Water Services Leader (Conveyance)

Arup; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

401(k) match up to 10%

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup seeks a Water Services Leader (Conveyance) to guide the development and delivery of water, wastewater and stormwater conveyance engineering for Western USA clients. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, shape project scope, and drive technically robust solutions focused on sustainability and resilience.

The role emphasizes client engagement, project leadership, and mentorship of junior staff within a broad Americas team, with opportunities to influence urban-scale infra and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with water specialization.
• Licensed engineer (PE/P.Eng or equivalent) expected.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and delivery of water conveyance projects for Water Sector clients.
• Provide technical leadership in drinking, wastewater and storm conveyance.
• Mentor junior staff and supervise multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support business development and client relationship management.
• Ensure climate adaptation is integrated into conveyance infrastructure planning.

Skills

Water conveyance leadership

Project management

Client relationship management

Technical leadership

Sustainable design

Climate adaptation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with water specialization

Professional engineer license (PE/P.Eng)

Tools

Hydraulic Modelling

GIS

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.

Arup is seeking to strengthen and grow its Water Services (Conveyance focus) capability within the Western USA. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Water Services Leader (Conveyance) to lead the Geography development and delivery of water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance engineering and advisory services to Water Sector clients.
The role will focus on urban-scale and regional water infrastructure, supporting clients in delivering sustainable, resilient, and climate-adaptive solutions. The role will work closely with the Geography water business leader to respond to business opportunities arising from the business development work, secure work and lead delivery of the project scope.

The Opportunity

Key Tasks

• Local business planning and service development for Water Infrastructure and ConveyanceServices
• Client development and relationship management with public and private sector clients
• Support to marketing, lead generation and support of proposal and pursuit activities
• Support to winning new work and securing repeat business
• Leading engineering and consulting assignments (small and large scale)
• Technical leadership in water (drinking, waste, storm) conveyance
• Integration of climate change adaptation into conveyance infrastructure planning
• Project planning, delivery and management
• Leadership of discipline project teams
• Supervision, mentoring and development of junior staff
• Report writing and preparation of technical outputs

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?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with water specialism
• Professionally qualified and licensed engineer (PE/P.Eng or equivalent relevant to the jurisdiction)
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience

Experience and capability in:

• Water resources and municipal infrastructure engineering documentation
• Stormwater management solutions for urban and land development
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modelling including water conveyance
• Watershed and flood risk planning
• Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development solutions
• Climate adaptation integration and mitigation strategies

Additional skills and attributes:

• Ability to consistently deliver projects within schedule and budget
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary environments
• Understanding of commercial and financial aspects of projects
• Interest in sustainable and resilient infrastructure
• Self-motivated with leadership capability

You’ll love this position if:

• You want the freedom to push boundaries and the space to explore your career as you take responsibility for helping us shape a better world.
• You thrive in a truly multi-disciplinary environment - we have over 100 disciplines in our Americas team and regularly collaborate with them on the delivery of a variety of projects to our clients.
• You are driven to help grow the business, broaden our water capabilities and can develop relationships in the West geography and in the Americas generally.
• You desire to have a high degree of autonomy and responsibility.

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

San Francisco Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in San Francisco is $200,000 to $240,000 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 San Francisco 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.