Skanska Promotes Upadhyay to Vice President, Account Manager

NEW YORK, NY — Skanska announces 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 for 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 underway.

“For over 20 years, Mukesh has been an integral leader for Skanska, dedicating his wealth of expertise to the firm’s health care, life science[s], 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 has a background in highly complex renovation and ground-up construction projects. He has led the execution and management of several projects for the firm, including the $15 million renovation at Columbia University’s Manhattanville campus, as well as a myriad of renovation and infrastructure projects for a major health care provider in New York. Most recently, Upadhyay has been serving as Project Executive for the construction of the new $170 million, 137,000-square-foot outpatient cancer center for RWJBarnabas Health in Livingston, New Jersey.

Upadhyay holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Sardar Patel University India and several professional certifications, including the American Society for Health Care Engineering and Health Care Construction Certificates, in addition to serving as a member of the American Welding Society and National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies.

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