Assistant Project Manager/ Project Manager | Advisory - Programme and Project Management

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

This role provides consulting and project management support to a range of client projects across transport infrastructure, energy, water, and science & industry sectors. It is well suited to candidates with project management experience, or those looking to build their skills and exposure across these industries.

The Opportunity

• Support the delivery of project management and advisory assignments, working closely with Senior Project Managers to achieve high-quality outcomes while maintaining strong commercial outcome.
• Coordinate and manage day-to-day project activities across design, construction, and advisory projects, ensuring milestones, budgets, risks, and deliverables are effectively managed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders through regular engagement, project meetings, and proactive communication.
• Contribute to business development activities, including the preparation of bids, proposals, business cases, feasibility studies, and other client-facing deliverables.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including project plans, schedules, resource plans, financial controls, risk and issue registers, meeting records, procurement documentation, and project reports, while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.

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

Is this role right for you?

• Minimally 2+ years of experience in project management, project delivery, or a related consulting environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, project management, business, built environment, or a related discipline.
• Understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and project lifecycle delivery across complex projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

• Eligible for, or working towards, professional membership with the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), Project Management Institute (PMI), or a comparable professional body

   

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 eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia:

• Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
• Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Paid parental leave for the non-primary carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if you later become the primary carer (any leave taken at the time will be deducted from the total 16-week parental leave benefit).
• Birthday leave
• Annual leave loading
• Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
• International mobility opportunities
• Insurances (life & income protection)
• Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
• Novated car lease
• Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.

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 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

Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

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