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About the Role

This TDL role provides technical leadership, governance, and assurance across the Rail business in the Mechanical Building Services discipline. It is a senior leadership position accountable for maintaining and enhancing technical excellence, ensuring effective deployment of technical capability, and supporting the strategic growth of the discipline.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and governance across the discipline.
Act as technical authority within the discipline.
Ensure quality and consistency of technical outputs.
Lead technical input on complex/high-profile projects.
Develop technical talent.
Promote innovation and best practice.
Serve as a focal point for technical expertise.
Deliver safety leadership through Safe by Design, CDM and CSM compliance.
Support clients, project teams, and business leadership.
Champion decarbonisation, Net-zero and Whole-Life carbon approaches.
Raise the organisation's profile within the industry.
Accountable for the consistent technical quality of services delivered.
Ensure compliance and quality.
Deliver technically robust engineering solutions.
Provide technical assurance.
Manage risk.
Apply best practice.
Develop productivity gains using digital engineering including digital twins.
Develop technical capability aligned with current and future business needs.
Provide strategic technical leadership.
Support business growth through knowledge leadership, industry engagement, bid support, and market development.
Provide expert technical guidance and support to projects and clients.
Ensure effective integration with wider railway systems and infrastructure disciplines.
Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant design tools, software, and industry practices.

Requirements

Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline.
A Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a recognised professional institution.
A recognised technical leader within the UK rail and Mechanical building services sector.
Significant experience leading, producing, reviewing, and assuring designs within the discipline.
Extensive experience across the full design process including feasibility, outline, and detailed design stages.
Understanding of Mechanical building services systems throughout the asset lifecycle.
Extensive Rail infrastructure experience.
Detailed knowledge of Network Rail, Transport for London (TfL), and London Underground (LUL) standards, requirements and processes.
Wide experience of preparing technical reports, specifications, calculations, implementation plans, contract documentation, and resource estimates.
Practical understanding of construction methods and relevant installation practices.
Detailed knowledge of Mechanical building services engineering and associated railway infrastructure systems.
Deep understanding of multidisciplinary interfaces and railway operational requirements.
Experience coordinating with other rail systems disciplines and stakeholders.
Ability to develop innovative and practical engineering solutions to complex technical challenges.
Up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies, industry practices, and technical standards.

Skills

Technical leadership
Governance
Assurance
Mechanical Building Services
Engineering judgement
Innovation
Communication
Stakeholder management
Commercial awareness
Collaboration
Professionalism
Continuous improvement
Quality
Safety
Technical excellence
Safe by Design
CDM compliance
CSM compliance
Decarbonisation
Net-zero
Whole-Life carbon approaches
Digital engineering
Digital twins
Knowledge leadership
Industry engagement
Bid support
Market development
Design tools
Software
Industry practices

Location

UK (with travel as required)

Work Type

Hybrid working
Part-time
Flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

Senior leadership
Significant experience
Extensive experience

Education Level

Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline
Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Benefits

Hybrid working policy
Thrive programme
Virtual GP service
Gymflex scheme
Menopause support package
WSP My Hour
Option to purchase additional leave
Ability to use bank holiday entitlement
Training
Mentoring
Chartership

About the Company

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms.
Our 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 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

Equal Opportunity

We 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 a culture of inclusivity.
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.