Principal Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

WSP Global Inc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Manchester seeks a principal mechanical engineer to lead our MEP team on high-profile projects across healthcare, heritage, government, commercial, aviation, leisure and residential sectors. You will work with multidisciplinary teams and set technical direction.

You will guide design from feasibility through construction, mentor junior staff, attend client meetings, and ensure sustainable, low‑carbon solutions while aligning with project KPIs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mechanical building services design in the UK.
• Strong ability to manage project teams and deliverables.
• Experience with Revit MEP or 3D design software.
• Knowledge of UK codes and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide design input and supervise detailed designs and site progress.
• Lead feasibility studies and production of detailed/performance specifications.
• Attend design team and client meetings.
• Provide design and technical advice in a project manager capacity.
• Liaise with client and design team to meet deliverables and KPI.
• Develop sustainable, low-carbon design solutions within MEP.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Mechanical design

Revit MEP

Sustainable design

Tools

Revit MEP

3D design software

Job description

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.

A little more about your role…

• As a principal mechanical engineer you will have a lead role with support from your WSP colleagues for a number of our most prestigious projects in our Manchester mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) team which cover all sectors including healthcare, heritage, government, commercial, aviation, leisure and residential.

General

• Technical input and developing design solutions especially with sustainable design and low carbon solutions within our mechanical discipline teams providing design on a wide range of projects.
• Attendance at design team and client meetings.
• Work in a joint leadership capacity within our MEP discipline team providing design and technical advice in a WSP project manager capacity on a wide range of projects.
• Design input and supervision the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function with regular site visits to inspect completed work and attend site progress meetings.
• Consider the feasibility of the project and lead the overall feasibility study.
• Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed/performance specifications.
• Work and liaise with our client and design team members for overall project delivery in terms of client deliverables and internal KPI’s with an awareness of the projects commercial performance.

Business Development

• Provide client care & the opportunities to develop additional business for the team.
• Assist with developing the client relationship to promote new commissions.

Management

• Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specifications 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 with support from our financial team.
• Maintain project overview & understanding of the team workload & associated resource requirements, and work with our team leaders to ensure resources are fully utilised across your associated projects.
• Join our regular team meetings which discuss resourcing, staff issues, H&S, quality, training & development & all other relevant issues.
• The Manchester MEP team is a close group of engineers working together in an effective and cooperative team atmosphere with a flexible hybrid working model to modern working practices.
• We will be looking to you to not only be a client facing representative of WSP, but also to input to our 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.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• 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.
• Be able to manage the technical, cost and programme elements of project delivery.
• Proven understanding of working with Revit MEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.