Senior Vice President at Salas O'Brien in Greenwood Village, CO | USD170,000-185,000 | Kablio

Role

Description

team building

client development

bim coordination

project management

technical oversight

strategic integration

Team Development: Build and grow a specialized team of electrical engineers and designers focused on mission critical projects. Team members will report directly to you, with full support from regional leadership.
Client Development & Support: Support and expand key projects while pursuing and winning new clients and projects in the mission critical market sector.
Collaboration & Resource Alignment: Work closely with business unit leaders for BIM and setup support—your team will not be expected to manage these aspects, allowing them to focus on core engineering and design.
Project Management & Technical Oversight: Act as both Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record on your projects. Coordinate with business unit electrical leaders to supplement team resources as project needs evolve. Lead technical and non-technical training for your team. Provide technical oversight for electrical discipline on all projects on which your team is working. Act as lead electrical engineer for selected projects as required based on project scale and team workload.
Strategic Integration: Play a key role in connecting and strengthening our mission critical MEP offerings across the Rocky Mountain region, collaborating with counterparts in other disciplines and offices to deliver integrated solutions.
Electrical Discipline Leadership: Serve as a primary leader for the Rocky Mountain Electrical team, with a focus on building and leading a dedicated team based in Colorado and Salt Lake City. You’ll lead technical delivery for clients with a primary emphasis on the mission critical market sector including healthcare facilities and data centers. You’ll participate in the strategy and growth of the market sector with the regional leadership team.

Requirements

pe license

electrical

15+ years

leadership

client development

strategic

Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in an Engineering field.
Demonstrated leadership in building and managing high-performing technical teams
Strong technical skills in electrical engineering, knowledge of relevant codes and standards for the mission critical market sector.
Licensed Engineer (PE)
Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering and project management; strong portfolio of mission critical projects preferred.
Strong client relationship and business development skills
Strategic thinker with the ability to influence, integrate, and align teams across regions
Travel Expectations: Travel will be required and is anticipated to be weekly to bi-weekly, based on project and client needs.
Effective communicator and collaborator with internal teams and external partners

Benefits

Information not given or found

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$20 billion

Annual Construction Value

Generates $20 billion in annual construction value across 17,300+ projects each year.

95 offices

Global Presence

Expanded to over 95 offices delivering high-impact, complex projects worldwide.

#9

MEP Giants Ranking

Recognized as #9 in the MEP Giants ranking among top design firms.

25 firms

Acquisitions

Acquired over 25 firms since 2019 to bolster sector reach.

Firm has grown through strategic mergers and innovation in engineering and technical consulting.
Excels in designing built environments through MEP, structural, civil—and in energy via renewables, decarbonization, and resiliency.
Stacks process design and integration expertise to serve pharmaceutical, food & beverage, utilities, and industrial clients.
Offers advanced solutions including litigation support, digital twins, envelope testing, and automation controls.
Work spans commercial, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, campuses, critical environments, and large infrastructure projects.
Impacted nearly a billion square feet of building space annually and prides itself on seamless delivery—one design, one team.

Culture + Values

Recognize that we are all owners with direct influence on the success of our company.
Do what is right, setting the standard for performance, integrity, and professionalism.
Provide positive energy, passion, and commitment to everything we do.
Embrace positive change and challenge the status quo.
Encourage the growth of our owners through training and opportunities for leadership.
Ensure the continuity of the firm through succession planning.
Contribute meaningfully to our communities.
Be open, direct, positive, and respectful to everyone.
Promote teamwork through commitment and trust.
Constructively communicate intentions and expectations.
Have fun together.
Recognize and reward accomplishments.
Manage performance fairly and consistently.
Attract and retain outstanding employee owners.
Set and achieve ambitious goals.
Be accountable for our actions.
Properly plan and execute all projects to ensure a reasonable profit.
Achieve life cycle cost savings for clients through resource conservation and sustainable design.
Tailor designs to each project, balancing project cost, maintenance, and performance.
Continuously improve our delivery to customers.
Serve each client as though they’re our only client.
Maintain a financially healthy firm.
Capitalize on opportunities to strengthen the firm.

Environment + Sustainability

100% Offset

Operational Energy

In-house services offset 100% of operational energy through design.

~238,000 Homes

Solar Array Power

Engineered one of North America’s largest DoD solar arrays.

800k Metric Tons

GHG Savings

Annual emissions avoided by solar array.

800 Panels

PV System

Flagship Walgreens store features an 800-panel PV system.

In‑house net zero architecture targets: offset 100% of operational energy through design services.
Delivered flagship zero‑energy Walgreens store with geothermal, LED/daylight controls, LEED Platinum, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, ASHRAE Technology Award.
Support clients with climate‑related master planning (e.g., Princeton’s 180‑building conversion to low‑temp hot water system toward net zero by 2046).
Designed CHP system for pharma plant aiming carbon neutrality by 2025 and carbon‑negative by 2030.
Execute energy audits, resource‑efficiency plans, decarbonization consulting, energy modeling, lifecycle cost analysis, district energy systems, microgrids, geothermal/renewables.
Firm offers full net‑zero and sustainability consulting services including LEED, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, Parksmart, Living Building Challenge.
Publicly announced net zero service offerings; no stated corporate net zero target date.

Inclusion & Diversity

Fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment as part of its ESG model.
Employee‑owner model: attracts and retains outstanding employee owners through fair performance management and recognition.
Leadership is committed to building a broader talent pool representing a wider spectrum of backgrounds and experiences.
No gender‑specific workforce statistics are available in public materials.

Articles

Our Services

Careers

Projects

Role

Description

team building

client development

bim coordination

project management

technical oversight

strategic integration

Team Development: Build and grow a specialized team of electrical engineers and designers focused on mission critical projects. Team members will report directly to you, with full support from regional leadership.
Client Development & Support: Support and expand key projects while pursuing and winning new clients and projects in the mission critical market sector.
Collaboration & Resource Alignment: Work closely with business unit leaders for BIM and setup support—your team will not be expected to manage these aspects, allowing them to focus on core engineering and design.
Project Management & Technical Oversight: Act as both Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record on your projects. Coordinate with business unit electrical leaders to supplement team resources as project needs evolve. Lead technical and non-technical training for your team. Provide technical oversight for electrical discipline on all projects on which your team is working. Act as lead electrical engineer for selected projects as required based on project scale and team workload.
Strategic Integration: Play a key role in connecting and strengthening our mission critical MEP offerings across the Rocky Mountain region, collaborating with counterparts in other disciplines and offices to deliver integrated solutions.
Electrical Discipline Leadership: Serve as a primary leader for the Rocky Mountain Electrical team, with a focus on building and leading a dedicated team based in Colorado and Salt Lake City. You’ll lead technical delivery for clients with a primary emphasis on the mission critical market sector including healthcare facilities and data centers. You’ll participate in the strategy and growth of the market sector with the regional leadership team.

Requirements

pe license

electrical

15+ years

leadership

client development

strategic

Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in an Engineering field.
Demonstrated leadership in building and managing high-performing technical teams
Strong technical skills in electrical engineering, knowledge of relevant codes and standards for the mission critical market sector.
Licensed Engineer (PE)
Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering and project management; strong portfolio of mission critical projects preferred.
Strong client relationship and business development skills
Strategic thinker with the ability to influence, integrate, and align teams across regions
Travel Expectations: Travel will be required and is anticipated to be weekly to bi-weekly, based on project and client needs.
Effective communicator and collaborator with internal teams and external partners

Benefits

Information not given or found

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$20 billion

Annual Construction Value

Generates $20 billion in annual construction value across 17,300+ projects each year.

95 offices

Global Presence

Expanded to over 95 offices delivering high-impact, complex projects worldwide.

#9

MEP Giants Ranking

Recognized as #9 in the MEP Giants ranking among top design firms.

25 firms

Acquisitions

Acquired over 25 firms since 2019 to bolster sector reach.

Firm has grown through strategic mergers and innovation in engineering and technical consulting.
Excels in designing built environments through MEP, structural, civil—and in energy via renewables, decarbonization, and resiliency.
Stacks process design and integration expertise to serve pharmaceutical, food & beverage, utilities, and industrial clients.
Offers advanced solutions including litigation support, digital twins, envelope testing, and automation controls.
Work spans commercial, corporate, hospitality, healthcare, campuses, critical environments, and large infrastructure projects.
Impacted nearly a billion square feet of building space annually and prides itself on seamless delivery—one design, one team.

Culture + Values

Recognize that we are all owners with direct influence on the success of our company.
Do what is right, setting the standard for performance, integrity, and professionalism.
Provide positive energy, passion, and commitment to everything we do.
Embrace positive change and challenge the status quo.
Encourage the growth of our owners through training and opportunities for leadership.
Ensure the continuity of the firm through succession planning.
Contribute meaningfully to our communities.
Be open, direct, positive, and respectful to everyone.
Promote teamwork through commitment and trust.
Constructively communicate intentions and expectations.
Have fun together.
Recognize and reward accomplishments.
Manage performance fairly and consistently.
Attract and retain outstanding employee owners.
Set and achieve ambitious goals.
Be accountable for our actions.
Properly plan and execute all projects to ensure a reasonable profit.
Achieve life cycle cost savings for clients through resource conservation and sustainable design.
Tailor designs to each project, balancing project cost, maintenance, and performance.
Continuously improve our delivery to customers.
Serve each client as though they’re our only client.
Maintain a financially healthy firm.
Capitalize on opportunities to strengthen the firm.

Environment + Sustainability

100% Offset

Operational Energy

In-house services offset 100% of operational energy through design.

~238,000 Homes

Solar Array Power

Engineered one of North America’s largest DoD solar arrays.

800k Metric Tons

GHG Savings

Annual emissions avoided by solar array.

800 Panels

PV System

Flagship Walgreens store features an 800-panel PV system.

In‑house net zero architecture targets: offset 100% of operational energy through design services.
Delivered flagship zero‑energy Walgreens store with geothermal, LED/daylight controls, LEED Platinum, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, ASHRAE Technology Award.
Support clients with climate‑related master planning (e.g., Princeton’s 180‑building conversion to low‑temp hot water system toward net zero by 2046).
Designed CHP system for pharma plant aiming carbon neutrality by 2025 and carbon‑negative by 2030.
Execute energy audits, resource‑efficiency plans, decarbonization consulting, energy modeling, lifecycle cost analysis, district energy systems, microgrids, geothermal/renewables.
Firm offers full net‑zero and sustainability consulting services including LEED, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, Parksmart, Living Building Challenge.
Publicly announced net zero service offerings; no stated corporate net zero target date.

Inclusion & Diversity

Fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment as part of its ESG model.
Employee‑owner model: attracts and retains outstanding employee owners through fair performance management and recognition.
Leadership is committed to building a broader talent pool representing a wider spectrum of backgrounds and experiences.
No gender‑specific workforce statistics are available in public materials.

Articles

Our Services

Careers

Projects