Joining Arup

For over 75 years, Arup has been defined by a simple goal: shaping a better world. We are a collective of designers, advisors, and experts who believe that our best work happens when we bring diverse perspectives together. Here, you’ll find a career with a purpose, working on projects that solve real-world problems for the communities we serve.

Arup is seeking a Senior Consultant - Resilience and Adaptation to join a multidisciplinary team of engineers, planners, and risk analysts. Our San Francisco and Los Angeles offices are home to a group of experts dedicated to climate resilience: the art and science of making sure our shorelines, transportation networks, and communities can withstand a changing environment. We have a strong track record of winning and delivering exciting projects throughout California and beyond.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection where climate risk and resilience assessment informs adaptation planning and engineering, contributing to projects that improve community safety and resilience to flooding, wildfire, landslides, and other natural hazards. In this role, you will have:

· Real-World Impact: You will work on high-profile projects that protect vital infrastructure, from coastal shorelines to urban transit systems.

· A Global Brain Trust: You’ll collaborate daily with our global team that includes coastal engineers, climate risk and digital analysts, and city planners to tackle challenges like flooding and wildfires.

· Room to Grow: We are looking for a future leader. You will have the chance to mentor junior staff, manage key client relationships, and help decide where our team goes next.

At Arup, you will have opportunities to deepen your technical expertise and grow as a thought leader in resilience and climate risk.

The Opportunity

This role is ideal for an experienced consultant who can step into project delivery quickly, combining strong project management and client‑facing skills with technical expertise in climate risk, adaptation planning, and transportation systems.

· Project and Task Management: Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, manage scope, budget and deliverables, and ensure technical excellence throughout.

· Adaptation Concept Design: Contribute to or lead concept design processes for adapting public spaces, infrastructure, and communities to climate risks integrating resilience and environmental metrics beyond traditional planning objectives.

· Client Engagement: Build relationships with clients in the public and private sectors, assist with proposal development, and identify new opportunities to advance Arup’s resilience practice.

· Coastal Resilience and Transportation Systems Thinking: Assess climate‑related risks across urban waterfronts and transportation networks and their interdependencies with environmental, and social systems, translating insights into adaptation strategies that enhance long‑term resilience.

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning/Engineering, Urban Planning/Design, Landscape Architecture or similar field, Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in these disciplines is a plus.

• At least 6 years of experience expected of which at least 4 years were focused in climate risk, applied adaptation planning, transportation, or related fields.
• At least 2 years of project management experience .

• A desire and ability to share knowledge and proactively mentor and manage teams and individuals.
• Software experience: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign), CAD, Esri Products (ArcGIS) preferred.
• Professional certifications: Professional Engineering (PE) License in Civil Engineering, Professional Landscape Architect (PLA), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), or willing to pursue licensure, is preferred.

• Alignment to Arup’s values within leadership, collaboration, and sustainability.

• A creative approach to problem-solving with a focus on continual improvement and delivering sustainable and value-led project outcomes.

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 where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

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

San Francisco Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in San Francisco is $135,000 to $150,000 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 San Francisco 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, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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