Principal - Bridge Engineering

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We are looking for a market-facing Principal on the West coast to help our established bridge engineering offering continue to grow. Our teams work on design, assessment, and construction engineering. We work on pedestrian bridges like the Seaside Way Convention Center Performing Arts Center Pedestrian Bridge to larger modern cable-stayed bridge projects like the US 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement in Corpus Christi.

This role can be based out of or near our Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Oakland office locations.

The Opportunity

• Collaborate with other Arup leaders to develop your go-to-market strategy

• Build and maintain relationships with key agency and contractor clients as well as potential collaborators

• Identify and position for major bridge opportunities in California and the Pacific Northwest

• Bid and win bridge engineering work

• Lead major bridge projects as a Project Director to deliver successful outcomes

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – one that encourages 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 degree in civil engineering or similar field of engineering study

• 20 or more years of experience successfully delivering major bridge projects as a design manager, project manager or project director

• Alternative project delivery experience (e.g. design build, PPP, PDB, CMGC)

• Experience building client relationships and winning work

• Professional Engineering License

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal.

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.

Our member ownership structure gives 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. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Flexible working arrangements are available, supporting the wellbeing of our people with options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for part of the workweek.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. 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.

Arup will never ask for bank information as part of our recruitment process.

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