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WSP in the U.S. · 1 day ago

Principal Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)

Southampton, MA

Part-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, and they are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead prestigious projects in their Building Services business. The role involves supervising design teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring the delivery of innovative and sustainable engineering solutions.

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Responsibilities

Work in a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) discipline team providing design and technical advice in a WSP project manager capacity on a wide range of projects

Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function

Consider the feasibility of the project and lead the overall feasibility study

Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed/performance specification

Act as the client’s key point of contact and responsible for overall project delivery in terms of client deliverables and internal KPI’s

Provide excellent client care & the opportunities to develop additional business for the team

Assist with developing the client relationship to promote new commissions

Promote WSP’s capabilities and expertise in the region

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

Development and line management of junior staff

Regularly brief the project team, explaining the appointment. Ensure contracts/letters of intent are in place for all projects before work starts

Maintain project overview & understanding of the team workload & associated resource requirements, and work with the team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised across your associated projects

Hold regular team meetings to discuss resourcing, staff issues, H&S, quality, training & development & all other relevant issues, including UK & Board briefs in support of your Discipline’s Team Leader

The Heathrow team is a close group of engineers working together in an effective and cooperative team atmosphere with a flexible hybrid working model to working practices

Our team find this a hugely beneficial feature of managing a healthy work life balance

The Heathrow team are directly involved in mission critical building and infrastructure projects at Europe’s busiest airport

We will be looking to you to not only be a client facing representative of WSP, but also to lead an engineering delivery team in providing innovative and sustainable solutions

As part of the wider WSP team we will be looking to you to incorporate our philosophies of sustainability, net zero carbon, digital design, modern methods of construction and smart systems into your design work

Have the ability to work as part of a team, but also take a leading role in managing engineers towards the delivery of our key projects

Be able to apply technical judgment and resourcefulness to feasibility studies, concept, scheme and detailed design, as well as construction support phases of projects

Able to represent WSP to our clients, whilst also understanding and delivering client needs in engineering solutions

Have a working knowledge of UK mechanical building services design, including relevant standards, codes and regulations and 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

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

Be able to manage the technical, cost and programme elements of project delivery

Qualification

Mechanical building services designRevit MEPProject managementFeasibility studies3D design softwareClient relationship managementSustainability practicesTeam leadership