Healthcare Engineering Principal

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of HDR’s Building Engineering Services Group, you’ll help design the critical infrastructure that supports the digital age and shapes the spaces where people work, connect, and thrive. From high-performance data centers driving the future of AI to dynamic commercial environments, your work will directly support technological advancement, sustainability, and human experience. We bring together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering experts to solve complex design challenges with precision, creativity, and collaboration. Whether you're optimizing energy efficiency, integrating resilient systems, or engineering the backbone of next-generation facilities, your contributions will help define the future of the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence.


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We are seeking an outstanding Healthcare Engineer to join our Denver-based integrated Architecture/Engineering practice as Healthcare Engineering Principal. This is a key leadership position in our interdisciplinary buildings and vertical facilities team.

In the role of Healthcare Engineering Principal, we'll count on you to: 

• Demonstrate exceptional leadership and set the standard of practice for a particular area of expertise within HDR.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor to multiple projects involving complex technical challenges.
• Drive outstanding project delivery and support successful team performance, particularly for projects involving complex multi-disciplinary teams.
• Work to establish a quality culture and support innovative solutions to drive design and technical excellence across the organization.
• Mentor and develop other professionals within area of expertise to elevate an area of practice across HDR.
• Attract highly qualified candidates to join HDR to grow and strengthen the practice.
• Establish client relationships and work with teams to identify and win opportunities to grow the practice across HDR.
• Serve as a thought leader for area of expertise to elevate the capabilities of HDR and its professionals.
• Represent HDR through participation in professional community to build HDR's reputation as a world-class provider of professional services.
• Work closely with local office leadership and Central Region leadership to ensure that the health engineering practice is meeting the business objectives for the firm from a local and regional perspective.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Masters degree in Engineering.
• Previous experience as a mechanical or electrical discipline lead from either an engineering sub-consulting firm or full-service AE firm.
• Knowledge and experience within the local and regional health market
• Must have experience leading large health projects.
• Must be capable of leading and growing a health engineering team and making client presentations. 
• Must have proven business development experience within the health design industry. 
• Must have strong leadership and project management skills.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Must be comfortable being viewed as a technical expert in engineering analysis and design and have proven background of technical eadership within health design market.
• Must have experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED.