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Additional WSP office locations and remote arrangements may be considered based on business needs. Be involved in projects with our Electrical Studies, SCADA, and Protection (ESSP) and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges.\nWSP brings global expertise in power delivery, power generation, and program management- anchored by the acquisition of POWER Engineers, Inc. TRC Companies have now joined WSP, deepening our power practice and expanding our energy advisory and intelligent grid services. We're partnering with clients to shape how energy systems evolve around the world-and we need your help.\nThis senior role provides technical and project leadership for telecommunications infrastructure and systems serving utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. 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Nokia, Cisco, Juniper, HPE, Extreme, Fortinet, F5 or other.\n\nProven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment.\n\nStrong experience managing the review and approval of technical documents, discipline-specific deliverables, processes, and plans in a multi-project environment.\n\nDisclaimer\nRelocation assistance is not available for this position.\n\nWSP Benefits:\nWSP 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.\nCompensation:\nExpected Salary (all locations): $89,600yr - $147,800yr\nWSP 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. 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