignElectrical Distribution DesignFire Alarm DesignLighting DesignElectrical CalculationsAutoCADRevitEngineering Codes and RegulationsRenewable Energy DesignSustainable Building DesignWorkplace SafetyCommunicationProject ManagementAGI32SKM

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering7+ Years Relevant ExperienceEngineer License or Within 6 MonthsMaster's in EngineeringLEED AP Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Electrical Engineer for our Greenville, SC office. Be involved in projects with our Properties & Buildings Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

We are a global leader in the practice of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering and related specialty services for the built environment. Our work is embedded in the residences we live in, the healthcare facilities we rely on for routine medical procedures to life saving feats of medicine, the skyscrapers and buildings we work in, and the operations of our buildings.

We work closely with architects and owners from around the world on large, complex projects with a focus on sustainability and energy performance of the built environment. Our Engineers work on high quality, high-profile, national and international projects. You will actively participate in the full project cycle, from the design phase through the final construction close-out. WSP offers excellent growth opportunities.

Your Impact

  • Work within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawings and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors and building owners

  • Coordinate design activities with other multi-discipline project team members

  • Design of electric distribution systems

  • Design of fire alarm systems

  • Design of lighting and lighting control systems

  • Scheduling and selecting of electrical components and equipment

  • Perform electrical load, short circuit and voltage drop calculations

  • Construction administration

  • Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of electrical infrastructure project

  • Attend client and other stakeholder meetings. Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner

  • Supervise and mentor younger engineers

  • 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 Electrical Engineering.

  • 7-10 years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale.

  • Engineer license required or the ability to obtain one within 6 months.

  • Extensive knowledge of building electrical infrastructure design, especially in healthcare facilities

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Proficient with Knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit.

  • Knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, energy codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.

  • Interest in innovative design, specifically in renewable energies and sustainable, high performing buildings.

  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

  • Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering.

  • LEED AP certification is a plus

  • Knowledge of AGI32 and SKM is a plus

  • Project management experience

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): $98,000- 145,000

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.

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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.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,429 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–145K/yr
  • South Carolina median$100–160K/yr67 salary ranges
  • US median$106–165K/yr6,802 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $122K, is 4% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 117 open Electrical Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 10,429 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,671 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,713 of the 10,429 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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