Healthcare Principal

Position Overview

Our Houston office is looking for a principal with healthcare experience to join our growing team. This role is a mechanical seller/doer located in Houston who will partner with our leadership team to deliver and grow our Houston healthcare business, leading and mentoring multidisciplinary teams and helping to grow the Texas leadership team.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams in the design and execution of healthcare projects, ensuring alignment with client goals, regulatory standards, and contractual obligations.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with healthcare clients to drive repeat business and identify new opportunities.
• Be responsible for project budgets, timelines, and resources to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Manage financial performance, implement risk controls, and ensure compliance with technical and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and mentor engineering teams, fostering professional growth through development opportunities and performance evaluations.
• Present complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences in engaging and innovative ways.
• Promote sustainable design practices that support improved health outcomes, grounded in the latest scientific research.
• Serve as Lead Engineer or Engineer of Record on key projects, ensuring technical excellence and accountability.

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience designing hospitals from concept design through construction administration and commissioning of systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering required.
• Experience leading project teams as a project manager or project director on medium to large scale projects.
• Proven leadership in mechanical design, with a client‑focused, collaborative approach.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• PE in Texas.

The good faith base salary hiring range for this position if performed in Houston is $240,000 to $290,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary.

We provide a comprehensive benefits program that supports health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities, and many possibilities to have an impact through the work you do. Our rewards include competitive pay, partnership in profit share, 401(k) with up to 10% company match, flexible work arrangements, and more.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability. We welcome applicants from a diversity of backgrounds and encourage those who are pregnant or on family leave.