Assistant Project Manager | Advisory

Arup; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Maternity leave 98 days

Paternity leave 7 working days

Birthday leave

Mobile phone allowance

Travel allowance

Additional leave up to 20 days

International mobility opportunities

Professional association fees reimburs

Master’s Degree Sponsorship Scheme

Car allowance

Job summary

Arup in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects from planning through completion. The role emphasizes strong client relationship management, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and delivery excellence across time, cost and quality metrics.

The successful candidate will bring at least 2 years of relevant experience in a consultant environment and hold a recognised project management qualification.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of project management experience in consultant environment.
• Recognised project management qualification such as PM Diploma, Masters, PMQ, PMP, CPPM, MSP or PRINCE2.
• Ability to lead projects across scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, issues and procurement.
• Ability to independently analyse project information, report on outcomes and develop clear actions.
• Ability to use digital tools and techniques that support the analysis, reporting and management of complex projects or programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex projects and advisory engagements from planning through to completion.
• Manage project scope, programme, resources, quality, risks, and commercial performance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify opportunities for future work.
• Lead or contribute to bids, proposals, and presentations.
• Prepare client reports and provide strategic advice to support project outcomes.
• Drive collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Take accountability for project performance, delivery outcomes, and team success.

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Bid management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Engineering/Architecture/PM degree

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, this role will provide professional project management services to support Arup’s Programme and Project Services work. The successful candidate will bring strong senior project management experience, with the ability to lead complex projects, manage client relationships and contribute to the growth of Arup’s project management capability.

The Opportunity

• Lead the delivery of complex projects and advisory engagements from planning through to completion.
• Manage project scope, programme, resources, quality, risks, and commercial performance.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and identify opportunities for future work.
• Lead or contribute to bids, proposals, and presentations.
• Prepare client reports and provide strategic advice to support project outcomes.
• Drive collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Take accountability for project performance, delivery outcomes, and team success.

Is this role right for you?

• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, architecture, project management, quantity surveying or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years of relevant project management experience in consultant environment
• Recognised project management qualification or certification such as PM Diploma, Masters, PMQ, PMP, CPPM, MSP or PRINCE2, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Strong practical and theoretical project management and design management knowledge, with the ability to lead projects and programmes across scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, issues and procurement.
• Ability to independently analyse project information, report on outcomes and develop clear actions to address risks, issues or performance gaps.
• Ability to use digital tools and techniques that support the analysis, reporting and management of complex projects or programmes.

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 recognises 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 eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Please see a list of Arup’s Malaysia benefits below:

• Flexible working hours
• Paid maternity leave for 98 days
• Paid paternity leave for 7 working days
• Birthday leave
• Mobile phone allowance
• Travel allowance
• Purchase Additional leave of up to 20 days (permanent employees)
• International mobility opportunities
• Paid Annual subscription to relevant Professional association.
• Reimbursement of Professional Engineers application and examination fees
• Exam Leave (6 days)
• QP allowance
• Master’s Degree Sponsorship Scheme
• Car allowance for Associates and above.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. 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. Arup provide an environment where you will make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.