Mechanical Engineer; Industrial Utilities & Refrigeration

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

THE COMPANY:

WSP is one of Africa’s most diverse consulting firms and a proud member of the global WSP Group. As part of our strategic business expansion, we are looking for dedicated, skilled, and motivated individuals who take pride in working with us. We are committed to fostering and maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

KEY ROLE:

The role will focus predominantly on the planning, design, specification, procurement support, construction monitoring and commissioning of Industrial utility and Refrigeration systems
. Experience in HVAC, medical gases, wet services/public health, fuel systems, fire engineering services and vertical transportation will be advantageous

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Expertise:

• Possess a high level of technical proficiency in the design of industrial utility and refrigeration systems.
• Capable of managing projects from inception to closeout, with the ability to work independently. Guidance from a senior engineer will be provided for complex or high‑value projects .
• Undertake the planning, design, specification and integration of industrial utility systems, including:

  • Steam generation, distribution, pressure reduction and condensate recovery

  • Hot-water and cold‑water generation and distribution

  • Chilled‑water and cooling‑water systems

  • Compressed‑air systems, including high‑and low‑pressure applications

  • Process manufacturing gas utilities such as nitrogen (normal and high purity), and helium

  • Industrial refrigeration systems, including natural refrigerants such as ammonia, CO 2 , propane, etc. and synthetic refrigerants

  • Cascade and multi‑stage refrigeration systems

  • CO₂ refrigeration, recovery, liquefaction and storage systems

  • Process heating and cooling systems

  • Industrial and specialist ventilation systems

  • Specialist piping and fluid‑flow systems

  • Utility metering, monitoring and energy‑recovery systems

  • Specify appropriate thermal insulated walls, floors and doors for people and material movement

• Design refrigeration and temperature‑controlled facilities, including:

  • Cold rooms and freezer rooms

  • Blast freezers and blast chillers

  • Banana, tropical and other controlled‑atmosphere ripening rooms

  • Bulk defrosting rooms

  • Specialist relative‑humidity and temperature‑controlled rooms

  • Food‑processing and value‑add production facilities

  • Refrigerated warehousing and distribution facilities

  • Post‑harvest cooling facilities

• Prepare engineering calculations, equipment selections, datasheets, technical specifications, schedules, tender documentation and Bills of Quantities.
• Be proficient in preparing, reviewing and developing:

  • Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)

  • Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

  • Utility flow diagrams and system schematics

  • Equipment and line lists

  • Valve schedules and utility schedules

  • Control philosophies, operating narratives and process descriptions

  • Plantroom and equipment layouts

  • Piping layouts, routing and support requirements

  • Interface schedules and tie‑in schedules

  • Contractor commissioning documentation

Perform engineering calculations relating to:

Heat and mass balances

Thermodynamic cycles

Pipe sizing and pressure‑drop analysis

Pump, fan and compressor selection

Steam and condensate system sizing

Hydraulic and fluid‑flow network…