Senior Public Health Design Engineer (Building Services)

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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Public Health Engineer, in our Brighton, Guildford, Southampton, Basingstoke or Heathrow Offices. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects in the world. WSP are currently involved in numerous projects across many different sectors. Although a multi-disciplinary consultancy, the WSP MEP team are a tight-knit group, working closely to deliver some of the largest and most complex buildings in the UK and Europe.

A little more about your role… As a senior public health engineer you will be taking a key role in the delivery of a range of our most prestigious projects. The Basingstoke, Guildford and Heathrow offices are heavily involved in mission critical facilities associated with aviation, healthcare and defence sectors. We will be looking to you to not only be a client-facing representative of WSP, but also take a lead public health engineering delivery role providing innovative and sustainable solutions. The Basingstoke, Guildford and Heathrow team are a close group of engineers working together in an effective and cooperative team atmosphere with a flexible hybrid working model to working practices. Our team find this a hugely beneficial feature of managing a healthy work-life balance.

As part of the wider WSP team we will be looking to you to incorporate our philosophies of sustainability, net zero carbon, digital design, modern methods of construction and smart systems into your design work.

Your Team: Our team is comprised of 40 engineers working across the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health specialisms. Our team is split across our Brighton, Southampton, Basingstoke, Guildford and Heathrow sites giving the flexibility to work in either location on any given day. Many of our team choose to alternate the office they work in to suit personal and client needs. As part of our team, you would be working on some of our major projects including Gatwick and Heathrow Airports, Royal Berkshire Hospital and several public and private sector client sites. You will be reporting to our Associate Director for Public Health Engineering, Mark Lundie. You will be able to utilise graduate and assistant engineers in supporting roles around you, as well as dedicated BIM and Sustainability specialists to contribute to your projects.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Have the ability to work as part of a team, but also take a role in managing junior engineers towards the delivery of our key projects.
• Be able to apply technical judgment and resourcefulness to feasibility studies, concept, scheme and detailed design, as well as construction support phases of projects.
• Able to represent WSP to our clients, whilst also understanding and delivering client needs in engineering solutions.
• Have a good working knowledge of UK public health building services design, including relevant standards, codes and regulations.
• Be able to manage the technical, cost and programme elements of project delivery.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can.

About Us: We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Diversity: We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.