Major Electrical Projects Leader

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigor to shape a better world.

Our West Geography is looking for an Electrical Major Projects Leader to join our multi-disciplinary team in either our San Francisco or Oakland offices.

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.

Notable Projects

For over seven decades Arup has been at the forefront of the most bold and innovative design and engineering. From concert halls to national stadiums, renewable energy to driverless cars, we continue to add to that history every day. 

Current and recent electrical team’s projects include California High Speed Rail Central Valley stations, Laboratory research buildings on university and healthcare campuses, Multiple state of the art all-electric Hospitals, Several Confidential Corporate Campuses, New Data Centers in multiple locations across the US.

Responsibilities:

·       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.

Qualifications

·       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.

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.

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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