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On this year long Industrial Placement you'll work alongside skilled professionals and from day one you will be working on real life meaningful projects - adding add value to clients, while exploring challenges with curiosity and creativity.
You'll learn from others and begin creating your professional network ready for when you graduate. There are regular learning sessions with our leadership team, opportunities for site visits to local projects and all kinds of social events that will support your learning and development.
Our aim is to welcome as many students back into our other programmes, be that another internship or potential graduate position. This placement is the stepping-stone to your future.
Teams available within Water
Catchment Science & Geomorphology
As part of our Water Environmental and Catchment Science team, you will help us in delivering professional advisory and technical services for a range of clients on schemes across the whole water cycle. . Key areas we work in include catchment science and management, flood and coastal risk management, , natural flood management, river restoration, river and reservoir engineering, and water resource l management.
Candidates should be working towards a bachelor's and / or master's degree in Physical Geography, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering (or equivalents), ideally with an orientation towards the water environment and river/catchment management.
Civil and Environmental Agency
Key areas we work in include: changing climate, asset management, catchment science and management, dams and reservoirs engineering, flood and coastal risk management, integrated drainage network modelling – 1D, 2D water modelling, natural flood management and river restoration, river and waterway engineering, water environmental management and River Health – making our waterways cleaner, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and treatment, water resources management, water treatment and supply.
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.
Hydrology & Hydraulic Modelling
Arup's water team has wide-ranging skills spanning advisory and specialist technical services. We consider the commercial, economic, environmental and social implications of projects.
Key areas we work in include: catchment science and management, dams and reservoirs engineering, flood risk management, integrated drainage modelling and network rehabilitation, asset management, and climate change studies. Other key areas of work include natural flood management, river and waterway engineering, wastewater infrastructure and treatment, water resources management and water treatment and supply.
We are looking for individuals studying towards a Bachelors in Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering (or equivalent)ideally with some degree of specialism towards catchment science predicted 2:1 or above.
Water Consultancy
We deliver schemes across the whole water cycle; from catchment and flood risk management to water treatment works. This includes working for a range of clients such as environmental regulators like to Environment Agency, and water companies, to local councils and transport authorities. Key areas we work in include hydrology and hydraulic modelling. resilience and our adaption to a changing climate, asset management, catchment management, flood risk management, integrated water management, including drainage network modelling and wastewater infrastructure and treatment.
We are looking for candidates who are working towards a bachelor's and / or master's degree in civil engineering, geography, environmental science, mathematics or equivalent.
Waste Water
You will gain a thorough understanding of your role as you work collaborate with a diverse range of Arup colleagues in specialisms such as water and wastewater treatment, river and coastal engineering, site development, sustainability and environmental planning.
We expect our you to join us in site visits, assist in specifying and interrogating survey information for use in solution development; appraise options and support the production of business cases; contribute in feasibility studies and technical reports; help create digital solutions to manipulate, analyse and report on large and complex datasets; and aid the team in carrying out assessment, preliminary and detailed engineering design, including specifications.
We are looking for candidates who are working towards a bachelor's and / or master's degree in civil engineering.
Rivers & Coast
Key areas we work in include: our adaption to a changing climate, asset management, catchment science and management, dams and reservoirs engineering, flood and coastal risk management, natural flood management and river restoration, river and waterway engineering, water environmental management, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure.
We are looking for candidates who are working towards a bachelor's and / or master's degree in civil or coastal engineering or similar.
Civil Water Quality
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 and River Health – making our waterways cleaner, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure and treatment, water resources management, water treatment and supply.
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.
Is this role right for you?
We're looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how you think and work. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same; whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we'd like to hear from you.
You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2024.
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 permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.