Lead Mechanical Engineer - Buildings

Lead Mechanical Engineer – Healthcare Facilities

WSP is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer with deep experience in healthcare facilities to support complex acute-care, outpatient, and specialty medical projects. This role focuses on delivering high‑quality mechanical engineering solutions for hospitals, medical office buildings, cancer centers, behavioral health facilities, and highly regulated clinical environments. The position supports projects from early planning and design through construction administration and close‑out, with a strong emphasis on reliability, infection control, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.

Your Impact

• Lead and manage mechanical engineering design for healthcare facilities including hospitals, inpatient towers, surgical suites, imaging departments, and central utility plants.
• Serve as mechanical discipline lead and primary technical point of contact for healthcare clients, architects, and internal project teams.
• Guide projects through all phases including programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration, and commissioning support.
• Provide technical leadership for HVAC, hydronic, medical gas, plumbing, and building automation systems specific to healthcare environments.
• Develop and review system concepts with emphasis on redundancy, resiliency, infection prevention, pressure relationships, and patient/staff safety.
• Coordinate with electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and architectural teams to ensure fully integrated healthcare designs.
• Oversee construction administration activities including submittal review, RFIs, site observations, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards including FGI Guidelines, NFPA, ASHRAE, local AHJ requirements, and healthcare accreditation standards.
• Prepare technical reports, calculations, specifications, and basis‑of‑design documentation.
• Support project budgets, schedules, scope management, and staffing planning.
• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and support QA/QC processes.

Healthcare Mechanical Engineering Focus Areas

• Airborne infection isolation and pressure‑control strategies
• High‑reliability HVAC systems for operating rooms and procedural spaces
• Central plant and utility distribution systems
• Medical gas systems and coordination
• Energy efficiency, heat recovery, and decarbonization strategies compatible with healthcare operations
• System commissioning, functional performance testing, and turnover documentation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• 7–10 years of progressive mechanical engineering experience with a strong concentration in healthcare facilities.