Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built and natural environment. Working in more than 140 countries, the firm’s designers, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, and technical specialists work with our clients on innovative projects of the highest quality and impact. As a wholly independent organisation, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependants: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.
The Opportunity
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, our Marketing, Communications, and Business Development (MCBD) team enables Arup to build and protect our reputation, deepen client relationships, win quality work, and attract top talent. This role will be key in achieving our strategic market and client ambitions. We are seeking to appoint a Marketing Manager for our Energy business in the Europe, United Kingdom, India, Middle East and Africa (EIMEA) Region.
The Marketing Manager, Energy, EIMEA will help develop and implement Arup’s integrated marketing and communications plan for the Energy business across selected geographies to continue positioning Arup at the forefront of accelerating a fair and just transition to a secure, resilient and equitable low carbon energy future.
The role plays a key part in partnering with the business to enable the full capability of the MCBD function to be effectively deployed against Arup’s business priorities as outlined in the integrated business plan (IBP) and in response to relevant Market Plans. This includes working closely with Global and Regional Portfolio, Business and Geography Marketing Managers, Communications Managers, Priority Pursuits and Bid Teams in particular.
Key responsibilities:
1. We are looking for an energetic marketing professional who has strong strategic marketing expertise to support the Energy business in understanding and assessing the market including competitor landscape to inform strategic decisions and business plans, service propositions and market positioning.
2. Through strong marketing & communication campaigns and sales enablement, the role will promote, build and maintain market awareness of Arup’s credentials in the Energy market, ensuring alignment with global market positioning, messages and materials through all channels.
3. In partnership with Business stakeholders and others in the team, the role will identify, assess and proactively manage Arup’s relationship with strategically important and regionally significant industry and business associations and similar bodies to enhance Arup’s reputation, broaden market reach, build relationships with clients/target clients and industry influencers and enhance work winning opportunities.
4. Additionally, you will create opportunities for relationship building and lead generation through targeted marketing and communications campaigns and initiatives.
5. Monitor and assess ROI on marketing and communications campaigns and sales enablement programmes, against industry standards and benchmarks, identifying and acting on continuous improvement opportunities.
6. Leading a team by setting a culture of excellence, accuracy and attention to detail, and support them to connect their solutions to bigger picture issues. You will also be enabled to plan continued professional development for yourself and others.
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 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?
7. Undergraduate, further degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Marketing, Business, Management, Commerce or Economics; and/or a postgraduate professional qualification or accreditation in marketing.
8. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening and influencing.
9. Proven ability to build effective organisational networks and trust-based, highly collaborative working relationships with peers, leaders and other stakeholders.
10. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Personal integrity, professionalism, and inclusive leadership. Commitment to exemplifying Arup’s aims, particularly those of being a ‘humane organisation’, maintaining ‘quality of work’, and ‘straight and honorable dealings.
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 recognises 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 for you
Professional Growth & Development: Benefit from continuous learning opportunities, training programs, and mentorship to enhance your skills and advance your career at Arup.
Global Opportunities: Collaborate with colleagues worldwide and explore potential short-term or long-term assignments at other Arup offices and project locations.
Financial Well-being & Ownership: Receive a competitive salary and benefits package and share in Arup's success through our global profit-sharing programme.
Wellbeing and Culture: At Arup we are committed to fostering a healthy working culture by offering a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including health insurance, flexible working schemes, wellness programmes and an Employee Assistance Programme.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: We strive to embed inclusion in our way of working, our interactions with one another and the projects we deliver. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for talented people of any background, based on merit, fairness and respect.