Senior Mechanical Engineer - Healthcare Facilities

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

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer with deep healthcare facilities experience to support complex acute-care, outpatient, and specialty medical projects in the Chicago area.

From early planning through construction administration, you will lead HVAC, hydronic, medical gas, plumbing, and building automation systems while ensuring reliability, infection control, and regulatory compliance. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with architecture and electrical teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• 7-10 years progressive mechanical engineering experience with healthcare facilities.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare HVAC systems, hydronic systems, and building automation/control sequences.
• Experience delivering hospital or complex healthcare projects from design through construction close-out.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mechanical design for healthcare facilities including hospitals and related spaces.
• Serve as mechanical discipline lead and primary technical contact for healthcare clients and project teams.
• Guide projects through programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and commissioning support.
• Provide technical leadership for HVAC, hydronic, medical gas, plumbing, and building automation in healthcare environments.
• Develop system concepts with emphasis on redundancy, infection prevention, and patient safety.
• Coordinate with electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and architectural teams for integrated designs.
• Oversee construction administration activities including submittal reviews, RFIs, site observations, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with codes and standards (FGI, NFPA, ASHRAE, AHJ).
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, and basis-of-design documentation.
• Support project budgets, schedules, scope management, and staffing.
• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and support QA/QC processes.

Skills

P.E. license

Healthcare HVAC

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP Global Inc. seeks a Lead Mechanical Engineer with deep healthcare facilities experience to support complex acute-care, outpatient, and specialty medical projects in the Chicago area.

From early planning through construction administration, you will lead HVAC, hydronic, medical gas, plumbing, and building automation systems while ensuring reliability, infection control, and regulatory compliance. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with architecture and electrical teams to