Associate Director, MEP, Rail in Manchester

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As part of WSP’s Rail Station team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects in the world. WSP is currently involved in numerous HS2, Network Rail, and Transport for London projects which will reshape the landscape of the rail industry and leave a legacy for the century to come.

The Stations team within WSP’s Rail business are actively seeking an Associate Director MEP (Rail) to lead teams delivering Rail MEP Building Services for major Railway projects. The role includes all aspects of technical delivery during Concept to RIBA 4 / GRIP 5 stages, client engagement, and internal multi-disciplinary co-ordination. The team offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate to enhance their career and deliver some of the most prestigious Rail Projects in the UK and overseas.

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Leading Rail stations M&E design team.
• Liaise M&E design with the Client / Contractors.
• Become focal point between the Client Team and the WSP Design team.
• Working closely with M&E Design team to resolve design issues.
• You are a people person, love working with people and actively lead a team of M&E engineers.
• Working knowledge of the design of Rail stations Mechanical, Electrical, and Public health systems.
• Added advantage of working knowledge of Telecoms and Fire systems.
• Requires working knowledge of compliance requirements to Building Regulations, Part L and other MEP sustainable and Net Zero design requirements.
• Realise WSP’s and our client net zero carbon commitments and ambitions by delivering highly sustainable, low carbon design.
• Become part of the wider WSP business by sharing knowledge and technical skills with colleagues from around the globe.
• Interpretation of client specification requirements and various Standards requirements in the development of designs.
• Have Contractual and Commercial awareness of how Employer’s Instruction, Early Warnings and other contractual correspondences work.

You will be involved in delivering the major railway projects design, with the unparalleled opportunity to stretch and further your knowledge and exceptional culture of support to enhance your capabilities and skills which can put your career in a growth trajectory.

A little more about your team… You will work closely with like-minded individuals on exciting and challenging projects. Rail Station MEP team consists of more than 100 mechanical, electrical, and Public Health Engineers. You will join a team of professionally qualified, diverse, talented individuals who collaborate to:

• Undertake project work from across the design lifecycle, including early concept stage to detail design.
• Deliver projects for Network Rail, HS2, TfL, Transport for The North, TfGM, Nexus, Local Authorities, Principal Contractors, and Private Developers.

Reporting to MEP Service Lead of our stations team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and challenging multi-disciplinary Rail stations projects around the world. This is a fantastic opportunity to join WSP as part of an expanding team delivering a variety of prestigious projects. Our office provides a quality, flexible, and dynamic working space focused on the health and wellbeing of our staff and benefits from cutting-edge design, large amounts of natural light, and large open spaces.

What we would want you to demonstrate… Experience of leading MEPFC building services design team in the Rail environment during Design and Construction stage. Qualifications meeting the requirements for Chartership with a UK Engineering Institution. Understanding of:

• Requirements of HS2, Network Rail and/or London Underground standards.
• M&E Building services design requirements in Rail or similar regulated environment.
• Working with M&E Client / Contractors during Initial Design, Detailed design and preferably construction stage.

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