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.

We are looking for a Transport planner leader to join our Bogota office. We seek an individual with technical expertise, experience, and motivation to manage a team and deliver innovative solutions. We seek an individual with growing technical experience and motivation to deliver innovative solutions. The candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of transportation/engineering experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified applicant to support and engage in challenging projects and tasks.

The opportunity

• Leading Arup transport planning team in Colombia
• Leading a variety of planning, development and transportation infrastructure projects including Multimodal Transportation Plans and Master Plans, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies Transportation & Land Use Studies, Transit Planning & Operations Analysis.
• Serving as Project Manager and/or Deputy Project Manager for the day-to-day client liaison for specific projects while achieving positive commercial results.
• Leading proposals, outputs, and presentations to public and private sector clients in Colombia and Latin America
• Coordinating diverse tasks in small, medium and large, complex, long-term projects – working with many different people/facilities/resources etc. within time and budget.
• Contributing and leading business development activities while building and extending a network of clients.
• Working in partnership with other teams supporting large infrastructure projects where transport is a needed component.
• Contributing to building a dynamic, responsible, and innovative transport team and supporting the development of junior staff.
• Executing responsibilities as outlined in the firm’s Quality Management System.

The skills

• Master’s degree in Transportation Planning, Transport Engineering, Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience and a minimum of 6 years as a transport engineer/ planner and/or transport infrastructure engineer/specialist
• Experience in deal-project structuring of public transport systems (rail, bus or BRT) and in transport master planning projects; rail project experience is a plus.
• Experience with transport/infrastructure related technical analysis/capabilities including traffic capacity analysis, demand forecasting and economic appraisal.
• Knowledge of regional and international transport planning and socioeconomic best-practices.
• Advanced level written, verbal, presentation and communication skills with colleagues and clients of all levels in English and Spanish is essential.

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The Benefits
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. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm.
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.

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 internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – 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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