Senior Tunnel Vent Engineer
Listed on 2026-02-22
-
Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Systems Engineer
Overview
ReqID: NEW
00020P
Joining Arup
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.
Arup is seeking a dedicated and motivated Senior Mechanical Tunnel Ventilation Engineer who will provide Technical delivery on projects, guiding the analysis and design process with limited oversight and guidance from senior team members. This senior engineer will coordinate closely with Project Directors in all areas of Arup.
The Opportunity- Technical project delivery, to ensure Arup projects are delivered with the level of quality and commercial results established for each project.
- Guide teams on technical issues –delivery of technical content – to promote quality and excellence in our work and outcomes.
- Coordinating with multiple disciplines and working in conjunction with project managers to deliver comprehensive and coordinated design deliverables
- Client facing delivery with proven Communication skills, with ability to explain and guide clients through complex technical issues toward solutions and approaches.
- Provide technical analysis and design of ventilation and fire life safety systems for transit/highway tunnel, overbuild, industrial, utility, commercial and process facilities across North America.
- Maintain and foster clients relationships
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering with, in depth understanding and a proven track record in the application of fluid flow, heat, and mass transfer governing equations.
- At least 6 years of progressive validated experience in Tunnel Ventilation System design, design optimization using 1D or 3D (CFD) numerical modelling tools, commissioning and construction phase services.
- Knowledge of the current regulatory requirements for tunnel ventilation and fire safety, with experience in railways and underground spaces, including NFPA 130 and NFPA 502.
- Professional Engineer - New York or New Jersey is preferred or willingness to work towards PE registration
- Broad tunnel ventilation skills and in all technical areas
- Mentoring, supervision and guidance of team members including a focus on sustainability, EDI and Health, Safety and Wellness.
- Delivery of projects in road, rail or other types of tunnels and a solid understanding of site safety, construction safety, OSHA safety programs and Fire and Life Safety Codes.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and manage design delivery teams.
- Proficient with SES, CFD, Parallel and Grid Computing on Windows or Linux Platforms, standard MS Office applications; experience with MS Project or Primavera a plus.
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 is where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.
TheBenefits – 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…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).