Energy Advisory Director

• Developing the technical excellence of our Energy Advisory work such that it delivers innovative services and solutions to clients. This will often involve integrating own team members with experts from other parts of the firm.
• Raising Arup’s profile through development and communication of innovation and thought leadership via industry events and conferences, particularly focused on offshore energy infrastructure including T&D and fixed and floating offshore wind.
• Being the project director for a portfolio of technical-led advisory services commissions, managing these in compliance with Arup Management System requirements, with accountability for commercial performance and client satisfaction.
• Prospecting for new work with current and new clients, developing and managing client relationships, and being at the forefront on bids.
• Taking responsibility for and growing a team / a network of teams, supporting their personal development, providing coaching, addressing performance issues and undertaking / overseeing annual appraisals as well as recruitment to grow the team.

Some work outside normal office hours may be necessary and travel to and from client sites /or temporary assignments to client’s offices may be required. There will be opportunities for international travel.

• Familiar with reporting to and presenting at board level.
• Knowledgeable on GB environmental and consents regimes (i.e. DCO) and delivery of relevant scope and understanding of the UK energy market regulatory regimes, such as CfD and electricity grid reform.
• Knowledge of the technical, commercial and delivery challenges on offshore energy infrastructure projects, including electricity transmission and fixed and floating offshore wind.
• Minimum of a degree in a relevant discipline, ideally either management or STEM and a Professional qualification.
• Proven capability in the successful delivery of offshore energy infrastructure projects including generation and T&D elements, providing consultancy services.
• Strong commercial awareness of a client’s business drivers and public sector commitments to decarbonise.
• Team leadership and line management skills, including recruitment.
• Proven track record in winning work for themselves and their team, creating business proposals to pitch to clients, drawing together the relevant technical expertise from across a multi-disciplinary firm.

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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.

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We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.