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Job DescriptionWhat if you could do the kind of work the world needs?At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.Working for one of the world’s largest consultancies there will be opportunities to contribute to projects that have a positive impact on local communities (e.g. in Education and Healthcare sectors) as well opportunities to work on projects internationally.Your new role, what is involved?As the MEP team leader, you will provide technical expertise across the work streams covering building services surveying and asset data collection; compliance auditing; Independent Certifier/Tester services; technical advisory and technical due diligence.The role is principally to provide MEP leadership and technical expertise. This will be across a variety of PPP type projects in sectors including Education and Healthcare but with a view to grow into other forms of infrastructure.Leading and supporting the team in the delivery of technical advisory services, including condition surveying and asset data collection; compliance audits; technical due diligence reviews, and lifecycle / maintenance assessments.Provide independent engineering advice to lenders and investors in the property and construction sectors.Provide day to day project management of Independent Certifier (IC) services on several projects.Deliver quantitative and qualitative analysis in which the inputs and outputs are clear, reliable and well documented.Creating logical and innovative solutions to compliment the delivery of the team’s work.Consulting extensively with external and internal clients; presenting proposals and agreeing a course of action.Ensuring budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met.Supporting the development of new opportunities and workstreams including acquiring new clients.Please note that this role will support a national approach and as such a flexible attitude to travelling will be required.Your TeamThe MEP Team is part of the wider Advisory Technical Services Team which is made up of multi-disciplinary professionals from building surveying, QS, engineering, and FM backgrounds. Together we deliver a highly specialised, insight-driven surveying service designed for clients who require absolute clarity, discretion, and technical certainty. We operate with a mindset that combines disciplined inspection methodologies, rigorous evidence standards and refined digital workflows to produce outputs that are transparent, traceable, and confidently defensible.Our approach is intentionally tailored around engagement, controlled delivery, and a focus on quality, ensuring reliable intelligence that strengthens compliance assurance, investment planning, and long-term asset stewardship. Our team draw on extensive experience delivering complex surveying assignments across varied estates and organisational contexts. With disciplined workflows, secure information handling and a strong peer-review culture, the team ensures that every deliverable reflects technical precision to ensure that clients receive insight that is balanced, trusted, and consistently delivered.We would love to hear from you if you have:A qualification in Building Services, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering; BSc, BTEC, HND/HNC or similar.Professional registration as a CEng, or IEng, with membership of a recognised institution such as MCIBSE, MIMechE, or MIET would be advantageous, or the desire to progress towards this.A client facing skillset with excellent communication skills.You will be driven and motivated to succeed and to develop your team for success.Be organised, diligent, and able to set and manage your own schedule together with those of your team.Have a flexible approach to working and be a collaborator.Be an excellent communicator and be able to function as an impartial and unbiased technical expert.Excellent IT skills, particularly with Excel.Ideally have a background in MEP asset surveying or Hard FM.Knowledge of PFI/PPP would be desirable but not essential.Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.With us, you can. Apply today.#AVY1About UsWe are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?Work-life balanceAt WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.Inclusivity & BelongingWe welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.Health & WellbeingWe are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.Flex your timeTo enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.Your developmentWe understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.#WeAreWSPHere 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.
