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Launch your career with Arup
Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today's built environment. Together we help our clients solve their most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better way and shape a better world.
Overview of Role
Our Rail work supports our ethos of ‘shaping a better world' and tackling today's major issues including climate change, sustainability and social equality. We face the challenge that infrastructure assets are becoming increasingly complex as the customer users' needs change, technology advances and legacy assets require complex upgrades and maintenance.
Our Commercial Managers, together with our rail engineers combine rail systems expertise and operational knowledge to develop fully integrated railway designs which meet the needs of government, rail operators, the travelling public and others impacted by the railway. These designs may be for a new railway (or other guided transport system), for an extension to an existing system, or an enhancement by the introduction of a new technology.
You'll help us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients. While you'll have a great deal of responsibility from day one, we'll give you the chance to take on more as you progress and broaden your skills.
In addition to your client project work, you will have the opportunity to get involved in a number of business improvement initiatives, and to take part in a wide range of formal and informal learning sessions, which will support your professional development and help in shaping your career. You will also have the opportunity to work alongside client and contractor teams in an alliance environment, thereby gaining knowledge of project delivery from all perspectives.
Typical responsibilities could include:
- Source, review, research, collate, report, present and analyse project, commercial and finance information from a variety of sources (including data analytics)
- Manage project information flow
- Project monitoring and progress reporting, including creating reporting dashboards
- Administer, maintain, and draft project documentation (applications for payment, invoices, change, risk and early warning registers, earned value analysis and forecasts)
- Support the development of project gateway reports and other governance reviews
- Prepare KPI or project benchmarking information
- Support the development of procurement strategies
- Support the management of client and supplier contracts
- Assist in preparing for Client presentation and governance meetings
What are we looking for?
For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills, and attributes:
- Studying towards a bachelor's degree in a subject such as Engineering, Architecture, Business, Geography, Psychology, Construction Management, Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Project Management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of data management, visualisations and / or digital tools would be desirable
- Planned and organised approach to work and meeting deadlines
To be eligible, you must be studying a degree course that allows you to complete an industrial placement programm
Arup Industrial placement opportunities typically run for 11-12 months. You must be available to start on the opportunity during Summer 2022 and commit to completing the programme in full.
At the end of your placement, you will have the opportunity to be considered for a graduate opportunity at Arup.
What we offer you
There are infinite possibilities with Arup. You'll receive an insight of the opportunities that a challenging, fulfilling career provides, and:
- A competitive salary
- An interesting and varied workload where you'll make a tangible difference to the world
- A collaborative, intelligent and friendly team in an excellent working environment
- A challenging workload that will stretch your mind and make the most of your skills
- The support you need to develop your skills
Next steps
Complete the application form, attaching any required documents. We'll be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the application deadline. Interviews for most Industrial Placement opportunities will commence from early February.
Different people, shared values
At Arup we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all backgrounds.
Arup is committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. We strongly encourage you to share any adjustments that will support your participation in our recruitment process. Please contact: uk.recruitment@arup.com.
At Arup, we appreciate that everyone's circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply and we will discuss how this could work in your role.
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