Location
London, based in our Chancery Lane office in the Centre of London, offering easy commuting options and a load of amenities just around the corner.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At WSP, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the field. We are seeking an experienced Principal/Associate Mechanical Engineer with a background in healthcare projects to join our large, dynamic, and supportive London team. You will play a key role in leading the mechanical design for a large and complex healthcare project, working across all RIBA stages. The role involves joint leadership within a mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) discipline team, providing design and technical advice in a project manager capacity on a wide range of projects.

Key responsibilities include delivering HVAC system designs, supervising detailed designs and team members, leading feasibility studies, producing detailed and performance specifications, briefing project teams, managing design programmes, and monitoring project costs and resources to ensure quality and profitability.

You will be part of a team of over 160 mechanical, electrical, and public health engineers in London, committed to high ethical standards, professionalism, diversity, and career development. This role offers the chance to contribute to prestigious projects while growing your career in a supportive environment.

Experience
- Proven experience delivering HVAC designs on complex healthcare projects
- Working knowledge of HTM’s (Health Technical Memorandum) and HBN’s (Health Building Note)
- Experience managing design teams to ensure quality and timely delivery
- Undertaking technical design reviews
- Detailed understanding of building regulations and British Standards applicable to mechanical engineering disciplines
- Experience with Revit MEP or other 3D design software to allocate and direct work
- Familiarity with dynamic thermal modelling software (IES) to assess and quality check data

About you
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams
- Motivated to deliver high-quality design solutions
- Ethical, professional, and respectful with a commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Enthusiastic about career development and mentoring others

Qualifications
- Relevant engineering qualifications and professional accreditation preferred
- Demonstrable technical expertise in mechanical engineering for healthcare projects