Head of Communications

at  Arup

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 a multi–disciplinary firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s built environment. 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.

IS THIS ROLE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Strong people leadership skills and experience of leading large teams in a highly demanding, fast-paced complex environment with matrix structures and high levels of ambiguity.
• Senior professional skills in external and internal communications, including the ability to resource and deliver a busy and wide ranging programme of proactive and reactive activities, on time, on budget and to a consistent high quality. The individual will need to be skilled in establishing and managing systems and processes to ensure effective, agile resourcing.
• Previous experience of leading a communications function in a large engineering, design, construction, utilities or services organisation, coupled with domain knowledge in the sectors and markets in which Arup’s UKIMEA region operates.
• A relevant professional qualification (CIPR) with strong demonstration of the successful tactical delivery of communications plans and/or strategies, including the creation of thought leadership-focused content and events.
• Personable and collaborative working style with good listening and interpersonal skills and a commitment to stakeholder management.
• Adaptable to changing requirements and comfortable with high levels of ambiguity.
• Confidence to engage with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders; excellent communication skills
• Experience of and a positive personal commitment to developing others’ knowledge and of acting as a member of a collaborative team that co-creates key deliverables.
  The role will be office based at least 2-3 days per week plus flexible working.

The individual will be a member of the MCBD senior leadership team and will sit within the operations team of the function which is responsible for the delivery of all marketing, communications (internal and external), public affairs, client, business development and visual communications activities. The individual will work with MCBD business partners for the following portfolios/geographies to ensure communications activities are integrated into their marketing and communications plans:

• Energy, Water and Resources
• Property, Science and Industry
• Transport
• Cities, Planning, Design
• Climate Sustainability Services
• Advisory & Digital Services
• Technical Specialist Services
• Geographies
• Focus Market