Learning and Discovery Principal Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Client is a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm dedicated to creating inspired solutions that improve lives. As the firm continues to grow across its core markets, they are seeking a Director of Engineering to provide strategic leadership, technical excellence, and operational oversight across multidisciplinary engineering teams. This is a key leadership position with significant influence over project delivery, team development, and the continued growth of the firm's engineering practice.
What You'll Do:
Project Collaboration and Design Leadership
* Partner with Senior Architects and a team of experts to drive the architectural design and planning process.
* Engage clients throughout all project phases using innovative processes and tools.
* Lead the creation of design presentations, process documentation, and working drawings.
* Present designs to clients and committees, addressing feedback and modifications.
Project Management Excellence
* Oversee project scope, budget, and schedule across all phases.
* Enhance design processes and ensure accurate coordination across disciplines.
* Coordinate project delivery across design and construction phases.
* Mentor and guide younger staff, fostering their growth and development.
Business Development and Sales Growth
* Contribute to business development efforts, identifying new opportunities and nurturing client relationships.
* Drive revenue growth through strategic project acquisition.
* Promote clients reputation by building strong client relationships and delivering exceptional project outcomes.
Continuous Learning and Development
* Pursue additional certifications to expand your expertise.
* Stay updated on materials, products, and detailing through ongoing education.
* Participate in seminars and professional organizations to enhance your knowledge.
Director of Engineering Tampa, Florida, United States
Client is a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm dedicated to creating inspired solutions that improve lives. As the firm continues to grow across its core markets, they are seeking a Director of Engineering to provide strategic leadership, technical excellence, and operational oversight across multidisciplinary engineering teams. This is a key leadership position with significant influence over project delivery, team development, and the continued growth of the firm's engineering practice.
What You’ll Do
* Oversee national engineering operations, including staffing, project delivery, and financial performance.
* Lead, manage, and hold Engineering Leads accountable, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
* Ensure consistent execution of core project delivery processes, driving quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
* Align discipline capacity with project demand, managing utilization, revenue, and growth.
* Partner with firm leadership to identify hiring needs and build a strong, future-ready talent pipeline.
* Mentor and develop staff, placing the right people in the right roles to support career growth and project success.
* Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the discipline.
What You Bring
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering; professional licensure required.
* 15+ years of experience in the A/E industry, with proven discipline leadership experience.
* Strong business acumen, with the ability to manage performance metrics such as utilization, profitability, and project delivery.
* Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing teams.
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
* A collaborative, accountable leadership style with an ownership mindset.
Construction Administrator - California Pleasanton, California, United States
Construction Administration – Healthcare Architecture (California)
We are seeking an experienced architectural professional to support construction administration efforts on complex ground-up healthcare projects throughout California. The immediate focus will be a major OSHPD/HCAI project in Pleasanton, CA, with a strong pipeline of healthcare work ensuring long-term project continuity.
The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience during the construction phase of healthcare projects, including RFIs, submittals, field observations, consultant coordination, and contractor interface. Candidates may come from a Senior Job Captain, Project Architect, or similar background, with a solid understanding of California healthcare design and HCAI requirements.
Key Requirements:
* Experience supporting construction administration on OSHPD/HCAI healthcare projects
* Strong knowledge of California healthcare codes and regulatory processes
* Ability to coordinate effectively with contractors, consultants, and project teams
* Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
* Experience on ground-up acute care, ambulatory care, or medical office projects preferred
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing healthcare practice with a substantial backlog of work and a collaborative team environment.
Director of Architecture - Philadelphia / Boston / CT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
* Senior leadership opportunity overseeing and growing a regional architecture practice, with responsibility for both business performance and people leadership.
* Leads architecture teams across multiple office locations, providing mentorship, accountability, career development, and succession planning.
* Responsible for operational and financial management, including P&L oversight, utilization, staffing forecasts, budgeting, revenue generation, and profitability.
* Serves as a true "seller-doer" leader, balancing business development, client engagement, project oversight, and staff management responsibilities.
* Expected to actively participate in business development efforts through client relationship management, networking, industry involvement, proposals, presentations, and strategic pursuits.
* Provides executive oversight of project delivery, ensuring quality control, risk management, schedule adherence, budget performance, and technical excellence.
* Collaborates closely with multidisciplinary engineering and design teams on complex projects across multiple market sectors.
* Seeks a versatile architectural leader with broad market exposure rather than deep specialization in a single project type.
* Experience working on large, complex projects and coordinating with diverse stakeholders is highly valued.
* Transportation, aviation, transit, federal, infrastructure, higher education, healthcare, mission-critical, or other complex institutional project experience is beneficial, though candidates from commercial and life sciences backgrounds will also be considered.
* Proven experience managing teams, direct reports, and technical staff is required; candidates should have a demonstrated track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
* Requires strong business acumen and an understanding that architecture is both a design profession and a business operation.
* Licensed Architect required, with approximately 10–15+ years of progressive architectural leadership experience preferred.
* Strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills are essential, along with the ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally.
* Hybrid work environment with regular in-office leadership presence expected, along with occasional regional travel and participation in industry events and client meetings.
VP of Construction - Data Centers Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Harper Harrison is retained by a fast-growing global data center developer to find a VP of Construction for their Northern Virginia campus.
The role
This is a hands-on leadership position with genuine scope. You'll own the full construction lifecycle from contractor selection and power delivery through commissioning and turnover to operations. You'll build and manage a high-performing team of internal and augmented staff, set delivery governance, and be the senior construction voice in customer and executive settings.
You'll work cross-functionally with Development, Design, Finance, Sales, Operations, EHS and ESG. Delivery-related financials are yours to own: capital budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and vendor contracts.
What we're looking for
A builder and a leader. Someone who knows complex, capital-intensive construction inside out and can operate at pace in a growth environment without losing rigour.
Specifically:
* 10+ years delivering large-scale construction projects, with 5+ years in a leadership role
* Demonstrated experience on mission-critical or data center programs, with strong CSA and MEP knowledge
* Commercial sharpness: you can manage a large capital budget and navigate contractual risk
* A genuine safety culture mindset, not a compliance-exercise one
* Confidence presenting to executives and customers, and influencing across functions
Degree in construction management or a related field required.
Why this one
Our client is actively building at scale, with a globally distributed delivery team and a serious pipeline ahead of them. This role carries real authority and real impact. If you want to shape how a major data center program gets delivered, this is worth a conversation.
Delivery Contracting Program Lead Texas, United States
Senior Construction Procurement & Contracting Lead
A rapidly growing digital infrastructure developer is seeking a Senior Construction Procurement & Contracting Lead to support the strategic execution of contractor procurement and preconstruction programs across large-scale mission critical developments.
This individual will play a key role in leading contractor engagement, managing complex RFP processes, supporting executive decision-making, and helping establish scalable delivery standards across multiple hyperscale campus developments. The role is highly cross-functional and requires a combination of construction expertise, procurement leadership, relationship management, and operational rigor. This role is 5x a week in office.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead contractor procurement and competitive RFP processes across multiple large-scale construction programs simultaneously.
* Conduct market research and contractor evaluations, including local labor conditions, contractor capabilities, and regional market dynamics.
* Coordinate and manage all phases of the contractor selection process, from early scope alignment through contract award and mobilization.
* Facilitate contractor onboarding and preconstruction engagement meetings to ensure alignment on project delivery expectations, execution standards, and partnership approach.
* Lead bid leveling, proposal analysis, and contractor comparisons across commercial, operational, and execution criteria.
* Partner closely with internal groups including Design & Engineering, Construction, Safety, Legal, Finance, Commissioning, and Executive Leadership.
* Support contract negotiations while balancing commercial objectives, schedule priorities, and project risk mitigation.
* Prepare executive-level presentations, procurement recommendations, and milestone reviews for senior leadership stakeholders.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement workflows, templates, documentation standards, and contractor engagement processes.
* Maintain high levels of organization, transparency, and communication across all active project pursuits and procurement activities.
Qualifications
* 5–10 years of experience in construction, preconstruction, procurement, or contractor management within large-scale commercial, industrial, mission critical, or campus-style developments.
* Experience supporting high-rise developments is strongly preferred.
* Strong understanding of construction means and methods, scheduling, MEP systems, commissioning coordination, and long-lead procurement strategy.
* Experience managing competitive contractor procurement programs and negotiating construction agreements on complex projects.
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional coordination efforts and communicate effectively with executive leadership teams.
* Ability to build strong contractor relationships while maintaining accountability, structure, and project standards.
* Experience within hyperscale, mission critical, data center, advanced manufacturing, or large campus environments is strongly preferred.
* Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
If you are interested in learning more about the role, or have any questions regarding the role please reach out to Hudson Feinberg at 786-607-4582 or h.feinberg@harperharrison.com.
