Project Manager

Arup; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Project Manager to join its Advisory team in Auckland, New Zealand. The role requires managing complex projects across various sectors and offers a collaborative working environment with flexible hours. Ideal candidates will have 5–10 years of project management experience and the ability to build client relationships. The company offers a competitive benefits package including paid parental leave and a hybrid working policy.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Paid parental leave

Birthday leave

International mobility opportunities

Free counselling sessions

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in project management or advisory roles within the consulting sector.
• Professional accreditation (or working towards) such as AiPM, CPPM, Prince2, PMP, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and multidisciplinary teams across various sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multidisciplinary projects, ensuring effective control.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and provide strategic advice to clients.

Skills

Project management expertise

Commercial acumen

Leadership skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in engineering, project management, architecture, business, or a related field

Job description

Overview

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. Arup is seeking a Project Manager to join its Advisory team in Auckland, New Zealand. This role involves leading complex projects across sectors such as transport infrastructure, energy, water, and science and industry, while supporting business development. The successful candidate will bring strong project management expertise, commercial acumen, and a collaborative mindset to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

The Opportunity

• Manage and deliver multidisciplinary projects, ensuring scope, time, cost, quality, and risk are effectively controlled.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contributing to business development and securing new opportunities.
• Assist PMs across ANZ, fostering professional growth and team capability.
• Lead or assist in preparing tender submissions and presentations to win new work.
• Prepare comprehensive reports, summarise key issues, and provide strategic advice to clients for optimal project outcomes.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. 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?

• Tertiary qualification in engineering, project management, architecture, business, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in project management or advisory roles within the consulting sector.
• Professional accreditation (or working towards) such as AiPM, CPPM, Prince2, PMP, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and multidisciplinary teams across various sectors.
• Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills, with a proactive and client-focused approach.

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.

Explore the perks of a career with Arup New Zealand:

• Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
• Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Paid parental leave for the support carer of 2 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer.
• Birthday leave
• Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
• International mobility opportunities
• Insurances (life, travel & income protection)
• Interest free bicycle loans
• Free & confidential counselling sessions

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 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.

Our Application Process

Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.