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Digital Energy Market Lead
Senior Digital Energy Market Lead
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.
Arup is seeking a senior Digital Energy Market Lead to accelerate our growth in the UK and strengthen our relationships with senior decision makers across the energy market – particularly in our priority markets: Transmission & Distribution, Molecular Solutions, and Renewables.
The Opportunity
This is a strategic hire for a proven consulting leader who can combine:
- Deep sector insight in the energy domain
- Digital transformation expertise
- Commercial ambition
- Arup’s technical credibility, multidisciplinary reach, and strong values
The role is designed for someone who has already established trusted C-suite and senior executive relationships in the energy sector and now wants the autonomy to:
- Shape and grow a distinctive advisory business
- Go beyond generic transformation consulting
- Build a business backed by world-class engineering, design, digital, and sustainability capability
We are looking for a passionate, technically, and commercially strong leader with:
- Experience as a consultant or in digital advisory practices
- A strong external presence
- Deep understanding of the energy domain and its digital transformation challenges
Key Responsibilities
You will:
- Lead digital advisory service propositions from strategy to delivery, ensuring seamless handover to operations
- Take technical and business leadership in digital energy—a critical area for Arup’s growth
- Serve as a senior member of the Digital Energy Team, expanding capabilities and securing bids for external and internal clients
- Proactively win new repeat business through internal contacts and external networks
- Collaborate with:
- The Global Digital Energy Leader (Simon Evans)
- Arup’s electricity networks business
- Our virtual digital energy community
- Other regional digital energy leaders
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Is This Role Right for You?
Core Expectations
You will:
- Have in-depth knowledge of the energy market and digital energy opportunities, helping clients tackle:
- System optimisation
- Project creation and development
- Customer engagement
- Lead digital energy projects in a consulting setting, managing teams and projects across their lifecycle (strategy, design, delivery, and handover)
- Demonstrate a strong perspective on digital, data, and AI maturity across clients
- Engage with industry-leading digital energy agendas (nationally and internationally)
- Stay current with industry trends and share best practices internally
Essential Skills & Knowledge
We require: ✔ Extensive consulting or technology industry experience, with deep knowledge of:
- Data challenges and opportunities
- Digital, AI, and technology strategies
- Change management for digital transformation
✔ Proven record of:
- Business development in digital energy advisory
- Winning and delivering high-quality, tailored solutions
- Building trusted senior-level relationships (especially with CDOs, CIOs, and CxOs)
✔ Active involvement in:
- Global digital energy agendas (e.g., Smart Grids, Flexibility Markets, Digital Twins)
- Vendor relationships (industry-leading solution providers)
⚠️ Visa Sponsorship Clarification Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available for this role). All offers are contingent on successful immigration status verification.
What We Offer You
At Arup, we invest in your success—supporting career growth, wellbeing, and a meaningful impact.
Recognised by our values, we provide:
- Fair, competitive pay (benchmark-aligned and performance-linked)
- A rewarding career framework where you can:
- Belong, grow, and thrive
- Access wellbeing support (mental/physical health)
- Engage in broad learning opportunities
- Make real-world contributions in high-impact work
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Unique Arup Benefits:
- Profit Share: A trust-owned company that enables members to share in financial success
- Health & Compliance Coverage:
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Accident and income protection insurance
- Flexible Work-Life Benefits: Tailored support for health, education, family, and financial planning
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer. We: ✅ Nurture diversity and champion:
- Inclusion across age, gender identity, neurodiversity, disability status
- Monofaith and multifaith workers
- LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent talent ✅ Embrace freedom of creativity and collaboration ✅ Connect with Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) internally
Our employee networks empower you to thrive in an open culture:
- Race & ethnicity events
- Gender equity initiatives
- LGBTQ+ allyship
- Neurodiversity & disability inclusion
Explore more about life at Arup^(www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup).
Accessibility Support If you require adjustments during the hiring process or to perform essential job functions, contact: Marek Mazurowski (marek.mazurowski@arup.com)
Our Application Process
Visit Arup’s Career Process for next steps.
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