Senior Project Manager - Design & Build Transport

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.

You will be joining Arup’s Belfast Transport team, which is expanding to support the region’s ambition for greener, more inclusive mobility. The team delivers work across sustainable transport, active travel and major road schemes, supporting clients including the Department for Infrastructure, Translink and local authorities across Northern Ireland and the wider island of Ireland. Our projects range from strategic transport programmes and statutory processes to urban improvements, public realm enhancements and locally led transport initiatives.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary transport infrastructure projects across their full lifecycle — from concept and tender design through detailed design, construction integration, commissioning and handover. This role is intended for a senior professional with demonstrable experience influencing executive stakeholders, shaping strategic outcomes and leading high‑performing project teams.

You will act as the engineering and project delivery focal point between design teams, construction partners, supply chain and client stakeholders, ensuring safe‑by‑design solutions, buildability, cost and programme certainty, and compliance with standards and contractual requirements. The role includes leading Design & Build delivery, resolving technical and site‑based issues, managing change control and supporting high‑quality handover.

In addition to delivery leadership, you will play an active role in mentoring junior colleagues, developing client relationships, identifying and securing new work, and contributing to the growth of Arup’s transport offering in Northern Ireland and beyond. This position provides a strong platform for progression into broader senior leadership roles, with exposure to executive governance, strategic decision‑making and organisation‑wide influence.

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?

We are keen to hear from high‑calibre professionals who are motivated by leadership, collaboration and delivering complex infrastructure programmes. You are likely to bring:

• A degree‑level qualification and Chartered status (CEng) in engineering, construction or a related discipline
• Proven experience leading Design & Build transport infrastructure projects from tender through construction and handover
• Strong project and design management capability, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams in design and/or construction environments
• Demonstrable experience working in a client‑side project management role, managing cost, programme, risk and change control
• Sound commercial and contractual awareness, including experience administering NEC construction and professional services contracts

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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 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.

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.

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

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