Americas Water Business Leader – Arup

Job Description

Americas Water Business Leader

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Americas Region

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Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination and technology to shape a better world. Our multi-million-dollar Americas water business is serviced by 100 members who create significant impact in many of the larger metropolitan centers in North America.

As our Region Water Business Leader, you would help us continue to grow our Water practice in our region. The Water practice is focused on the delivery of professional and engineering services to clients engaged in the water systems including potable water, stormwater, coastal protection, and wastewater services and related investments. We are looking for an influential and impactful individual who is recognized as an industry leader and would apply their deep experience in the sector to deliver business insight, thought leadership, business planning and execution, driving business revenue growth with high profitability. This role can be based out of our New York City, Edison, NJ, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, or San Francisco office locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and entrepreneurial leadership, planning and management for our Americas Region water professional services business.

• Develop and grow a significant scale business across the spectrum of Arup service offerings from advisory to owner’s representative to engineering contracting.

• Lead and direct multi-disciplinary water projects with a view to securing regular commissions.

• Lead, mentor, and grow our senior people and teams to deliver high-performance water advisory and planning consultancy or engineering services.

• Represent Arup in the water industry at conferences and technical forums, local and regional events.

• Collaborate with other Arup leaders in the Americas Region and globally to deliver on the firm’s mission.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant engineering field such as civil or environmental engineering, hydraulic, hydrology, etc.

• 20 year’s post-graduate engineering or professional consulting experience in North America water infrastructure planning and design, for both public and private sector.

• Have experience leading large (multi-million) engineering, advisory or consulting professional services in the water or wastewater sector with proven successful financial, technical and relationship outcomes.

• Business development experience in the water industry in the northeast or west.

• Demonstrated participation in state and local committees of AWWA and/or WEF.

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of commercial and financial issues in the winning and execution of professional services commissions.

• Hold a Professional Engineering License in NY, NJ, CA or DC.

New York City Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York City is $230,000 to $300,000 per year. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of New York City will differ.

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. 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.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

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