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Launch your career with Arup:
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.
Introduction to Energy, Water and Resources
The energy sector is in transition towards a net zero future. We're committed to working with clients, the wider industry and government partners to get there as fast as possible by exploring low carbon and net zero solutions that are sustainable and long term. Whether it's investment or transaction advice, energy system integration, or the detailed design of energy infrastructure, or supporting the planning of new offshore wind developments we help clients to chart a sustainable path forward
Arup helps the world manage its water – from the supply of clean drinking water to understanding flood risks, from drainage to sanitation. We've evolved our own ‘Design with water' methodology, drawn on our experiences designing, implementing, and maintaining water infrastructure around the world. ‘Design with water' places an understanding of the local water cycle at the centre of responses to wider local issues like economic development, food and agriculture, community, and energy use.
We use consultancy, engineering, and research to bring the most insightful approaches to energy, water and resource projects wherever they are in the world.
Disciplines available within Energy, Water and Resources
Hydrology
Available locations; Leeds
Our Hydrology, Hydraulic modelling and Economics team apply their specialist skills to a range of projects across the globe. We offer our clients a broad spectrum of expertise, design and consulting services in, but not limited to the following areas:
- Hydrology and Catchment Science
- Hydraulic modelling of rivers and hydraulic structures
- Flood alleviation scheme design and appraisal
- Flood risk assessment advice
- Reservoir design and assessment
- River and wetland restoration and habitat enhancement
- Catchment management plans and strategies
- Digital (application of mobile data, modelling, GIS and web-mapping, remote sensing and more)
Our clients include Government agencies (such as the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and Natural Resources Wales), local authorities, water companies, river and wildlife trusts, private developers, and energy and road/rail infrastructure owners.
During your Industrial Placement, 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.
Typical responsibilities could include:
- Data collation, processing, and analysis
- Hydraulic modelling & hydrological calculations
- GIS mapping and spatial analysis
- Input to technical drawings and calculations
- Technical report writing
Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of our design teams, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experts in the following fields: Civil and Geotechnical Engineers, Catchment scientists, Ecologists and Environmental Consultants, Planners, Landscape Architects and Project Managers.
We are looking for candidates who are working towards a post-graduate qualification in Geography, Environmental Science, Civil or Environmental Engineering (or equivalent) at 2:1 or above, ideally with some degree of specialism towards catchment science.
Water
Available locations; Birmingham
At Arup we deliver schemes across the whole water cycle. From upland catchment management to flood risk management, and water treatment. The successful design, development and maintenance of our water infrastructure requires the integration of many disciplines. Key areas we work in include: resilience shift; our adaption to a changing climate, asset management, catchment science and management, dams and reservoirs engineering, flood and coastal risk management, integrated drainage network modelling – 1D, 2D and 3D water modelling, natural flood management and river restoration, river and waterway engineering, water environmental management – making our waterways cleaner, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and treatment, water resources management, water treatment and supply.
You will assist in preparing designs, and gain a thorough understanding of the role of a design engineer by using relevant software and seeing first-hand how we operate.
Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of our design teams, you will have the opportunity to work alongside other disciplines such as Hydraulic Modellers, Mechanical, Electrical and Geotechnical Engineers, Surveyors, Landscape Architects, Environmental Consultants and Project Managers.
Depending on performance, there may be an opportunity to receive a permanent offer of employment upon graduating. We also try to provide experience within our Infrastructure group to ensure that the successful candidate has a varied workload.
We are looking for candidates who are working towards a bachelor's and / or master's degree in civil or coastal engineering, geography, environmental science or mathematics.
What we're looking for:
We're looking for placement students with curiosity, personal drive, design flair and technical knowhow. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of (or willingness to learn about) and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we'd like to hear from you.
Arup industrial placement opportunities typically run for 11-12 months. You must be available to start the placement opportunity from Summer 2023 and commit to completing the programme in full.
What we offer you:
Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.
You'll have access to lots of learning opportunities including a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.
Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.
Next steps:
Please click on the role that most interests you to find out further information and to apply. We then ask that you 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. Our assessment centres for this opportunity will take place from December 2022.
