Lead Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

WSP • Seattle, WA

13d • $118,000 - $175,230 • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer for their Seattle, WA or Boise, ID office. This role focuses on developing new clients and projects within the Healthcare sector, leading project teams, and growing client relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in complex healthcare environments like hospitals and medical centers, participating in the full project cycle from design to close-out. WSP is a global leader in design services for the built environment, offering MEP design for advanced medical facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
• 7+ years of relevant post education experience as a mechanical engineer with a focus on HVAC systems.
• Professional Engineering license required.
• Extensive knowledge of mechanical design, particularly in the Healthcare industry.
• Known in the local design community with a network of partners and clients, including those in the Healthcare market.
• Proficient with mechanical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build and design assist delivery models, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.
• Experience with project planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of renovation, new design, and construction projects.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and mechanical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of mechanical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• LEED AP Certification
• At least 5+ years of Project Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage client relationships and provide key technical input on pursuit efforts.
• Coordinate, review and approve mechanical design plans to ensure work is high quality, consistent with best practices, compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Apply high-level mechanical engineering techniques and knowledge to identify improvements for various project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.
• Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various design requirements that account for the functionality of systems and infrastructure to positively impact owners, occupants, and end users.
• Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of mechanical systems.
• Working with clients and project teams to ensure deliverables are provided on schedule.
• Driving new business through building sustainable relationships with our clients.
• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, technical calculations, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior