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

As a member of the UKIMEA Marketing and Communications Operations team, this role is responsible for delivering the marketing activities defined by the UKIMEA Marketing, Communications and Business Development Director and the Business Partners for the Transport area of the business.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to shape and lead the delivery of the integrated Transport portfolio campaign plan, positioning Arup’s Transport offerings across Rail, Aviation, Roads & Streets, and Maritime within the UKIMEA region. You will collaborate closely with Portfolio Business Partner, Transport-aligned Marketing and Communications professionals, as well as specialists including social media, Content, External, and Internal Communications teams.

This role enables you to drive the delivery marketing initiatives and introduce innovative approaches to comprehensive multi-channel campaigns. You will engage with a broad network of stakeholders to help define key propositions and messaging, implementing an array of marketing and communications tactics. These may include asset development, collateral production, editorial content, events, both paid and organic social media activity, and media engagement.

Members of the Operations team are aligned to defined Portfolios and Geographies and will work regularly with the same Portfolio and Geography. Where resourcing demands it, individuals will work with other Portfolios/Geographies and support region-wide projects and activities as required.

This role will report to the UKIMEA Transport Portfolio Business Partner who define the annual plan of activity and are responsible for the successful delivery of the plan, together with ad hoc activities as required. On a day-to-day basis, you will work collaboratively with the Business Partners alongside other members of the Operations team to deliver activities defined by them.

Key responsibilities:

This role will be aligned to the Transport Portfolio. You will help co-design marketing strategies and campaigns plans, as well as deliver and evaluate their success. You will have day-to-day responsibility for the smart execution of tactical activity aligned to the strategic marketing plans that maximises return on investment. This will involve:

• Working closely with stakeholders in the business to develop highly productive relationships and guide a strategic approach to marketing that aligns to business priorities.
• Collaborating with colleagues in our region-wide team, including those with specialisms in events, digital marketing, social media, and content production.
• Working with colleagues across the wider communications and marketing network (geography-aligned marketers, account-based marketers, win work teams, PR, internal communications, public affairs, and visual communications) to shape and deliver outputs that deliver impact.
• Liaising with global and other region counterparts in these portfolios on global projects as appropriate.
• Ensuring brand coherence across all activity.

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?

• You have a relevant degree or experience in Marketing
• Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns, communication and stakeholders engagement
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with a great attention to detail
• Collaborative across teams.
• Highly collaborative mindset and ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced matrixed, professional services organisation with high levels of ambiguity.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills with an ability to build a rapport with stakeholders of all levels and exercise sound judgement in dealings with them.
• Creative curiosity and demonstrable interest in best practice and learning new approaches
• Strong team player, willing to work flexibly and collaboratively across the boundaries of marketing and communications to deliver the best outcomes for our stakeholders.
• Very comfortable with ambiguity and change
• A proven ability to quickly build trusted relationships at multiple levels
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple on-going activities
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• A member of a relevant professional institution
• Active involvement in professional networks to keep up to speed with latest developments and best practice.

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.

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.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact lia.wiltsher@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

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