Work Winning Lead - Cities, Planning, and Design

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built and natural environment. Working in more than 140 countries, the firm’s designers, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, and technical specialists work with our clients on innovative projects of the highest quality and impact. As a wholly independent organisation, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependants: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.

The Opportunity

The Work Winning Lead oversees Priority Pursuits and bid support needs in the CPD Portfolio in the UKIMEA region, while also partnering with the portfolio leadership team to shape and implement work winning strategies. The role blends tactical bid delivery with strategic pipeline development, client engagement plans, bidding, performance insight and analysis.

The Work Winning Lead coordinates and inputs to pursuits, develops bids with proposal teams, and supports client-specific Business Development activities. They also work closely with Portfolio and Business Development leadership to design and embed work winning frameworks, knowledge management, upskilling, and client-centric strategies that increase win rates and operational confidence.

The Work Winning Lead manages the UKIMEA CPD work winning team, assigns tasks, gives advice and direction on bid practice, and guides their professional development. The Work Winning Lead continually role models and promotes bidding best practice and improvement. The overall remit of the team is to help increase win rates.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the CPD portfolio leadership to establish and manage a pipeline of opportunities

Experience in managing a pipeline of Priority Pursuits, including the use of digital tools such as MS Dynamics CRM

Experience of leading and contributing to improvement initiatives that directly affect the skills, tools and processes relevant to winning work

Ability to work collaboratively with others under pressure

Competitive drive and dedication to delivering high-quality submissions within challenging deadlines

Ability to identify and communicate work winning priorities and strategies to a wide variety of stakeholders, including internal technical colleagues and external partners

Ability to lead and develop others so that they are able to flourish and progress their career within Arup

Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment

Commitment to Arup’s values: humane organisation, quality of work, and honourable dealings

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 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.

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.

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.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact lia.wiltsher@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

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