Industrial Placement - Civil Engineer- Energy, Water & Resources

Industry Placement
- Civil Engineer
- Energy, Water & Reources See it differently

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future. Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Civil Engineering team apply their expertise of utilities, drainage, highways and earthworks to design and deliver resilient infrastructure across energy, water, transport and other sectors. From flood defences and low-carbon energy systems to sustainable urban environments, we combine technical expertise and creativity to solve complex challenges and shape a built environment that supports communities and a low carbon future.
The opportunity
On this 10–12-month Internship you'll work alongside skilled professionals and from day one you will be working on real life meaningful projects - adding 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 will be 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 as possible back into our other programmes, be that another internship or potential graduate position. This placement is the stepping-stone to your future. 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.

Arup Civil Engineering teams thrive on the diversity of our work. Projects undertaken by our teams include highway and public realm design, master planning, sustainable urban drainage, flood risk and alleviation, flooding and coastal risk management schemes, river restoration, utilities co-ordination, water and wastewater treatment and infrastructure, rail and energy related projects (including offshore wind, tidal, hydrogen and solar projects).We

often play a key role in large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects, involved from the initial concept stage through to detailed design and construction for both public and private sector clients.
Our Industrial Placement Engineers work in diverse roles such as river and coastal and maritime engineering, dams and reservoirs, sustainable urban drainage, green infrastructure, tunnels, brownfield regeneration, site development, water or wastewater infrastructure and treatment, offshore wind structural and geotechnical design, renewables engineering advisory including floating offshore wind, tidal and hydrogen projects.
Energy, collaboration, and effective communication are fundamental to our success. Our teams often act as integrators or facilitators, working closely with internal specialists and external bodies, including clients, contractors, and statutory approval organisations.
Our teams deliver sustainable design services that address society's need to respond to the climate emergency. We help our clients to avoid and reduce carbon emissions, manage climate risk, improve natural capital, and enhance the resilience of their infrastructure to improve communities and their environment through efficient, well planned and considerate…