3 Days Left: Specialist | Pursuits

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. At Arup we’re dedicated to shaping a better world. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organisation which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, our Marketing, Communications, and Business Development (MCBD) team enables Arup to build and protect our reputation, deepen client relationships, win quality work, and attract top talent. This role will be key in achieving our strategic market and client ambitions. We are seeking to appoint a Pursuits and Bids Specialist to join our MCBD function.

Locations: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

The Opportunity

- Support tender and bid processes, including scheduling, compliance checks, document production, and coordination with internal teams.

- Draft and coordinate content for bid documents, pitch presentations, and bespoke client offerings.

- Conduct research and contribute to win strategies and positioning activities for clients and opportunities.

- Ensure accurate CRM use, maintain data integrity, and update bid-related resources and templates.

- Apply best practice tools and liaise with knowledge teams to enhance pursuit and bidding effectiveness across the business.

Is this role right for you?

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Marketing with 3-5 years’ experience working in pursuits and bids in the AEC industry or similar.

- Experience in working with high-performing pursuit teams

- Experience of bidding lifecycle and bid delivery at Country/Office level

- Knowledge of AEC bidding and procurement methods.

- Working with the technical staff and within a broader marketing, communications and business development team to ensure quality and consistency in all proposal/qualification documents.

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 eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia:

- Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.

- Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.

- Paid parental leave for the non-primary carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave of up to 16 weeks if you later become the primary carer.

- Birthday leave

- Annual leave loading

- Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.

- International mobility opportunities

- Insurances (life & income protection)

- Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans

- Novated car lease

- Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.

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 www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please 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.

Our Application Process

Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

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