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Senior to Principal Public Health Design Engineer (Building Services)

WSP
Sustainability/Environmental Consulting
Sustainability/Environmental Consulting
£55,000 - £85,000/Year
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Description

Location
Bristol, UK - Easy commuting options via Bristol Temple Meads Train Station (10 minutes walk) and access to Bristol City Centre within a 10 minute walk.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At WSP, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects that matter globally, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry. As an experienced public health engineer at Senior, Principal or Associate level, you will play a key role in delivering prestigious projects primarily within mission critical facilities in aviation, healthcare, and defence sectors. Based in the Bristol office, you will act as a client-facing representative of WSP and lead the delivery of innovative and sustainable public health engineering solutions.

You will incorporate WSP’s philosophies of sustainability, net zero carbon, digital design, modern methods of construction, and smart systems into your design work. The Building Services team in Bristol consists of 25 mechanical, electrical, and public health engineers alongside sustainability consultants, forming part of the National MEP Team of nearly 400 engineers. This role offers medium-term career progression opportunities within a growing team and a strong forward workload extending into the middle of next year.

WSP is committed to attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining top professionals, upholding the highest ethical standards and professionalism in all we do. Join us to contribute to meaningful projects and shape a career as unique as you.

Requirements

Experience
Proven working knowledge and experience in UK public health building services design at Senior, Principal or Associate level, including relevant standards, codes, and regulations.
Technical expertise in:
- Building Water Services Design (domestic hot and cold water, greywater recycling, rainwater harvesting)
- Building Sanitary Drainage Design
- Building Surface Water Drainage Design
- Building Fire Suppression Systems Design
- Building Gas Services Design
- Building Medical Gas Systems Design
Ability to manage technical, cost, and programme elements of project delivery.
Experience in leading junior engineers and working collaboratively within a team.
Ability to represent WSP to clients and deliver client-focused engineering solutions.
Must be able to obtain UK Security Check (SC) vetting level.

About you
Client-focused with strong communication and leadership skills.
Resourceful and capable of applying technical judgment across feasibility studies, concept, scheme, detailed design, and construction support phases.
Committed to sustainability and innovation in engineering design.
Enthusiastic about working within a collaborative and growing team environment.
Ethical and professional in approach.

Qualifications
Relevant engineering qualifications and professional accreditation appropriate to Senior, Principal or Associate level roles.
Security clearance eligibility (UK Security Check - SC) is mandatory.

Expiry date: 12/11/2026
Senior to Principal Public Health Design Engineer (Building Services)
Company:
WSP
Salary:
£55,000 - £85,000/Year
Job Type:
Job
Location:
Bristol