Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Centers)

Job Opportunity: Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Engineer (Dallas, TX)

kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is a high‑performance consulting engineering firm designing data centers and mission‑critical environments worldwide.

About the Role

• Design complex cooling and HVAC systems, including air distribution, chiller plants, and alternative energy solutions.
• Lead projects and manage a team of mechanical engineers.
• Produce high‑quality technical and professional deliverables for projects and proposals.
• Collaborate with multi‑discipline project teams to develop drawings and specifications.
• Attend client meetings and lead discussions, communicating complex mechanical engineering concepts to stakeholders.
• Direct and integrate mechanical engineering requirements into facility designs.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers while performing project management activities such as writing proposals, establishing budgets, and managing client interactions.
• Survey and evaluate existing conditions, perform construction administration, and resolve engineering design issues.
• Travel to client sites as needed.

Who You Are

The ideal candidate is a technically sound mechanical engineer with a strong communication skill set, experience leading and developing complex projects, and a passion for mentoring junior engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Proven history in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering with an emphasis on mechanical building systems.
• 10+ years of experience designing mechanical systems for high‑performance, commercial, industrial, or mission‑critical/data center buildings.
• Experience mentoring and training others in the field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical systems and related codes.
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with interior and exterior Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of airflow.
• Mission Critical/Data Center experience.
• Experience with international projects and knowledge of international codes and standards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.