WSP

1 month ago

Lead Plumbing Engineer - Buildings

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Lead plumbing system design for buildings across healthcare, higher education, laboratories, mission-critical, and commercial projects. Own technical direction, coordinate across disciplines, mentor designers, engage with clients, and ensure QA/QC while integrating BIM workflows. Opportunity to lead multi-project design efforts in a team-focused Kansas City office within a global engineering firm.

Location: Kansas City

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

•Lead plumbing system design for buildings, including domestic water, sanitary waste, vent, storm, natural gas, fire suppression and protection, and specialty lab and medical gases.
•Engage with clients and lead meetings, presenting options and trade-offs and guiding informed decisions during project design.
•Conduct on-site observations of existing and proposed building site conditions, guiding data collection and analysis.
•Develop design deliverables: calculations, equipment sizing, engineering reports, design narratives, and construction documents from concept to construction.
•Coordinate multidisciplinary design with BIM workflows (Revit/AutoCAD) and ensure QA/QC across disciplines.

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 103,500 - 140,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisabilityLifeRetirementPaid LeaveParental LeaveBereavement Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural/Building System, Plumbing, or Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
•7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience in engineering discipline and prior plumbing or mechanical design experience related to buildings.
•A portfolio spanning at least two sectors such as healthcare, higher education, mission-critical/data center, laboratory, process or advanced manufacturing, or commercial real estate.
•Experience with building planning, design, and construction management; involvement in renovation, expansion, rehabilitation, and new design projects.
•Ability to lead project designs, coordinate with architects and other engineers, guide junior designers, and communicate clearly with clients and field teams; strong QA/QC adherence.

Experience:7-10 years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipTeamworkProblem-solving

Tech Stack:RevitAutoCADBluebeam

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

Website LinkedIn

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

WSP