Senior Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

WSP Global Inc.; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for our Roseville, CA office to join the Property & Buildings team. The role focuses on mechanical and HVAC systems for healthcare facilities across Northern California, including hospitals, medical office buildings, and surgery centers.

The successful candidate will lead design efforts through concept to construction, coordinate across disciplines, conduct field surveys, and support project delivery with QA/QC standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in mechanical engineering and building systems design.
• Experience designing HVAC and mechanical systems for buildings, preferably healthcare or other technically complex facilities.
• Experience performing heating/cooling load calculations, equipment selection, air distribution, and hydronic system design.
• Proficiency with Revit and working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, practices, building systems, construction methods, codes, and regulations.
• Experience preparing mechanical calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience coordinating with architects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform the design of HVAC and mechanical building systems for healthcare facilities.
• Perform heating and cooling load calculations, ventilation calculations, equipment sizing, pressure relationship analysis, and mechanical system selections.
• Design and specify mechanical systems including air-handling systems, hydronic systems, central plants, pumps, chillers, boilers, fans, and associated controls.
• Develop mechanical drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, and other deliverables using Revit and relevant tools.
• Coordinate mechanical designs with architectural, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, medical equipment, and other disciplines.
• Support healthcare projects from concept design through construction administration and project closeout.
• Perform site surveys and field investigations to evaluate existing mechanical systems and infrastructure.
• Participate in client meetings, user-group discussions, design coordination meetings, and construction meetings.
• Support compliance with healthcare facility requirements and California building and mechanical codes.
• Coordinate with California healthcare regulatory requirements, including HCAI.
• Review shop drawings, RFIs, product submittals, and contractor coordination documents during construction.
• Perform field observations and support resolution of construction-related mechanical issues.
• Maintain QA/QC standards through technical reviews of calculations, drawings, specifications, and deliverables.
• Manage assigned mechanical scope, schedules, deliverables, and project budgets with Project Managers.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor for junior engineers and designers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, contractors, and other partners.
• Assist with proposals, scopes of work, fee development, and other business development activities.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

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

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support the design and delivery of complex healthcare facilities throughout Northern California. The position will focus on mechanical and HVAC systems for projects such as hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, behavioral health facilities, laboratories, and other critical healthcare environments, consistent with the healthcare work identified for WSP's Roseville practice.

The successful candidate will participate throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual and schematic design through construction administration and closeout, while collaborating with architects, engineers, contractors, healthcare clients, and other project stakeholders.

Your Impact

• Lead and perform the design of HVAC and mechanical building systems for healthcare facilities, including new construction, renovation, expansion, and infrastructure improvement projects.
• Perform heating and cooling load calculations, ventilation calculations, equipment sizing, pressure relationship analysis, and mechanical system selections.
• Design and specify mechanical systems including air-handling systems, hydronic systems, central plants, pumps, chillers, boilers, fans, and associated controls.
• Develop mechanical drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, and other technical deliverables using Revit and applicable design tools.
• Coordinate mechanical designs with architectural, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, medical equipment, and other disciplines.
• Support healthcare projects from concept design through construction administration and project closeout.
• Perform site surveys and field investigations to evaluate existing mechanical systems and infrastructure.
• Participate in client meetings, user-group discussions, design coordination meetings, and construction meetings.
• Support compliance with applicable healthcare facility requirements and California building and mechanical codes.
• Coordinate with applicable California healthcare regulatory requirements, including HCAI, where required by the project.
• Review shop drawings, RFIs, product submittals, and contractor coordination documents during construction.
• Perform field observations and support resolution of construction-related mechanical issues.
• Maintain WSP's QA/QC standards through technical reviews of calculations, drawings, specifications, and other engineering deliverables.
• Manage assigned mechanical scope, schedules, deliverables, and project budgets in coordination with Project Managers.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor for junior mechanical engineers and designers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, contractors, and other project partners.
• Assist with proposals, scopes of work, fee development, and other business development activities as needed.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company resources and professional conduct.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7+ years of relevant post-education experience in mechanical engineering and building systems design.
• Experience designing HVAC and mechanical systems for buildings, preferably including healthcare or other technically complex facilities.
• Experience performing heating/cooling load calculations, equipment selection, air distribution, and hydronic system design.
• Proficiency with Revit and working knowledge of AutoCAD. WSP's existing senior building systems profile specifically identifies both platforms.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, practices, building systems, construction methods, codes, and regulations.
• Experience preparing mechanical calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Experience coordinating with architects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments, meet project deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while providing technical guidance to junior team members.
• Strong commitment to QA/QC and technical excellence, consistent with WSP's existing senior mechanical Building Systems requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license in California, or ability to obtain California licensure.
• Direct mechanical design experience within the healthcare sector.
• Experience with California HCAI-regulated healthcare projects.
• Experience with acute-care hospitals, outpatient facilities, medical office buildings, surgery centers, imaging spaces, behavioral health, laboratories, or similar technically complex environments.
• Knowledge of healthcare HVAC requirements, including ventilation, filtration, pressurization, redundancy, infection-control considerations, and critical environmental requirements.
• Experience with both new construction and renovation projects, particularly projects involving existing occupied healthcare facilities.
• Experience supporting construction administration and coordinating directly with contractors and regulatory authorities.
• Experience with high-performance and energy-efficient mechanical systems.
• Experience serving as the mechanical lead for multidisciplinary building projects.
• Previous project management or task management experience.
• LEED accreditation or other sustainability-related credentials are a plus.

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 (all locations): $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.