Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure

Overview

As a Senior Project Manager in Arup’s Programme & Project Management team in Leeds, you will lead delivery across major infrastructure and city-wide transformation programmes. You will represent Arup as the day-to-day project manager, steering project teams and maintaining high client satisfaction. You’ll shape delivery strategy, build long-lasting client relationships, and transfer knowledge to client teams to enable sustainable capability growth. This role offers impact at scale, supporting net-zero and urban regeneration initiatives within a collaborative, values-driven culture.

Pay / Benefits

• profit share
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• accident insurance
• income protection
• flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Lead management and oversight of all aspects of project and programme delivery
• Represent Arup as day-to-day project manager on diverse projects
• Support major project delivery and business development activities for infrastructure clients
• Advise clients on project delivery strategy and lead project teams to high standards of client satisfaction
• Manage complex built environment programmes across energy, water, and transport sectors
• Foster knowledge transfer and capacity building with client teams
• Engage with client programme boards and steering groups in politically complex environments
• Utilise digital tools and systems to deliver complex programmes across PM disciplines

Key requirements

• Proven track record in managing long-term client relationships
• Experience leading complex built environment programmes across energy, water, transport
• Ability to advise on project delivery strategy and lead multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with knowledge transfer and capability building for client organizations
• Comfort working in politically sensitive environments and engaging with boards/steering groups
• Strong digital/tooling skills in programme management systems

• relationship-building
• humility and respect in client interactions
• effective communication
• stakeholder management
• digital tools and systems for programme management
• PPM across energy, water and transport sectors

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