Healthcare Construction Principal PE

Affordable Personnel Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Affordable Personnel Services seeks a senior healthcare engineering leader to direct multidisciplinary teams in planning, design, and execution of hospital projects. You will ensure compliance with codes, client objectives, and project budgets, while guiding project managers, engineers, and support staff.

You will build client relationships, mentor staff, and present complex technical concepts to executives, architects, and contractors.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams in planning, design, and execution of complex healthcare projects.
• Direct project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and resources to ensure on-time delivery and high quality.
• Oversee project financial performance including budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure designs comply with healthcare, building, mechanical, and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor and develop engineering staff and provide technical guidance.
• Communicate complex engineering concepts to clients, stakeholders, and leadership.
• Collaborate with architects, owners, contractors, and consultants throughout the lifecycle.

Job description

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams in the planning, design, and execution of complex healthcare projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, contractual requirements, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare clients, developing strong relationships, understanding their long-term needs, and identifying opportunities for repeat and expanded business.
• Direct project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and resources to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
• Oversee project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and resource management, while identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Ensure technical designs and project deliverables comply with applicable healthcare, building, mechanical, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams by providing technical guidance, coaching, performance feedback, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Effectively communicate complex engineering concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including clients, project stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Champion sustainable and high-performance design strategies that promote energy efficiency, occupant wellness, and improved healthcare outcomes, incorporating current industry research and best practices.
• Serve as Lead Engineer and/or Engineer of Record on significant projects, maintaining technical quality, accountability, and adherence to project objectives.
• Collaborate closely with architects, owners, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, from concept and design through construction administration and commissioning.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional engineering experience, including significant experience designing hospital and healthcare facilities from concept design through construction administration and commissioning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Proven experience leading project teams as a Project Manager, Project Director, Lead Engineer, or similar senior-level role on medium to large-scale healthcare projects.
• Strong technical expertise and leadership experience in mechanical engineering and building systems design.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and successfully lead collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining project quality, schedule, budget, and client expectations.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in Texas required.

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a senior healthcare engineering leader who combines deep mechanical design expertise with strong project management, client relationship, and team leadership skills. This individual will play a key role in delivering complex healthcare projects while helping strengthen client relationships, develop engineering talent, and drive continued growth in the healthcare practice.
No Relo offered at this time!