Asset Management Leader

Arup; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking an Asset Management Leader to drive the Asset Management practice from their New York or Boston office. The role involves leading large-scale projects, enhancing client relationships, and mentoring staff while delivering impactful asset management solutions across various industries.

Benefits

Global Profit Share Plan

401(k) plan with up to 10% company match

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• At least 15 years’ experience in asset management.
• Experience in transit asset management planning.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of asset management projects and client collaboration.
• Act as a mentor and role model to junior staff.
• Manage multiple client engagements and ensure successful outcomes.

Skills

Asset Management Consulting

Strategic Asset Management

Data Management

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or planning

Master's degree or equivalent experience

IAM Certification

Tools

Enterprise Asset Management systems

Job description

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 ourdiverse 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.

Arup is seeking an Asset Management Leader to continue to drive and develop Arup’s Asset Management practice, to be based in either our New York or Boston office. The role falls under Arup’s Management Consulting practice, which specializes in providing guidance to businesses and governments on complex challenges and optimizing their operations, assets, and workforce.

The ideal candidate will have experience in work winning and will collaborate to increase awareness and understanding of the asset management practice across the region, working alongside the America’s Management Consulting practice leader. You will also, act as a project director in driving large scale projects to successful outcomes in complex advisory engagements and help elevate Arup’s presence in areas such as maturity assessments, transit asset management planning, and capital planning strategies.

The Opportunity

· Play a key role in delivery of asset management projects and actively collaborate with clients to understand business challenges and objectives.

· Actively lead proposals, cultivate client relationships, and win large and strategic asset management projects.

· Act as an effective business leader and team builder. They will work with other leaders to upskill staff, hire new team members and provide positive and effective day-to-day team and supervisory leadership.

· Have a strong focus on delivering large scale projects and managing multi-disciplinary teams.

· Prepare and deliver insightful presentations to clients, conveying complex information effectively.

· Work collaboratively with colleagues and leverage multi-disciplinary expertise across the firm to provide quality advice to our clients and implement recommended strategies.

· Monitor and evaluate the outcomes of implemented solutions, making data-driven adjustments as necessary.

· Manage multiple client engagements concurrently by demonstrating the use of internal and external resources from different subject areas.

· Act as a mentor and role model to junior staff, supporting them in developing critical thinking and consulting skills.

· Cultivate client relationships in asset management for multiple end markets, such as transportation and water, including supporting work winning activities, proposals, and market facing tasks.

The skills

• At least 15 years’ experience in asset management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, planning or a related field, or equivalent experience. Masters or equivalent experience preferred.
• IAM Certification preferred.
• Experience in the following areas: transit asset management planning, Asset Management maturity assessments, facility condition assessments, Enterprise Asset Management systems.
• Proven skills in asset management consulting. Deep understanding in strategic asset management, asset inventories and effective data management, asset management capability building and maturity assessments, and helping clients overall business process improvement as it relates to asset management.
• Demonstrated success in managing and delivering large scale projects along with a strong commercial competence.
• Active involvement in IAM, TRB, TSGR or similar organizations contributing to the development of asset management policies.
• Demonstrated ability to actively grow and lead an asset management practice and track record of developing, mentoring and supervising teams and projects.
• An organized, methodological and creative approach to problem solving and decision-making.
• Must be able to work in one of our east coast US offices, such as NY or Boston. Travel required to meet client needs, both domestically and internationally.

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The Benefits – 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 while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance). 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 401(k) plan with up to 10% 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

Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York is $173,000 to $250,000 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 New York will differ.

Life at Arup – 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 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 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

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