Renewable Energy Leader

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.

Responsible for leading consulting engineering commissions and coordinating the delivery of engineering documentation for utility-scale energy projects with large energy services components as part of the energy transition in geography.

The role will increase the number and scale of projects that our existing and prospective clients will receive. A key focus of the position will be securing new and repeat commissions driven and largely differentiated that deliver quality results and successful project outcomes, consistent with the Arup strategy. The role will also develop staff for work in the utility-scale energy market, Arup’s role in it and the services we wish to deliver.

Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Lead in proposal preparation, preparing Arup submission material including scope and resource planning.
• Deliver bid and execution phase design and consulting services within the utility-scale renewable energy sector described above.
• Lead everyday execution of project engineering scopes of work.
• Handle own and supporting team production schedule, change management on Arup bids and project work.
• Lead consulting and engineering commissions of full electrical systems for renewable utility-scale applications, including power, distributed generation, energy storage, microgrid, control and signaling systems.
• Review construction drawings and specifications for renewable energy systems and equipment.
• When required Engineer-of-Record responsibilities for US states of interest to the business.
• Support Arup team independent engineering services with technical due diligence and opinions.
• Preparing high-quality technical and consulting reports.

Commercial

• Lead project technical performance on projects to quality, time and budget.
• Handle promotional and bid pursuit costs to agreed budgets
• Lead the growth of the business to achieve or exceed the agreed utility-scale renewable business, annual business revenue, profitability and cashflow targets.
• Develop a business that is servicing repeat clients and building new client relationships.

Leadership

• Mentor and develop future business leaders, promote learning from successes and challenges in the business.
• Support the development of technical, commercial, and soft skills development of staff.
• Promote excellent quality of project work.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering. Professional Engineering license in Texas
• 10+ -years’ experience in the design of utility-scale power generation, transmission, and distribution systems projects.
• Consistent record of preparing design of utility-scale large and complex solar, wind, storage and grid integration projects.
• Experience with power system control and protection systems and strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle engineers, other technical and support staff.
• Excellent track record in business development with outstanding team leadership and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated strong commercial competence and financial skills.
• Sound industry networks among potential client market and a significant reputation in a relevant area of expertise.
• Sound understanding of renewable energy standards and procedures. The ability to prioritize work effectively, run deadlines and outstanding organization skills required for our constantly evolving environment.
• Excellent communication skills essential for team-based working.
• Effective presentation skills with colleagues and clients of all levels.

Enablers

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, as needed, to achieve agreed goals and results.
• Highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges.
• A desire to be part of a leading energy professional engineering and consulting team that is changing the world for the better and leading an exciting industry.
• Driven to be a truly multi-disciplinary environment.
• A desire to create well-engineered systems and hold and retain long term client relationships, seeking to collaborate with premier, market-facing teams.
• Willing to take responsibility for high-quality technical and commercial project delivery.

Hiring Range -The good faith base salary hiring range for this job performed in Texas is $170,000 and $205,000. 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 Texas might differ.

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The Benefits – 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

Life at Arup – Different People, Shared Values

Appendix AArup 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 internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

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