Early Careers Lead - Americas

Joining Arup

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

The Early Careers Lead is responsible for regional delivery of the global Early Careers framework, embedding consistent standards, coordinating campaign activity, coaching recruiters, and supporting continuous improvement. The role ensures the Early Careers strategy and programmes are embedded into local contexts while remaining consistent with global objectives and standards. This is a critical role in embedding and ope rationalising the early careers recruitment framework.

• Embed and ope rationalise Arup’s global early careers strategy within the region, ensuring consistent application of global standards while adapting for local regulations, cultural expectations, and market dynamics.
• Play a leading role in Early Careers work streams to develop and evolve the global framework, including technology, demand, assessment and programmatic approaches.
• Work with People Partnering teams and business leaders to forecast demand for timely delivery of talent pipelines.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of early careers recruiters, fostering a high‑performance and collaborative culture.
• Allocate work, set priorities, and ensure consistent delivery standards across all recruitment activity.
• Establish ways of working that support collaboration, continuous improvement, and a positive team culture.
• Work with the RPO to ensure a strong relationship with the RPO team and smooth delivery of key campaigns.
• Drive innovative sourcing strategies leveraging technology, social media, and data analytics.
• Build strong relationships with universities, professional organisations, and diversity partners to expand talent pools.
• Represent Arup at campus and in‑office events, conferences, virtual fairs, and industry forums to strengthen our employer brand.
• Build and maintain early‑career talent pipelines.
• Partner with EDI teams to embed and uphold inclusive practices to source diverse early‑career talent.
• Own demand fulfilment by overseeing the full‑cycle recruitment for early‑career programmes, ensuring compliance with local regulations and global standards.
• Implement process improvements to reduce time‑to‑offer and enhance efficiency.
• Oversee the intern programme and intern conversion process within the region.
• Moni tor recruitment metrics through regular reporting and end‑of‑season reviews to regional and global leadership.
• Stay up to date with market trends, competitor activity and innovations, bringing in external thought leadership.

• Candidate Experience – time to offer, time in process and feedback.
• Fulfilment – delivery against forecasted demand.
• Harmonisation – successful embedding of global processes and ways of working.
• Return on Investment – demonstrating value in attraction activities, cost per hire and intern conversions.

• 6 or more years of experience in delivering early‑career recruitment seasons with a future‑focussed mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, psychology or a related field.
• Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation in recruitment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, particularly focused on change management and embedding new ways of working.
• Experience building and developing a team of recruiters.
• Expertise with ATS and digital sourcing tools (Taleo and/or Oracle a plus).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate global plans into defined regional actions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across regions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience operating in a global or matrixed organisation and/or the Engineering & Consulting industry.
• Understanding of regional trends in early‑career hiring and future skills; familiarity with technical roles and disciplines is preferred.

Arup provides a comprehensive benefits programme, including health and wellbeing support, learning opportunities, and many possibilities to have an impact through the work you do. Profit Share is a key part of our reward. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Hiring Range – For work performed in Toronto, the good‑faith base salary range is $91,000 to $108,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. For other locations, the range may differ.

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 legal limits, gender identity, disability, race, faith, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, pregnancy or family leave status. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture.