MEP Rail Sector Specialist in Birmingham

This job is with ARUP, an inclusive employer. Joining Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Opportunity

As an MEP Project Lead Engineer within our Building Engineering team, you will help shape and deliver major rail and transport projects across the region and globally. Working with experienced colleagues across Arup, you will lead technical delivery, support multidisciplinary teams and contribute to work that creates lasting value for clients, communities and the built environment.

Our current and recent portfolio includes HS2 Interchange Station, rail depots for TfL, and aviation hubs for major transport clients. These projects span early feasibility through to practical completion, offering excellent opportunities to develop your leadership, technical and client-facing skills.

This is a visible leadership opportunity in a growing sector. Your MEP engineering expertise, particularly within rail environments, will help strengthen our transport capability, set technical direction and support teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients including HS2, TfL, Network Rail and local or regional transport organisations.

You will be supported by strong geographical discipline teams and Arup's global skills networks, giving you access to knowledge, research and collaboration across the firm.

As a technical leader, you will build trusted relationships with clients, colleagues and stakeholders. You will communicate progress, risks and issues clearly, propose practical mitigation measures, and support delivery against agreed time, cost, quality and safety objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams from project inception through to completion
• Oversee MEP design production, assurance and compliance with major rail standards, including HS2, TfL, Network Rail, Crossrail and other relevant requirements
• Act as Electrical Technical Advisor where required, with an electrical engineering background being advantageous
• Manage design programmes and resources, working collaboratively with project planners, discipline leads and internal transport teams
• Support bids, business development and the future shaping of rail sector skills and resources across Arup
• Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, regulations and industry good practice
• Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative culture where diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas are valued

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 to 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?

This role would suit someone who enjoys leading technical delivery, building strong relationships and working across disciplines. You will bring the confidence to lead your discipline, contribute to project leadership and coordinate sub-consultants where required, while helping others succeed.

We are looking for people who:

• Are a Chartered Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with strong multidisciplinary MEP design knowledge; an electrical engineering background is preferred
• Have proven experience managing and delivering transport or rail projects within a consultancy environment
• Understand major rail standards, assurance processes and MEP design delivery requirements
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication and client-facing skills, with the ability to represent Arup externally and contribute to bids that secure new work
• Have experience leading engineering teams through design and construction stages, working confidently with clients, contractors and wider project stakeholders

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.

Arup offers a hybrid working model and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. 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, 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 committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rebecca Davies 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.