Senior Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

WSP USA; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

WSP USA in Riverside, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Property & Buildings team. You will apply your experience across healthcare, commercial, higher education, and civic projects to design and deliver mechanical building systems.

From concept through construction, you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure codes and standards compliance. Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD is expected, and PE is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design for building systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting projects from design through construction.
• Experience across healthcare and/or commercial, higher education, or civic sectors.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical engineering design and technical delivery across diverse projects including healthcare, commercial, higher education, and civic sectors.
• Support design of HVAC, air distribution, hydronic, plumbing, and building systems.
• Participate in the full project lifecycle from concept through construction and close-out.
• Analyze data from site conditions, drawings, and documents to support engineering solutions.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, and design documentation.
• Ensure designs comply with codes, standards, and sector requirements including healthcare.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Support client interactions and project meetings, building strong relationships.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team development.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Property & Buildings team in Riverside, CA.

This role is ideal for a motivated engineer who brings experience across healthcare and other complex building sectors, including commercial, higher education, and civic projects, and is looking to grow within a collaborative, design-focused environment.

Be involved in projects with our Property & Buildings Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• Perform mechanical engineering design and technical delivery across a diverse portfolio including healthcare, commercial, higher education, and civic projects
• Support design of HVAC, air distribution, hydronic, plumbing, and building systems
• Participate in the full project lifecycle, from concept development through construction and close-out
• Analyze and interpret data from site conditions, drawings, and technical documents to support engineering solutions
• Prepare and contribute to technical reports, specifications, and design documentation
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and sector-specific requirements, including healthcare environments
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated project solutions
• Support client interactions and project meetings, building strong working relationships
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team development

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design for building systems
• Experience supporting projects across healthcare and/or commercial, higher education, or civic sectors
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems and mechanical design principles
• Experience supporting projects from design through construction
• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and related engineering tools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or on track to obtain
• Experience working on complex healthcare or institutional projects
• Familiarity with California codes and local jurisdiction requirements
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• LEED AP or sustainability credentials

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary: $100,800- $147,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.