Station Design Manager

Arup; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup in New York is seeking a Rail Stations Design Manager to lead design for rail and transit stations across the NY metropolitan area. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, shape client relationships, and drive complex station projects from planning through delivery.

The role requires deep experience in station design leadership, collaboration with clients and stakeholders, and proficiency with AutoCAD/Bentley software. Flexible working and competitive rewards are offered.

Qualifications

• 12 years’ experience in designing rail or transit station and passenger‑facility projects, including design leadership roles on large, complex programs.
• Strong understanding of station planning, design, and delivery, including interfaces with rail operations and rail systems.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage complexity, and influence outcomes across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Background in architecture, engineering, or a related discipline, with professional credentials (licensure preferred).
• Experience working with New York metropolitan rail/transit agencies (MTA C&D, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, NYC Transit, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak) is highly desirable.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Bentley software.

Responsibilities

• Provide design leadership for rail and transit stations and passenger facilities projects, from early planning and concept development through final design and delivery.
• Act as a client‑facing design leader for major transit agencies, developing and maintaining trusted relationships and supporting long‑term client strategies.
• Lead and contribute to business development activities, including shaping pursuit strategies, supporting proposals, and representing Arup in key client discussions.
• Oversee and guide multidisciplinary design teams (architecture, structural, MEP, civil, rail systems, operations) to deliver high‑quality, integrated station solutions.
• Support technical excellence by setting standards for design quality, constructability, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and passenger experience.
• Mentor and develop staff, helping grow the next generation of station and facilities designers within Arup.
• Collaborate with regional and national rail leaders to align station design initiatives with Arup’s broader rail and transit strategy.

Skills

Design leadership

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client-facing

AutoCAD

Bentley software

New York transit experience

Education

Architecture/Engineering background

Professional licensure preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Bentley software

Job description

Overview

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup in the Americas continues to capture and deliver large scale, complex and multidisciplinary rail projects. Our rail team has experienced significant growth due to the strength of the rail market across North America. Our rail work has grown by winning new projects and through the on-going delivery of multi-year major projects.

Arup is seeking a Rail Stations Design Manager to provide design leadership for our rail and transit stations portfolio in the United States, focused on the New York metropolitan area. This senior role will play a key part in leading multidisciplinary teams delivering complex station and passenger‑facility projects for major transit agencies.

As a recognized design leader in stations and passenger facilities, you will partner closely with clients, project leaders, and business leadership to drive growth, quality, and impact across Arup’s rail practice.

This job posting represents an active vacancy within our organization and is open for immediate recruitment.

The opportunity:

• Provide design leadership for rail and transit stations and passenger facilities projects, from early planning and concept development through final design and delivery.
• Act as a client‑facing design leader for major transit agencies, developing and maintaining trusted relationships and supporting long‑term client strategies.
• Lead and contribute to business development activities, including shaping pursuit strategies, supporting proposals, and representing Arup in key client discussions.
• Oversee and guide multidisciplinary design teams (architecture, structural, MEP, civil, rail systems, operations) to deliver high‑quality, integrated station solutions.
• Support technical excellence by setting standards for design quality, constructability, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and passenger experience.
• Mentor and develop staff, helping grow the next generation of station and facilities designers within Arup.
• Collaborate with regional and national rail leaders to align station design initiatives with Arup’s broader rail and transit strategy.

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?

• 12 years’ experience in designing rail or transit station and passenger‑facility projects, including design leadership roles on large, complex, multidisciplinary programs.
• A strong understanding of station planning, design, and delivery, including interfaces with rail operations and rail systems.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage complexity, and influence outcomes across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Self-starter; able to take on work rather than be given work
• A background in architecture, engineering, or a related discipline, with professional credentials (licensure preferred).
• Experience working with New York metropolitan rail/transit agencies (e.g., MTA C&D, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, NYC Transit, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak) is highly desirable.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Bentley software

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for, but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

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

New York Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York is $170,000 to $200,000 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.

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, 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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