Senior Civil Design Leader

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is seeking a Senior Civil Design Leader, in our Vancouver or Calgary office, to lead the delivery of complex urban corridor projects.

This role will lead multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, buildable corridor solutions, integrating roadway design, bus rapid transit, intelligent transportation systems, utilities, green infrastructure, and sustainable urban development. You will work closely with municipalities and transit agencies to deliver projects that improve transit reliability, accessibility, and resilience, while maintaining traffic operations and supporting active travel within constrained urban rights-of-way.

This job posting represents an active vacancy within our organization and is open for immediate recruitment.

The opportunity

In Western Canada, our work includes major urban redevelopment and corridor transformation initiatives such as the False Creek South Development Framework in Vancouver, including City of Vancouver vehicle threat mitigation and integrated public realm safety, alongside the Sunalta Corridor redesign in Calgary and broader multimodal corridor and transit-priority improvements.

More widely across Canada, our portfolio includes large-scale urban regeneration and transit-led infrastructure projects such as Bassin Wellington in Montréal, the Mississauga Downtown Mobility Hub and Transitway Connection, as well as more than a decade of complete streets design and delivery for Toronto’s waterfront.

• Lead the preliminary and detailed design of urban streets and arterial corridors to create complete streets with multi-modal infrastructure

• Mentor staff and develop future leaders, providing strong technical guidance on linear and municipal infrastructure, surface water management, and utilities

• Promote collaboration across disciplines and market groups within Arup locally, regionally, and globally

• Achieve successful commercial delivery of projects

• Act as Bid Manager on civil related pursuits or contribute to wider proposals

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.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in BC or AB (or readily transferable)

• Extensive experience (typically 15+ years) in roadway, streets, or transit corridor design

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary design teams

• Strong experience working with and delivering for public sector clients in British Columbia and/or Alberta

• Commercial awareness, including developing fee proposals and managing projects

• Desirable: background in complete streets or integrated corridor design, and experience integrating sustainability and resilience

• A practical, delivery-focused design leader who can translate client aspirations into buildable outcomes
• Strong collaborator across disciplines, partners, and clients
• Excellent communicator able to navigate complex stakeholder environments
• Ability to balance the highest technical excellence with commercial and delivery realities
• Interest in shaping transit-oriented, sustainable, and resilient urban corridors
  

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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, 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. These are 100% paid for by Arup except for optional life insurance. 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. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our GRRSP 5% company match to help you save for your future.

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.

Vancouver Hiring Range – Hiring Range - The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Vancouver is $200,000 to $220,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Vancouver will differ.