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WSP USA Senior Mechanical Engineer (Building Services) in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond…

  • Meeting the requirements of a 'Senior Engineer' grade and have a proven track record in both leading projects for your discipline and supporting an overall project team

  • Able to work using their own initiative with minimal supervision on technical aspects of their discipline or have specific specialist experience applicable to the role

  • Able to work under the clear direction of the client and interpret the needs of the project as a whole to meet the full delivery needs

  • Work in a joint leadership capacity within a mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) discipline team, providing design and technical advice with a multidisciplinary approach on a wide range of projects

  • Complete the detailed designs of all mechanical systems associated to the project

  • Consider the feasibility of the project specific to the discipline and lead the feasibility study for the project

  • Take responsibility for and direct others in the production of detailed and performance specification for the discipline subject to review by colleagues prior to issue

  • Reviewing design programmes and ensuring that sufficient resource is available to complete the works

YOUR TEAM

  • You will work closely with likeminded individuals on exciting and challenging projects.

  • We make extraordinary efforts to attract, develop, engage and retain the best professionals in our fields of expertise because this is what makes us great.

  • We put the highest ethical standards at the centre of all we do, and professionalism is inherent in our offering.

  • We are humble and act with moral and intellectual integrity, keep our word, treat everyone with respect, support our colleagues, and embrace diversity.

  • We care about individuals and their progress and offer the most fulfilling career development for our professionals. We promote our young recruits because we believe fresh perspectives bring great ideas and new energy.

Key Technical Requirements

  • Good attention to detail and show pride in the work produced.

  • A detailed understanding of the Part L regulations applicable to the discipline and how to demonstrate this through calculation.

  • A working understanding of TAS of IES to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.

  • An understanding of working with RevitMEP or other 3D design software to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.

  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD to allow the allocation / direction of work on projects.

Mechanical Skills :

  • Working knowledge of Hevacomp

  • U value calculations

  • Heat loss calculations

  • Heat gain calculations

  • Pipe sizing (LTHW, CHW, HWS, CWS etc)

  • Pump sizing

  • Duct sizing

  • Fan sizing

  • Fan sizing

  • Psychrometrics

  • Control valve sizing and authority

  • Thermal modelling

  • BMS Systems

Qualifications

  • CIBSE / IET / IMechE Engineering Council accredited honours degree or specific experience that will lead to Chartership.

  • IES or TAS training applied to the discipline

  • RevitMEP training applied to the discipline

  • Achieved or working towards I Eng or C Eng status

  • BEng/Bsc/MEng in applicable engineering discipline

  • Purpose of the role & principal accountabilities (8-10 max)

• Focus on essential qualifications, skills and experience to provide greater scope for inclusion.

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