# Lead Plumbing Engineer - Buildings

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $122,700 - $182,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead Plumbing Engineer for our San Francisco office to join our Property & Buildings Team. As a Lead Plumbing Engineer, you will work on complex, high-profile projects across various market sectors, including commercial, workplace, healthcare, higher education, civic, science & technology, aviation, and mixed-use developments.

**Your Impact**

- Lead the planning, design, and implementation of plumbing systems for new construction, renovation, and tenant improvement projects.

- Design and analyse domestic water, sanitary waste and vent, storm drainage, natural gas, medical gases, process piping, and specialty plumbing systems.

- Develop plumbing calculations, technical specifications, narratives, reports, and engineering studies.

- Serve as a technical lead for multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, fire protection, and architectural disciplines.

- Oversee production of construction documents using Revit and other design technologies.

- Perform quality reviews of technical deliverables to ensure conformance with WSP standards, client requirements, and applicable codes.

- Provide guidance and mentorship to early career and mid-level plumbing engineers and designers.

- Support project managers with scope development, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and risk management.

- Interface directly with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and project stakeholders throughout all phases of project delivery.

- Conduct site investigations, existing system evaluations, field verification activities, and construction support services.

- Remain current with industry trends, California codes, sustainability initiatives, and emerging plumbing technologies.

- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.

**Who You Are** **Required Qualifications**

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or closely related engineering discipline.

- 7+ years of relevant plumbing engineering experience within the A/E/C industry.

- Demonstrated experience designing plumbing systems for commercial, institutional, healthcare, life sciences, aviation, higher education, or mixed-use facilities.

- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and related engineering design tools.

- Strong knowledge of California Plumbing Code (CPC), California Building Code (CBC), and other applicable codes and standards.

- Experience preparing technical calculations, specifications, construction documents, and engineering reports.

- Proven ability to lead discipline design efforts on complex building projects.

- Strong communication and client relationship management skills.

- Ability to mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

- Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and project coordination skills.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain California PE through reciprocity within 12 months.

- Previous experience serving as Engineer of Record for building projects.

- LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential.

- Healthcare, life sciences, laboratory, mission critical, aviation, or large commercial project experience.

- Project management experience, including financial management, staffing coordination, and client leadership responsibilities.

- Experience with sustainable and water-efficient building system design.

- Familiarity with integrated project delivery, design-build, or alternative delivery methods.

**Benefits** WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on 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): $122,700 - $182,200

## Skills

### Required
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- California Plumbing Code
- California Building Code
- engineering design
- plumbing systems
- project management

### Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
- sustainable building system design
- integrated project delivery

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