Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
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.

WSP has an opportunity for an experienced Senior to Associate Mechanical Engineer in our London office, focusing on the Data Centre sector within our Mission Critical Facilities team. You will work on some of the most exciting and technically challenging projects in this fast-paced sector. Our projects involve Colocation Providers, End Users and Enterprise clients across the UK and EMEA.

In this role, you will support the team in developing designs for mechanical distribution systems including CHW, HVAC, Fuel and LTHW. You will provide advice to clients regarding mechanical systems and requirements to meet their business needs, lead the design of data centre mechanical systems and equipment, and produce written reports of system options in the form of design development notes. You will produce technical specifications ensuring compliance with relevant standards and client requirements, coordinate with other disciplines including Architects and Structural Engineers, and prepare calculations and technical documentation for tender.

You will monitor installation of designed equipment and systems to ensure compliance with employer requirements, design specifications and safety codes. Operationally, you will work with minimal supervision on technical aspects of your discipline or apply specialist experience relevant to the role. You will interpret client needs and project requirements, work in a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) team, and provide design and technical advice in a WSP project manager capacity.

You will complete detailed designs of mission critical facilities and all mechanical systems associated with data centres, lead feasibility studies specific to your discipline, direct others in producing detailed and performance specifications, and review design programmes to ensure sufficient resources are allocated to complete the works.

Experience
- Proven knowledge and experience in designing mechanical systems for data centres
- Chartered status or working towards Chartered status with CIBSE, IMechE or equivalent
- Technical MEP knowledge of relevant UK and EU regulations and design guides
- Understanding of the Uptime Institute Tier Classification System
- Experience with TAS or IES and Hevacomp for allocation and direction of work
- Familiarity with Revit MEP or other 3D design software
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and lead, direct and mentor individuals
- Experience working to timescales and deadlines

About you
- Flexible approach to meet project demands
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Self-motivated and able to work using own initiative with minimal supervision
- Collaborative mindset with ability to work across disciplines

Qualifications
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)
- Mechanical design skills including U value calculations, heat loss and gain calculations, pipe sizing (LTHW, CHW, HWS, CWS etc), pump sizing, duct sizing, fan sizing, psychrometrics, control valve sizing and authority, thermal modelling, and BMS systems
- Understanding of CFD analysis is desirable