Joining Arup

At Arup we’re dedicated to shaping a better world. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.

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 hire an Aviation + Maritime Marketing Manager to strengthen our MCBD function.

A critical role within the context of Arup’s new Integrated Business Plan, our Aviation + Maritime Marketing Manager will support effective market positioning for our business by working closely with business marketers in our regions on the joint development of marketing plans and campaigns, ensuring we employ consistent messaging and align activities while allowing tailoring for local market dynamics.

Is this role right for you?

Business Marketing - Strategy and Planning

• Support the development of a client-led, strategic marketing approach for the development of business/services marketing and ensure its implementation and alignment with Arup’s Integrated Business Plan, long-range business priorities, and shorter-term opportunity pipeline.
• Implement, monitor and role-model standard approaches to business marketing planning in collaboration with fellow business and service marketers to achieve consistency and maintain quality.
• In support of the Portfolio Marketing Lead, advise Business Leaders, their leadership teams, and regional business marketers on effective marketing and communications approaches and evolution of marketing skills and capacity to support successful achievement of our business plans, priorities and opportunity pipeline.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Collaborate with fellow global service/business marketers, regional marketers, to ensure efficient and effective delivery of planned business marketing activity.
• Collaborate with the Global Pursuits and Global Client Leads to ensure that business marketing, client relationship management and priority pursuits plans align with and support each other.
• Plan and deliver effectively with communications and corporate affairs colleagues to ensure our business/ service priorities are well represented in external engagement activities and corporate communications.

Research, Data Analysis and Reporting

• Working collaboratively with Global Market Research Lead, to commission market research that generates actionable insights and recommendations to inform businesses as they develop their plans and priorities.
• Build a strong understanding of market trends and dynamics, competitor positioning and client needs to inform marketing plans.
• Working collaboratively with teams led by the Global Head of Business Growth and Systems, Global Marketing Strategy, Planning and Development, Global Head of Corporate Communications, and Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Partnerships to establish an agreed set of metrics and a program of regular reporting to support effective measurement and analysis of the reach and impact of business marketing.

Marketing Operations

• Contribute to the development and successful implementation and management of a marketing and communications scheduling system, working collaboratively with the Global Head of Corporate Communications to ensure scheduling supports our businesses.

Qualifications and accreditation

• Undergraduate, further degree or experience equivalent to a degree, preferably in Marketing, Business, Management, Commerce or Economics; and/or a postgraduate professional qualification or accreditation in marketing.

Knowledge and experience

• 7+ years of experience in marketing, with a proven track record in the marketing of high-value services in a large, multinational organization.
• Experience in a similar strategic marketing role including marketing planning and delivery.
• Deep understanding of market dynamics and client needs relevant to Arup’s business and broader industry context, including knowledge of political, economic and social trends.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, including market, competitor and client analysis.

Skills and attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including active listening and influencing.
• Proven ability to build effective organisational networks and trust-based, collaborative working relationships with reports, peers, leaders and other stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• High level of personal integrity, professionalism, and inclusive leadership. Commitment to exemplifying Arup’s aims, particularly those of being a ‘humane organization’, 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 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

New York Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York is $120,000 to $135,000 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 New York 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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