MEP Team Leader

Job description

WSP is inviting a strategic MEP Team Leader to join our Advisory Technical Services team in Leeds. As part of one of the world’s largest consultancies, you will lead a multi-disciplinary group of professionals dedicated to high-stakes asset management and technical certainty. Your work will directly support vital infrastructure in the healthcare and education sectors, providing the absolute clarity and technical precision our clients rely on for long-term asset stewardship. This is an opportunity to scale your expertise within a global firm that celebrates diverse perspectives and offers a culture of innovation, integrity, and disciplined delivery.

Your new role, what is involved?

• 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.

Requirements, Qualifications and Skills

• 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.

At WSP, we believe in a career as unique as you are, supported by a wealth of personal and professional benefits. We offer a robust hybrid working policy, allowing for two days at home per week, alongside the “WSP My Hour” for daily personal flexibility. Our team members enjoy comprehensive health support through the Thrive programme, including virtual GP access and a specialized menopause package. We are a Disability Confident leader and a committed inclusive employer, providing a close-knit community where your growth—whether through mentoring or Chartership—is our priority.