ReqID: SAN00011P
Joining Arup
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective in which individuality is encouraged to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share, and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.
We are currently expanding our presence in San Diego, and this role will play an important part in helping shape and grow our local practice. This position combines technical leadership, project delivery, and market engagement, providing an opportunity to contribute both to major projects and to the continued growth of Arup's presence in the region.
For this role, we are seeking a licensed Electrical Engineer with a proven track record of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary projects such as healthcare, life sciences, laboratories, data centers, or commercial developments from concept through completion in the role of Project Manager, Project Leader, or Engineer of Record. This position calls for a strong foundation in technical design and engineering consulting, paired with exceptional project leadership skills including budget management, schedule oversight, risk mitigation, and coordination across disciplines.
As a highly client-facing role, you will be expected to drive project delivery excellence while building trusted client relationships, strengthening Arup's presence in the San Diego market, and supporting the development and growth of the local team through leadership and mentorship.
Arup's Major Projects Delivery Leader - Electrical role presents a unique opportunity to lead technically challenging projects while helping shape the growth and direction of our San Diego office.
The Opportunity
Manage complete project lifecycles, including planning, resource allocation, scheduling, risk mitigation, execution, and handover.
Responsible for project delivery performance-balancing scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and sustainability targets.
Serve as technical leader and Engineer of Record where appropriate, maintaining ownership of electrical system design and ensuring design quality from concept through construction.
Lead project teams, fostering high-performing, accountable groups while mentoring engineers and designers and supporting their professional development.
Serve as the central point of contact for clients, building trust through clear communication, proactive coordination, and effective stakeholder engagement.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Arup offices, contributing to projects both locally and across the broader region.
Support the continued growth of Arup's San Diego presence by participating in client meetings, industry events, and market engagement activities that strengthen relationships with clients, architects, contractors, and partners in the region.
Contribute to project commercial performance through responsible financial management, including forecasting, change management, and delivery oversight.
Provide insights on market opportunities, project pipelines, and client needs to help inform strategic planning and resourcing for the office.
Is this role right for you?
Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree a plus.
15+ years of electrical engineering and project management experience within the healthcare, data center, laboratory, rail, or property market in California required.
Professional Engineering License in US required.
Demonstrated experience leading complex projects from concept through construction while maintaining high technical quality and strong client relationships.
Experience serving as project leader, project manager, or Engineer of Record for major electrical engineering systems.
Strong communicator who can effectively collaborate with clients, architects, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
Interest in helping grow Arup's presence in the San Diego market by building relationships within the design and construction community.
Experience mentoring engineers and supporting the development of high-performing, diverse teams.
Comfort working across offices and collaborating with colleagues throughout Arup's regional and global network; some travel will be required depending on project needs.
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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 at 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
San Francisco Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in San Francisco is $160,400 to $206,950 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of San Francisco 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, neuro@type 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.
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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