Healthcare Electrical Engineering Leader

Arup; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

401(k) with 10% match

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Healthcare Electrical Engineering Leader in San Francisco to guide a growing healthcare group. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams, ensure design excellence, and drive business growth with clients and partners.

This is a senior role focused on delivering high-quality, compliant electrical systems for complex healthcare facilities. You will mentor engineers, manage project delivery from concept through completion, and contribute to Arup’s West Coast healthcare strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Architectural Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience designing electrical systems for healthcare facilities.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Minimum 8 years of experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare projects.
• Deep knowledge of applicable healthcare regulations and codes.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development through strategies, proposals, and client presentations, building long-term relationships to generate opportunities.
• Represent Arup externally with healthcare clients and industry partners to strengthen market profile.
• Serve as Engineer of Record and lead delivery of complex, multidisciplinary healthcare projects across the region.
• Own project delivery from concept through completion, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and team performance.
• Provide technical leadership with high-quality, code-compliant electrical designs and QA/QC processes.
• Translate client needs into technically sound, innovative healthcare solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

Education

PE license

Job description

Healthcare Electrical Engineering Leader

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Healthcare Electrical Engineering Leader to be based in our San Francisco to support our rapidly growing Healthcare Business in the West Geography. This role plays a key part in leading major projects and contributes strategically to the expansion of our healthcare portfolio. As a senior leader, you oversee complex multidisciplinary teams, provide technical and project leadership, mentor future leaders, and embody Arup's mission of shaping a better world.

The Opportunity:

• Driving business development through the development of strategies, proposals, and client presentations, while cultivating long‑term, trusted client relationships that lead to new opportunities.
• Representing Arup externally with healthcare clients and industry partners, strengthening our profile and reputation in the market.
• Serving as Engineer of Record and leading the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary healthcare projects across the region, ensuring outcomes meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and innovation.
• Owning project delivery from concept through completion, including oversight of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and interdisciplinary team performance.
• Providing technical leadership through high‑quality, code‑compliant electrical designs and the implementation of robust QA/QC and best‑practice processes.
• Translating client needs into technically sound, innovative solutions that support safe, efficient, and future‑ready healthcare facilities.
• Leading commercial and financial engagement with clients, including contract management, financial performance tracking, and negotiation of scope or schedule changes as required.
• Identifying staffing needs and leading the recruitment, development, and retention of technical talent, while supporting career growth through mentorship, coaching, and performance development.
• Fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity, while strengthening leadership capability and operational excellence across the healthcare team.
• Contributing to Arup’s strategic growth in healthcare across the West, supporting a key market that is central to the region’s long‑term success.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

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.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Architectural Engineering required
• Minimum 15 years of experience designing electrical systems for healthcare facilities required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Minimum 8 years of experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare projects.
• Confirmed experience with Central Plant Design and Acute Care Renovation Projects
• Deep knowledge of applicable healthcare regulations and codes
• Strong commercial savvy, client relationship development, and team leadership skills
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Passion for sustainable design and alignment with Arup’s mission and value

What we offer you

• 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.
• We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
• Benefits at Work – 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.
• Flexible Working – 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 the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in San Francisco is $183,500 to $240,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of San Francisco will differ.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross‑cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

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, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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