Plumbing Engineer - Buildings

About the role

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Plumbing Engineer to join our Property & Buildings – Building Systems group in Dallas, TX. This role will support the planning, design, and delivery of complex healthcare facilities, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, and specialized treatment spaces. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-quality, high-profile healthcare projects alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the design and documentation of plumbing systems for healthcare facilities, including domestic water, sanitary, storm, specialty waste, and medical gas systems
• Perform engineering calculations, system sizing, and equipment selection under the guidance of senior engineers
• Develop plumbing layouts, schematics, and construction documents in coordination with mechanical, electrical, fire protection, architectural, and structural disciplines
• Support healthcare-specific design considerations such as infection control, redundancy, code compliance, and reliability of critical systems
• Participate in quality control reviews to ensure design accuracy, constructability, and adherence to WSP standards and healthcare codes
• Assist with construction administration activities, including submittal reviews, RFIs, and site visits
• Prepare technical documentation, calculations, and reports to support project deliverables
• Collaborate with project teams to meet client schedules, budgets, and performance expectations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• 3–5 years of relevant post-graduate experience in plumbing or building systems design
• Working knowledge of plumbing design principles, codes, and standards (IPC, UPC, NFPA, local AHJ requirements)
• Experience supporting projects within the healthcare, laboratory, or institutional building sectors
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented consulting environment

Qualifications

• Exposure to healthcare plumbing and medical gas systems
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward professional licensure
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations and guidelines (FGI, ASHRAE healthcare applications, NFPA 99)
• Experience working on projects from design through construction

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $85,200- $121,770

Schedule

Not specified

Contact

For inquiries about this position, please contact [Contact Information].

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.