The posting
Job Description
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Experienced Professional, Plumbing Engineer to join our Property & Buildings – Building Systems group in Houston, 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. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in plumbing systems design and a growing interest or experience in healthcare-specific systems, including medical gas and critical utility infrastructure.
At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future‑focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork allows us to build communities and improve the healthcare environments people rely on every day.
Your Impact
As a Plumbing Engineer, you will contribute to the successful delivery of healthcare projects by supporting technical design tasks and collaborating closely with senior engineers and project teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assist 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
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- 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
Preferred 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
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a 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.
Compensation:
Expected Salary: $88,500 - $141,700
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and 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.
