Job Description

Joining Arup
Arup's purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We are in search of an experienced and groundbreaking Digital Energy Leader (Associate Principal) from anywhere in Canada to join our Americas region team! This is a newly created, strategic role focused on leading digital transformation and advisory services for power transmission and distribution networks across the US and Canada.
Your role includes developing and delivering digital solutions for energy clients, encouraging business development, and maintaining technical excellence in project delivery! You will collaborate closely with regional and global energy leaders, bringing to bear Arup's digital advisory, software development, data, and geospatial teams. This position is tailored for expansion, with expectations for future team-building as project workload and pipeline expand.
The opportunity

• Monitor project timelines, budgets, and resources; provide oversight and guidance to staff.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
• Identify and address potential issues or risks; ensure compliance with contractual obligations and quality standards.
• Expand relationships with existing energy clients and open relationships with new clients.
• Lead business development strategies to win new projects and diversify services.
• Supervise proposal and bid preparation; talk contracts and terms.
• Identify suitable partners for major pursuits.
• Advise energy clients on digital/data strategy and implementation roadmap.
• Develop digital service offerings relevant to the energy market.
• Advise on digital means and methods to improve delivery of large-scale capital development projects.
• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes and standards.
• Represent Arup as a leader with vision and innovator in the energy marketplace.
• Assess expertise in current digital team for application to energy market needs.
• Upskill digital staff to support digital consulting projects.
• Identify staffing needs and participate in recruitment and hiring.
• Support career development through mentoring, coaching, and participation in promotion and review processes.
• Develop and iterate annual Digital Energy business plan focused on transmission and distribution.
• Monitor project budgets and financial performance to achieve revenue targets and profit margins.
• Implement financial controls and risk management practices.

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.
Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 15 years' professional experience in digital consulting, with industry recognition through awards, publications, and speaking engagements.
• Extensive experience in advising and managing large-scale digital consulting projects, especially in energy transmission and distribution.
• Well-networked in the energy market with utilities, developers, and contractors in the US and Canada.
• Proven track record in business development, client relationship management, and technical project delivery.
• Professional acknowledgement in the energy marketplace in the form of awards, speaking and press appearances is required.

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.
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. These are 100% paid for by Arup except for optional life insurance. 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 GRRSP 5% 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.
Toronto Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $220,000 to $230,000 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 Toronto 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, 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 Toronto office is located on ceded and unceded lands of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabewaki, and the Haudenosaunee (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee). We acknowledge this land and its people to build a shared understanding of how our collective past brings us to where we are today. Through our ever-developing commitments, we strive to strengthen our relationships with this land, its people, and its treaties to shape a better, more inclusive world.
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 and will consider applications from all qualified individuals. Every job applicant will be treated equally, fairly and with respect regarding race, color, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, civil status, age (except as provided by law), creed/religion, political convictions, language, ethnic or national origin, disability/handicap, pardoned record of offences, social condition (marital or family status, receipt of social assistance), and any other ground protected by the applicable human rights legislation.
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