Healthcare Principal
The Role
The Role
Arup’s East Geography is seeking a Healthcare Principal to lead the growth of our healthcare business across the New York Tri-State and Northeast markets. This is a senior seller–doer and market leadership role, focused primarily on business development, client relationship management, and work winning, while providing strategic oversight of healthcare project delivery.
The Opportunity
- Lead business development and client relationship efforts to win major healthcare projects across the NY Tri-State, Northeast, and broader East Geography.
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with healthcare clients, systems, and key partners, positioning Arup for long-term growth.
- Develop and execute healthcare market strategies aligned with regional and Americas healthcare priorities.
- Oversee the preparation of compelling proposals, interviews, and pursuit strategies for complex healthcare opportunities.
- Act as Project Director or Executive Sponsor on key projects, providing commercial oversight, governance, and strategic direction.
- Ensure strong financial performance through effective commercial management, risk controls, and alignment with Arup’s commercial objectives.
- Collaborate with regional healthcare leaders to cross-sell services and support healthcare pursuits nationally.
- Mentor and support the development of engineering and project leadership talent, particularly in work winning and client engagement.
- Champion sustainable, evidence-based healthcare design that improves health outcomes and delivers lasting value to clients and communities.
The Skills
- Minimum 20 years of professional experience, with a strong focus on healthcare projects in the NY Tri-State or Northeast market.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering required.
- Demonstrated success in work winning, client relationship management, and growing healthcare business portfolios.
- Proven leadership experience as a Project Manager or Project Director on medium to large-scale healthcare projects.
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record (EOR) on medium or large healthcare projects.
- Strong commercial acumen, including contract negotiation, financial oversight, and risk management.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required; NY, NJ, PA, or MA licensure preferred.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What we offer you
- A competitive, fair, and equitable pay.
- A wide range of learning opportunities.
- Many possibilities to have an impact through the work you do.
- A comprehensive and valuable benefits program that supports health and welfare security for you and your family.
- A 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future.
- A Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) that enables you to share in the success of the Firm.
- A flexible working arrangement that allows you to balance your work and personal life.
Our Application Process
- We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis.
- Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly.
Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.
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