Electrical Engineering Leader

Arup; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking an Electrical Engineering Leader for its Toronto office. This role involves leading complex projects, mentoring team members, and fostering client relationships to promote sustainable design solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in electrical system design and project management, with a focus on diverse sectors including education and healthcare.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program

Global Profit Share Plan

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years experience designing electrical systems.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary projects.
• Experience with developing proposals and attending pitch meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects as a project manager or project director.
• Support career development through mentoring and coaching.
• Monitor project progress and address potential issues.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Mentoring

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or architectural engineering

P.Eng certification

Job description

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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 looking for an Electrical Engineering Leader to join our Toronto office. Our teams work on a wide range of highly complex project types like Rail, Data Centers, High Education, and Laboratories. We are looking for a leader who can work directly with our clients to help influence more sustainable design solutions and secure repeat business.

The opportunity

• Act as a senior member of the team to lead complex projects as a project manager or project director.
• Support career development for our members including through mentoring and coaching.
• Provide technical mentoring and support a culture of learning to the current and future team by sharing knowledge freely.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, and deliverables to identify and address potential issues or risks.
• Contribute and collaborate in RFQ and RFP responses to bring future work in the pipeline.
• Lead projects as a project manager and act as an engineer of record to stamp and seal drawings.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or architectural engineering.
• Minimum 15 years experience designing electrical systems for range of industrial, commercial, educational, healthcare, laboratories and/or transit project experience.
• P.Eng is required.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary projects as a project manager.
• Experience with developing proposals and attending pitch meeting with clients to secure projects.

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 is 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 that 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.

Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Toronto is $170,000 to 210,000 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.

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.

Different people, shared values

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, colour, 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.

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 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, Architecture and Planning, and Civil Engineering

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