Skanska announced the promotion of Mukesh Upadhyay to vice president, account manager of Skanska USA Building for its Metro operations in New York and New Jersey.
Assuming this position following his previous role as vice president, project executive of the firm's USA Building business unit, Upadhyay will be responsible for managing and advancing the growth of Skanska's Metro operations in Health Care, Higher Education and Life Sciences through sourcing and winning new projects, as well as overseeing the execution of work currently under way.
"For over 20 years, Mukesh has been an integral leader for Skanska, dedicating his wealth of expertise to the firm's healthcare, life science and higher education portfolio by fostering knowledge sharing and developing well-rounded talent amongst his entire team," said Sean Szatkowski, executive vice president, general manager, Skanska USA Building. "His collaborative spirit and strategic industry acumen have made a lasting impact on our Metro operations and I look forward to seeing him excel in this new role."
With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Upadhyay specializes in Skanska's healthcare, life sciences and higher education portfolio and holds an extensive background in highly complex renovation and ground-up construction projects. He has led the execution and management of several high-profile projects for the firm, including the $15 million renovation at Columbia University's Manhattanville campus, as well as myriad renovation and infrastructure projects for a major healthcare provider in New York. Most recently, Upadhyay has been serving as project executive for the construction of the new $170 million, 137,000-sq.-ft. outpatient cancer center for RWJBarnabas Health in Livingston, N.J.
