Project & Commercial Manager

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The Opportunity

We’re currently looking for a Project and Commercial Manager to join our team Integrated Delivery team. This team work side by side with a wide range of Arup’s other specialist disciplines, including urban design, ecology, town planning, digital technology, engineering, cost consulting and architecture. The successful candidate will demonstrate management and commercial skills and will be responsible for supporting the leading management team in coordinating the large project team, developing, tracking and ensuring implementation of clients instructions, managing extensive communications, assisting with managing change on the project through Early Warning Notes (EWN), and undertake Forecasting and Invoicing on a large scale international multidisciplinary project. The position offers scope for personal skill development, especially in relation to increasing project management expertise. The focus will be on developing existing skills and experience of project management and controls, in a stimulating and challenging project environment.

With a well-established business, we offer our clients a full range of services including, but not limited to, the following:

• Management and delivery of major projects including infrastructure programmes.
• Concept design to planning, & detail design for construction.
• Masterplanning & visualisations/3D Modelling.
• Design guidelines and best practice.
• Feasibility studies and area strategies.
• Strategic planning and policy review

Is this role right for you?

We’re looking for candidates who show passion, curiosity, personal drive and technical knowhow, that has a willingness to learn and to have a positive impact in their projects. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of the landscape architecture industry and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we’d like to hear from you! The hired candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers and will have the following responsibilities:  

• Be accountable for tracking management and delivery and meeting the client and Arup objectives.
• Integrate with colleagues and operate with enthusiasm and a sense of purpose for the projects, the businesses, and Arup, providing full project management services for the technical and contractual aspects of the multidisciplinary Integrated City Planning (ICP) team.
• Interact with and advise other Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Clients, JV Partners, subconsultants and reporting on work progress, strategic delivery co-ordination across the project.
• Support the tracking of Employers Instructions (EI), General Communications (GC), Early Warning Notes (EWN), Forecasting and Invoicing.
• Support the Project Manager in coordinating project deliverables, including monitoring the project scope, budget and schedule.
• Assist with preparation of client submittals, reports, presentations, analysis, guidelines, and project plans

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 do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture (or similar).
• Hands-on experience of project management and controls in the delivery of feasibility, outline and detailed infrastructure, planning and design projects.
• Hands-on experience in developing and tracking EIs, GCs, EWNs.
• Knowledge of project and people management approaches, project controls process and tools, forecasting, invoicing and commercial awareness and contractual implications.
• Accustomed to taking project management responsibility within their team or project.

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

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 recognises 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. 

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

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. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

 Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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Closing Date: 05/03/2025