Associate Mechanical Engineer (Building Structures)
Job Description
Job title: Associate Mechanical Engineer (Building Structures)
Company: WSP
Job description: We are WSP – Join us and make your career future ready!
In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond…
To find out more about our Building Services business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Your new role, what’s involved?
- As an associate mechanical engineer you will be taking a leading role in a number of our most prestigious projects.
- The Basingstoke & Guildford 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 to lead an engineering delivery team in providing innovative and sustainable solutions.
- The team is supported by our wider Mechanical, Electrical and Public Heath teams in Basingstoke and Guildford.
- The Guildford & Basingstoke team are 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 35 engineers working across the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health specialisms
- Our team is split across our Basingstoke and Guildford sites giving the flexibility or 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 Technical Director for Mechanical engineering.
- You will be able to utilise graduate, assistant, senior and principal engineers in supporting roles around you, as well as dedicated BIM and Sustainability specialists to contribute to your projects.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Have the ability to work as part of a team, but also take a leading role in managing 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 mechanical building services design, including relevant standards, codes and regulations.
- Be able to manage the technical, cost and programme elements of project delivery.
What’s in it for you?
- Work-life balance?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
- Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
- 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 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
- Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
- Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring. Apply now and be the future of WSP!
#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.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
