Principal Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)

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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

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• A Principal Mechanical Engineer grade with a proven track record in delivering projects for your discipline and in line with client expectations.
  
• Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specification for the discipline subject to review by colleagues prior to issue.
  
• Reviewing design programmes and ensuring that sufficient resources are available to complete the works in line with technical and commercial performance and delivery.
  
• Able to work using initiative with minimal supervision on all technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role.
  
• Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function.
  
• Consider the feasibility of the project specific to the discipline and lead the overall feasibility study for the project.
  
• Training and mentoring of staff.
  

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• You will work closely with likeminded individuals on exciting and challenging projects.
  
• The Building Services team in the Northern Region (Split across Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow) consists of more than 50 mechanical, electrical, and public health.
  
• We make extraordinary efforts to attract, develop, engage and retain the best professionals in our fields of expertise because this is what makes us great.
  
• We put the highest ethical standards at the centre of all we do and is inherent in our offering.
  
• We are humble and act with moral and intellectual integrity, keep we word, treat everyone with respect, support our colleagues, and embrace diversity.
  
• We care about individuals and their progress and offer the most fulfilling career development for our professionals.
  

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• A proven track record of delivering a variety of UK Building Services MEP (Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) projects both in terms of scale and sector.
  
• Ability to engage with clients, contractors and design team members in technical discussions, co-ordination and debates.
  
• Have an ability to sketch and communicate technical detail graphically and effectively to both construction professionals and client teams.
  
• Shown detailed understanding of the regulations applicable to the discipline and how to demonstrate this through calculation.
  
• Have a working understanding of latest mechanical design software packages to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
  
• Proven understanding of working with Revit MEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.
  

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society.

Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Professional Services

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.