Transmission & Distribution Leader

Energy
- Americas Region

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- TOR0001HB Requisition #

Joining Arup

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 to do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Transforming the global energy system is one of the most impactful ways we can take tangible action to minimize the scale of global climate change. At Arup, we work at the heart of the energy transition, partnering with clients across all continents to plan and design transformation of energy generation, transmission and distribution systems. We undertake this work in ways that ensure our advice and technical solutions contribute to a more energy-secure, sustainable future. We refuse to accept that something can’t be done. If there’s a way to do it, we’ll find it, and if there isn’t a way, we’ll invent it.

We are seeking a market facing Transmission and Distribution Leader for our Canada business. This role is expected to lead the development of our utility transmission and distribution offering in Canada with a focus on sustainable energy outcomes. This role can be based out of our Calgary or Toronto office locations.

**The opportunity**
- Develop comprehensive strategies for national and provincial utility power transmission and distribution (T&D) to align with business goals and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee the successful delivery of power projects, ensuring they meet the strategic objectives and are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Create innovative and practical conceptual and front-end energy solutions that address client needs and industry trends.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to understand their needs, provide solutions, and ensure customer satisfaction.
- Design and implement marketing campaigns to generate leads, attract new clients, and promote the company's services and capabilities.
- Identify new business opportunities, develop pursuit plans, and coordinate efforts to secure projects through competitive bidding and negotiations.
- Strategically win new projects and secure repeat business by delivering high-quality services and maintaining client trust and satisfaction.
- Assist in identifying and recruiting key staff and managers aligned with Arup's strategic growth plan for the power business, ensuring a strong team capable of achieving business goals.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment that encourages professional growth and development.

**Is this role right for you?**
- 20 years of industry experience in the utility power sector.
- Engineering bachelor’s degree required in engineering from an ABET-accredited program, qualification in management is a big plus.
- Technical experience in power engineering planning, design, execution and operations phases.
- Experience working with utility power clients and their procurement practices for engineering services.
- Strong industry networks and reputation.
- Experience in leading projects and handling complex and large scale client relationships.
- Have an active Professional Engineer (P. Eng) license. Alberta or Ontario preferred.
- Track-record of work winning and demonstrable commercial foresight along with proven expertise in building and leading successful relationships with client organizations.
- Proven experience with leading staff to achieve stretch business revenue and profitability targets servicing utility power customers.
- Experienced, dynamic, and engaging leader, who has a strong background of leading and developing teams. Provides an aspirational role model to those developing their career.
- An organized, methodological and creative approach to problem solving and decision-making.
- Able to travel to client sites and other remote locations.
- Sound understanding of commercial and financial issues.

**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,