Brisbane
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Be inspired by the power of shared imagination and individuality – your tenacity and fresh insights will help solve the worlds most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible.
Dedicated to sustainable development, we do socially useful work that has meaning. Our global scale and diverse skills mean that through our work, we strengthen the resilience of our communities and places to improve lives.
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, that’s why our early careers programmes blend hands-on experience with technical knowledge and mentoring to give you the best possible launch pad for what will surely be an extraordinary career.
About the opportunity
The possibilities at Arup
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective. We explore challenges with curiosity and creativity – using imagination, technology and rigour to deliver remarkable outcomes, safely.
On any given day you could find yourself
What will I bring?
Taking your career forward with Arup
A graduate role with Arup offers you many possibilities to shape a better world. From your first day, you’ll join an unrivalled community of experts in a supportive culture where we encourage individuality to thrive. Together we can shape a future with purpose.
I work in the planning team and enjoy most of the work I do, particularly the more technical side of it and wastewater modelling. I less enjoy the reports that come after but that is part of the job that cannot be avoided, particularly for a graduate.
Hydraulic modelling with TUFLOW. Analysing data and flood model results. Data management and automation.
- Usually long hours. Sometimes, I've had to work on weekends to meet deadlines
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally to shape a better world.
The meaningful project work that I get to be a part of. I feel engaged and motivated in my role and enjoy coming to work. The team (and office more broadly) are friendly and supportive of my development.
You get to work flexible hours, meaning that you can start and finish when it suits you (obviously as long as you work a minimum of 7.5 hours a day, deliver the work, and attend the meetings you're supposed to).
Ample time and resources are given for training. Interesting projects. Great team, technically and socially.
The culture supports my aim of having good work-life balance. There are many social events during and after business hours.
The company has a very strong environmental stance and will not work on projects they feel could compromise their environmental commitments.
Sometimes the expectation to complete work I am unfamiliar with can be cumbersome.
The workload can become intense, especially with deadlines on large projects.
Some expectations are not laid out clearly. For example, what can be booked on your timesheet or when your time would be volunteered. - Internal tooling is only partially mature.
Business fluctuates working in a consulting firm which can lead to periods with a lack of project work. Feeling the pressure to be a productive employee with high billability, particularly during these periods of low workflow.
The culture varies between teams, which means that work and support can be variable.