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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 the role
Right now, we're looking for a Graduate Climate Change Specialist to join our team of bright professionals in our London office. From your first day, you'll join an unrivalled community of experts, where everyone is supported in their career path and encouraged to work towards a professional qualification.
Our Climate advisory and analytics team is looking for graduate consultants who want to develop skills across all areas of the business. This includes but isn't limited to:
- Climate change impact and risk assessment
- Climate science and its application to real world problems
- Adaptation and resilience strategy development
- Carbon and greenhouse gas emissions assessment
- Carbon and greenhouse gas reduction advice
- Circular economy business model development and design strategies
What we are looking for
We're looking for graduates with curiosity, personal drive and technical knowhow.
You should be an innovative problem solver, someone who thinks ‘outside the box' and who is able to communicate ideas and solutions. You'll have a positive and forward-thinking approach and enjoy working as part of a friendly and supportive team. Projects will be diverse and the ability to multi-task and manage your workload is important. You should be keen to learn and develop your skills as you gain experience in new areas of work.
You'll apply your knowledge to the different sectors, markets and geographies we work across helping us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients. While you will have a great deal of responsibility from day one, we will give you the chance to take on more as you progress and broaden your skills.
We're looking for the following qualifications, attributes and skills
- Educated to degree level in engineering, environment, digital/data analytics, or economics related course (2:1 or equivalent) and/or post-graduate qualification in a relevant subject.
- Enthusiasm for a career in climate change and carbon and resilience, underpinned by a knowledge and understanding of our sector and work
- Experience in reading and interpreting legislation, policy and standards
- A desire to work in multidisciplinary teams as projects often require coordination with other colleagues, institutions and clients to deliver projects around the world.
- Strong and proven track record of delivering robust and high-quality work
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to plan own work and to consistently meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Have analytical thought processes
What we offer you
Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.
As a membership organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme. Our people also have access to a range of broader wellbeing benefits.
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.
