Plumbing Engineer - Buildings

WSP • Dallas, TX

11d • $85,200 - $121,770

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Plumbing Engineer for its Property & Buildings – Building Systems group in Dallas, Texas. The role supports planning, design, and delivery of healthcare facilities, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, and specialized treatment spaces. The engineer contributes to technical design and project delivery while working with senior engineers and multidisciplinary teams.

The position focuses on plumbing systems design, with opportunities to support healthcare-specific systems and considerations such as medical gas, critical utilities, infection control, redundancy, code compliance, and reliability. Work includes design documentation, calculations, coordination across disciplines, quality reviews, construction administration, and preparation of project reports and other technical deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant post-graduate experience in plumbing or building systems design.
• Working knowledge of plumbing design principles, codes, and standards, including IPC, UPC, NFPA, and local AHJ requirements.
• Experience supporting projects within healthcare, laboratory, or institutional building sectors.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as AutoCAD and Revit.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented consulting environment.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to healthcare plumbing and medical gas systems.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward professional licensure.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations and guidelines, including FGI, ASHRAE healthcare applications, and NFPA 99.
• Experience working on projects from design through construction.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and documentation of plumbing systems for healthcare facilities, including domestic water, sanitary, storm, specialty waste, and medical gas systems.
• Perform engineering calculations, system sizing, and equipment selection under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Develop plumbing layouts, schematics, and construction documents in coordination with mechanical, electrical, fire protection, architectural, and structural disciplines.
• Support healthcare-specific design considerations, including infection control, redundancy, code compliance, and reliability of critical systems.
• Participate in quality control reviews to ensure design accuracy, constructability, and adherence to WSP standards and healthcare codes.
• Assist with construction administration activities, including submittal reviews, RFIs, and site visits.
• Prepare technical documentation, calculations, and reports to support project deliverables.
• Collaborate with project teams to meet client schedules, budgets, and performance expectations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation or other personal time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

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