University Business Partner - Americas

About Arup

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 organization, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependents: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.

Established in 2009, Arup University (AU) sits at the heart of how Arup learns, innovates, evolves, and delivers its best work. We enable our firm to see further, design better, and create lasting impact. Our mission is to help our members, leadership, and clients navigate change, deliver excellence, and thrive in a fast‑changing world.

The core focal areas of Arup’s Strategy – enabling Total Design, being immersed in our markets, being agile and borderless, and providing an industry leading member experience – are all enabled by the capabilities, programmes, and services provided by AU. This includes our strategic foresight, research and innovation capability, our learning function, capabilities in knowledge‑and‑information management, as well as our global skills networks and work in heritage.

The AU Region Business Partner Americas is a strategic role focused on influencing and enabling the implementation and impact of AU Programmes and Services across the Americas Region.

The successful candidate will report directly to the AU Director and be part of the Global Leadership Team of AU. They will manage a team of AU Geography Representatives and support collaboration and engagement across AU team members based in the Americas. The role provides an opportunity to influence and shape the future direction of AU at a time of transformational change across our industry and growing need for new and innovative approaches to assuring and developing excellence and innovation across Arup.

There will be clear alignment with Region Total Design Leadership and strong integration into region leadership teams and decision‑making processes.

• A responsive and future‑focused AU, where programs and services are informed by regional/local business and client needs, with feedback loops into AU’s global planning and prioritisation processes, and agile but globally consistent responses to short‑term regional needs
• A global strategic plan and programme of work for AU that integrates Region‑specific needs while driving global consistency, efficiency, economies of scale, and the adoption of best practice
• A visible and valued AU presence in the Region, with strong relationships across Regional Leadership Teams, Total Design Leadership, and senior stakeholders that position AU as a strategic enabler and differentiator, with a specific focus on Total Design
• Influencing and enabling the strong regional adoption and implementation of AU programmes and services, with measurable impact on Region member experience, project delivery, and strategic outcomes
• A thriving network of AU Geography and/or Country Representatives that connect AU to members across the Region, enabling local engagement, feedback, and equitable distribution of AU activities and programme delivery
• Strategic engagement with regional business development and work‑winning teams, ensuring AU capabilities are leveraged to support major pursuits and client differentiation
• Clear and consistent reporting of AU activities and impact to Regional Leadership Teams and wider Region leadership, enabling transparency, accountability, strategic alignment, and proactive plans to meet their needs
• Internal and external Region advocacy for AU that showcases its value to Arup and our clients, strengthens AU’s reputation, and contributes to member engagement, experience and retention

• Reports to AU Director, with responsibility for alignment with regional counterparts in Total Design
• Part of the global leadership team of Arup University, working across Regions and…