Major Electrical Projects Leader

Joining Arup

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.

For this role we are looking for a licensed Electrical leader with experience leading multi-disciplinary projects, including data centers, laboratories, rail, or commercial projects, in the capacity of a Project Leader.

This position requires a strong technical design and consulting background, combined with substantial client-facing, business development, and project leadership skills. This is a client-facing opportunity with the expectation to champion business growth and team expansion.

The Opportunity

• Leading electrical engineering design on large multi-disciplinary data center, rail, laboratories, healthcare, and commercial projects.
• Performing as engineer of record (or alternate)
• Ideate with design teams and be able to share expertise and strive for innovative solutions, incorporating sustainability-focused and decarbonization methods into building designs.
• Lead the overall design of large, complex projects coordinating large multi-disciplinary project delivery teams, facilities, and resources within tight time and budget constraints.
• Strive to be continuously winning future work for the team.
• Predict and plan for future resources, leading both technical and financial performance.
• Work to build and manage strong client relationships.
• Foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence while building a atmosphere of trust within the team and supervise current and future performance of a portion of the overall multi-discipline team by developing and mentoring the team for growth.

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; graduate degree a plus
• 15+ years of electrical engineering and project management experience within the data center, laboratory, rail, or property market in California
• Professional Engineering License in US
• Track-record of work winning and building and managing successful relationships with client organizations.
• Demonstrable commercial foresight, and leadership qualities
• Upbeat, hardworking, and inspirational leader, with outstanding people-management skills
• A strategic and innovative thinker with high level strategic planning skills and a keen insight to quickly understand the West Geography business environment and potential.
• Involvement in professional industry organizations would be well regarded.

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for, but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community  is where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

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 that 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 performed in California is $185,000 and $255,000. Benefits are not included in the base salary range. Summary of benefits are included in this posting with details provided to applicants at the time of interview. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of California 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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