Senior Consultant - Management Consulting

Arup; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Health benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant for our Advisory Services team, based in Washington, DC or New York. The role focuses on strategic asset management for water and transportation clients, with opportunities to influence capital planning, asset data use, and operating models.

You will work across Arup’s multidisciplinary platform, delivering client-ready guidance, supporting regional growth, and mentoring junior team members while traveling frequently across the US and Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, planning, engineering or similar. IAM certification and PMP strongly desired.
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience advising asset-intensive clients in strategic asset management or related advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an asset management advisory resource for regional water and transportation clients and sustain client relationships.
• Collaborate with clients to understand asset management challenges and long-term infrastructure objectives.
• Lead or support advisory engagements across asset management, digital strategy, process improvement and change management.
• Bridge across Arup service areas to deliver integrated asset management solutions including digital and organizational expertise.
• Prepare and deliver insightful client presentations and facilitate meetings/workshops.
• Travel across the US/Canada (up to 50%) to engage clients and support project delivery.

Skills

Asset management advisory

Strategic planning

Client advisory

Change management

Digital strategy

Project management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, planning, engineering or similar

IAM certification

PMP

Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt

Tools

Maximo

Dashboard software

Job description

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

We are looking for a Senior Consultant to join our fast-growing Advisory Services team, known in the industry for advising and delivering some of the most innovative and transformative projects across the built environment in the US and Canada. We are seeking an experienced, NY or DC-based consulting professional with a background in strategic asset management, strategy, program delivery, or related advisory services, especially for asset-intensive infrastructure clients. Ideally, the candidate will have a broad, integrative skillset across asset management, digital strategy, organizational change, and business transformation for major asset management initiatives. This role will be based in either Arup's Washington, DC, or NY office. Note that frequent travel between NY and DC is likely and travel across the U.S. and Canada will be required.

The role will focus on providing strategic, operational, organizational, capability development, and programmatic guidance to asset-intensive clients, with an initial emphasis on supporting our water and transport portfolio and expanding related opportunities across the East Coast. As part of a regional team, you will also be expected to support projects across the United States and Canada. You will work with public agencies and infrastructure organizations to clarify priorities, strengthen delivery models, improve performance, support capital and asset management decision-making, enable change, provide insights into asset management operating models and effective use of asset data to support broad strategic and operational solutions for clients. The position is expected to combine direct client delivery with regional business development, internal coordination across Arup’s multidisciplinary platform, and relationship-building that reinforces Arup’s long-term commitment to the NY and DC market and beyond.

The Opportunity

• Serve as a key asset management advisory resource for current regional water and transportation clients, supporting continuity of client relationships and project delivery.
• Collaborate with clients to understand asset management challenges, organizational priorities, operational constraints, and long-term infrastructure objectives.
• Lead or support strategic advisory, asset management, digital strategy, business process improvement, improved decision making, and change management engagements for water utilities and other asset-intensive organizations.
• Bridge across multiple Arup service areas to develop integrated solutions that combine asset management consulting, technical advisory, digital, operational, and organizational expertise.
• Prepare and deliver insightful presentations to clients, conveying complex information effectively.
• Engage in client and stakeholder interface activities such as meetings, presentations, and workshops.
• Work collaboratively within Arup’s organization, proactively leveraging multidisciplinary technical expertise, internal networks, and available resources to deliver high-quality advice and implementation support.
• Monitor and evaluate the outcomes of implemented solutions, making data-driven adjustments as necessary.
• Manage multiple client engagements at any given time, balancing project delivery and business development priorities through disciplined use of internal and external resources.
• Build trusted client relationships through curiosity, collaborative problem solving, sound judgment, and a partnership-oriented consulting style.
• Grow and cultivate client relationships across water, transportation, and other infrastructure markets, including leading or supporting work-winning activities, proposal efforts, market engagement, and collaboration with regional business development leaders.
• Develop and maintain strong internal and external networks that support client continuity, regional growth, and access to Arup’s broader advisory and technical capabilities.
• Act as a mentor, engaged/supportive team member and supervisor to other team members.

The Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, planning, engineering or similar. IAM certification and PMP strongly desired. Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience advising asset-intensive clients, preferably including water utilities, in strategic asset management, asset digital strategy, business process improvement, organizational change, or related advisory services.
• Proven consulting, strategic planning, and client advisory skills, with the ability to translate complex operational, organizational, technical, and financial issues into practical recommendations and implementable delivery plans.
• Experience working in a consulting environment on asset management transformation, change management, operational improvement, digital enablement, or complex program delivery assignments.
• Experience with digital enterprise asset management programs, like Maximo, developing asset planning dashboards for KPI tracking and capital planning insights.
• Curious, collaborative, and partnership-oriented, with the ability to build trust with clients, work across disciplines, and contribute effectively within a matrixed consulting environment.
• Ability to meet strict client deadlines and track record of successful project delivery
• Strong commercial acumen and project management experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including effective communication through reports, correspondence, and presentations
• Interest in providing professional development or mentorship to colleagues
• Strong interest in sustainable development and shaping a better world in line with Arup’s values.
• Ability to travel at least 50%.

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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 at 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

Washington D.C. Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in DC is $150,000 - $175,000 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 DC will differ.

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 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 a protected veteran, or disability.

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