Healthcare Principal

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You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Houston office is looking for a principal with healthcare experience to join our growing team. This role will be a mechanical seller/doer located in Houston who will partner with our leadership team to deliver and grow our Houston healthcare business. You will be leading and mentoring our multi‑disciplinary teams; help deliver forward‑thinking healthcare designs that are sustainable and help solve our client’s toughest issues and continue to grow.

This role will be a key member of our 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 with 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.

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At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).

Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi‑annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future.

We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and…