Lead Mechanical Engineer - Healthcare Facilities

WSP Global Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer with deep experience in healthcare facilities to support complex acute-care, outpatient, and specialty medical projects. This role emphasizes reliability, infection control, maintainability, and regulatory compliance within hospitals and other regulated clinical environments.

Responsibilities include leading design teams, coordinating with multi-disciplinary groups, and ensuring high-quality documentation through all project phases, from programming

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• 7–10 years of progressive mechanical engineering experience with healthcare facilities.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
• Experience delivering hospital or complex healthcare projects from design through construction close‑out.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mechanical design for healthcare facilities including hospitals, inpatient towers, surgical suites, imaging departments, and central utility plants.
• Serve as mechanical discipline lead and primary technical point of contact for healthcare clients, architects, and internal project teams.
• Guide projects through programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration, and commissioning support.
• Provide technical leadership for HVAC, hydronic, medical gas, plumbing, and building automation systems specific to healthcare environments.
• Develop and review system concepts with emphasis on redundancy, resiliency, infection prevention, pressure relationships, and patient/staff safety.
• Coordinate with electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and architectural teams to ensure fully integrated healthcare designs.
• Oversee construction administration activities including submittal review, RFIs, site observations, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards including FGI Guidelines, NFPA, ASHRAE, local AHJ requirements, and healthcare accreditation standards.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, and basis‑of‑design documentation.
• Support project budgets, schedules, scope management, and staffing planning.
• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and support QA/QC processes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Safety-focused

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer with deep experience in healthcare facilities to support complex acute-care, outpatient, and specialty medical projects. This role emphasizes reliability, infection control, maintainability, and regulatory compliance within hospitals and other regulated clinical environments.

Responsibilities include leading design teams, coordinating with multi-disciplinary groups, and ensuring high-quality documentation through all project phases, from programming