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About the Role
WSP is seeking a Lead Plumbing Engineer for its San Francisco, CA office to join the Property & Buildings Team. This role involves working on complex, high-profile projects across various market sectors, contributing to future-ready solutions that shape communities and the built environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, design, and implementation of plumbing systems for new construction, renovation, and tenant improvement projects.
- Design and analyze domestic water, sanitary waste and vent, storm drainage, natural gas, medical gases, process piping, and specialty plumbing systems.
- Develop plumbing calculations, technical specifications, narratives, reports, and engineering studies.
- Serve as a technical lead for multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, fire protection, and architectural disciplines.
- Oversee production of construction documents using Revit and other design technologies.
- Perform quality reviews of technical deliverables to ensure conformance with WSP standards, client requirements, and applicable codes.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to early career and mid-level plumbing engineers and designers.
- Support project managers with scope development, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and risk management.
- Interface directly with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, and project stakeholders throughout all phases of project delivery.
- Conduct site investigations, existing system evaluations, field verification activities, and construction support services.
- Remain current with industry trends, California codes, sustainability initiatives, and emerging plumbing technologies.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or closely related engineering discipline.
- 7+ years of relevant plumbing engineering experience within the A/E/C industry.
- Demonstrated experience designing plumbing systems for commercial, institutional, healthcare, life sciences, aviation, higher education, or mixed-use facilities.
- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and related engineering design tools.
- Strong knowledge of California Plumbing Code (CPC), California Building Code (CBC), and other applicable codes and standards.
- Experience preparing technical calculations, specifications, construction documents, and engineering reports.
- Proven ability to lead discipline design efforts on complex building projects.
- Strong communication and client relationship management skills.
- Ability to mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and project coordination skills.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain California PE through reciprocity within 12 months.
- Previous experience serving as Engineer of Record for building projects.
- LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential.
- Healthcare, life sciences, laboratory, mission critical, aviation, or large commercial project experience.
- Project management experience, including financial management, staffing coordination, and client leadership responsibilities.
- Experience with sustainable and water-efficient building system design.
- Familiarity with integrated project delivery, design-build, or alternative delivery methods.
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Skills
- Revit
- AutoCAD
- California Plumbing Code (CPC)
- California Building Code (CBC)
- Communication
- Client relationship management
- Problem-solving
- Organizational skills
- Project coordination
- Sustainable building system design
- Water-efficient building system design
- Integrated project delivery
- Design-build
- Alternative delivery methods
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
- Lead
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $122,700 - $182,200
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for bereavement
- Paid time off for voting
- Paid time off for naturalization proceedings
About the Company
- WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms.
- Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.
- WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets.
- With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
- WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
- At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base.
- Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.
Equal Opportunity
- WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.