Lead Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

This OpportunityWSP is currently initiating a search for a Lead Mechanical Engineer for our Seattle, WA or Boise, ID office location. This individual will be responsible for the development of new clients and projects in the Healthcare sector and leading project teams to deliver those projects and grow those client relationships. We are looking to expand our sector footprint and need an experienced and connected individual who is driven to make and develop client relationships. This candidate will also actively participate in the full project cycle with a focus on complex healthcare environments such as hospitals, medical centers, and outpatient facilities—from the design phase through final construction close-out. Our engineers contribute to high-quality, high-profile national and international healthcare projects, with our practice delivering MEP design services for millions of square feet of advanced medical facilities.We are a global leader in the practice of design services for the built environment including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and fire protection engineering and related specialty services. Our work is embedded in the residences we live in, the healthcare facilities we rely on for routine medical procedures to life saving feats of medicine, the skyscrapers and buildings we work in, and the operations of our buildings. At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!Your Impact:Develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.Manage client relationships and provide key technical input on pursuit efforts.Coordinate, review and approve mechanical design plans to ensure work is high quality, consistent with best practices, compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.Apply high-level mechanical engineering techniques and knowledge to identify improvements for various project phases including concept development, preliminary design, final design, procurement, construction, and operation.Plan and incorporate future-ready techniques, concept development, operating strategies, and various design requirements that account for the functionality of systems and infrastructure to positively impact owners, occupants, and end users.Involved from project inception to completion in the management of design and construction of mechanical systems.Working with clients and project teams to ensure deliverables are provided on schedule.Driving new business through building sustainable relationships with our clients. Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers to execute project work on mid-level and/or multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, technical calculations, construction, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, reports, sketches, calculations, cross-sections, and other illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of more complex data, findings, or analyses.Prepare comprehensive technical reports and presentations that explain research, findings, concepts, and recommendations to address design, and/or construction issues or opportunities.Who You Are:Required QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering7+ years of relevant post education experience as a mechanical engineer with a focus on HVAC systems.Professional Engineering license required.Extensive knowledge of mechanical design, particularly in the Healthcare industry.Known in the local design community with a network of partners and clients, including those in the Healthcare market.Proficient with mechanical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build and design assist delivery models, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.Experience with project planning, design, and construction management; including active involvement in a variety of renovation, new design, and construction projects.Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant engineering and mechanical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.Well-developed ability to make technical computations and calculations involving the application of mechanical engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications, and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.Preferred Qualifications:Master’s Degree in Engineering.LEED AP CertificationAt least 5+ years of Project Management experience.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 (Colorado only): $118,000 - $175,230WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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. #LI-JM1About WSPWSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service. Full timePosting Date: 2026-08-24