Resilience and Adaptation Lead Southeast Asia

Arup; Singapore; Remote; SGD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Climate Risk & Resilience leader to shape the future of resilience services across Southeast Asia. This strategic role focuses on climate risk, adaptation planning and market insight to deliver impact for government, transport, energy, water and property clients.

Based in SEA with regional leadership responsibilities, you will drive business development, client relationships, and project delivery while mentoring teams and growing the practice across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 15+ years’ experience in climate risk assessment, resilience strategy and adaptation planning, particularly in Asia.
• Proven leadership in managing complex, multi-country projects.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in business development, proposal leadership, and client management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels across diverse cultural contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow Arup’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience services in Southeast Asia, including business development, project delivery, client relationships and team development.
• Build and manage a robust client portfolio to ensure a strong project pipeline, and help shape bids and proposals. Take responsibility for commercial outcomes and growth targets.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, representing Arup in high-level meetings, partnerships and international forums.

Skills

Climate risk assessment

Resilience strategy

Adaptation planning

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

Resilience and Adaptation Lead Southeast Asia

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

As Climate Risk & Resilience Associate Principal, you will shape the future of climate resilience across Southeast Asia by leading our Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience services. This strategic role combines visionary leadership, technical excellence and market insight to help clients across government, transport, energy, water, and property understand how climate change will impact their ability to deliver services.

We are seeking candidates with demonstrated local experience across Southeast Asia, delivering similar work and with a strong understanding of regional markets and opportunities.

Ideally based in Manila, Jakarta or Bangkok (although we are interested to hear from candidates across Southeast Asia), you will have the opportunity to develop and grow our climate resilience and adaptation services to deliver meaningful impact across APAC.

You will bring deep expertise in climate risk, resilience strategies and adaptation planning. Just as importantly, you will inspire confidence with clients, shape opportunities and champion business development to deliver change at scale.

The Opportunity

• Lead and grow Arup’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience services in Southeast Asia, including business development, project delivery, client relationships and team development.
• Build and manage a robust client portfolio to ensure a strong project pipeline, and help shape bids and proposals. Take responsibility for commercial outcomes and growth targets.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, representing Arup in high-level meetings, partnerships and international forums.
• 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 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?

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field and 15+ years’ experience in climate risk assessment, resilience strategy and adaptation planning, particularly in Asia.
• Technical expertise in climate risk and adaptation strategies for infrastructure and/or urban planning.
• Proven leadership in managing complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-country projects.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in business development, proposal leadership, and client management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels across diverse cultural contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in building and growing a team to grow the Resilience & Adaptation service across SEA.
• Experience in developing methodologies, frameworks, indices, or tools related to climate risk and resilience.

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.

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.