Senior Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

Overview

In this Senior Engineer role, you will lead and shape mechanical, electrical, and public health projects within WSP’s Cambridge Building Services MEP team. You will work in a joint leadership capacity, delivering design and technical guidance across multidisciplinary projects and driving feasibility, detailed design, and specification production. The position combines independent takes on technical work with client-facing delivery and team supervision. This is a growth-focused opportunity to influence project outcomes within a global, values-driven firm.

Pay / Benefits

• Work-life balance
• Hybrid working policy (two days from home)
• Inclusion and belonging initiatives
• Thrive wellbeing programme
• Virtual GP service
• Gymflex up to 40% off gym memberships with flexible benefits programme and menopause support package

Responsibilities

• Lead projects for the MEP discipline and support the overall project team
• Provide design and technical guidance within a multidisciplinary MEP group
• Work with initiative on technical aspects with minimal supervision
• Supervise detailed designs and oversee others in the function
• Lead feasibility studies and assess discipline-specific feasibility
• Direct production of detailed and performance specifications for the discipline
• Review design programmes and ensure resource availability for delivery

Key requirements

• Understanding of UK and European regulations applicable to building services
• UK project experience within Building Services MEP
• Experience with design software for allocation/direction of work (Revit MEP, AutoCAD)
• Ability to sketch and communicate technical detail graphically
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD for project direction
• Revit MEP or other 3D design software experience (allocation of work)

• Leadership
• Clear communication across multidisciplinary teams
• Problem-solving and initiative
• Revit MEP
• AutoCAD
• 3D design software

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