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Mechanical Engineer (Principal/ Associate) - MEP (Rail)

WSP Birmingham, West Midlands On-site senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Principal/Associate Mechanical Engineer to lead teams delivering mechanical building services designs for Railway Stations and other Railway Buildings across the UK and around the world.

The role includes all aspects of technical delivery, work winning, and client engagement with opportunities for onward progression. The team offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate to enhance their career and deliver some of the most prestigious Rail Stations Projects in the UK.

Key responsibilities:

  • Produce and supervise high-quality, industry-leading building designs
  • Realise WSP's and client net-zero carbon commitments and ambitions by delivering highly sustainable, low-carbon designs
  • Share knowledge and technical skills with colleagues from around the globe
  • Work in an environment that allows you to use your own initiative with support from specific specialist experience to deliver high-quality engineering solutions
  • Supervise the completion of detailed designs and supervise the work of others in this function
  • Interpret client specification requirements in the development of designs
  • Design pipework, including heating, cooling, hot and cold water systems
  • Design ventilation systems, including general ventilation systems
  • Select plant and equipment items based on designs produced
  • Have a detailed working knowledge of compliance requirements to Building Regulations, Part L, and other MEP sustainable and Net Zero design requirements

Requirements:

  • Experience of mechanical building services design in the Rail environment
  • Chartership status with a UK Engineering Institution
  • Understanding of Network Rail and/or London Underground standards, design of controls/BMS for mechanical systems, and design of above-ground plumbing and waste systems

Benefits:

  • Opportunity to work on prestigious Rail Stations Projects
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Flexible and dynamic working space focused on health and wellbeing

Skills

Required

  • mechanical building services design
  • Rail environment
  • heating
  • cooling
  • ventilation systems
  • pipework design
  • plant and equipment selection
  • Building Regulations
  • Net Zero design

Nice to have

  • Chartership status with a UK Engineering Institution
  • Network Rail and/or London Underground standards
  • design of controls/BMS for mechanical systems

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/95303

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