Key Takeaways
- Work as a Graduate Civil Engineer on diverse infrastructure projects including energy, water, and transport.
- Requires a Civil Engineering degree (2:1 or above) and a passion for sustainability.
- The role offers professional development support and a competitive reward package.
- Applications close on 12 November 2026, with a start date of 1 September 2027.
- Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must have full UK working rights.
About the Role
Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines, guiding, planning, and designing the future of the built environment.
The Team
The Civil Engineering team applies expertise in utilities, drainage, highways, and earthworks to design and deliver resilient infrastructure across energy, water, transport, and other sectors. Projects include flood defences, low-carbon energy systems, and sustainable urban environments.
The Opportunity
This role offers the chance to work on diverse projects such as highway and public realm design, masterplanning, sustainable urban drainage, flood resilience, utilities co-ordination, and energy-related projects (including offshore wind, tidal, hydrogen, and solar). You will be involved from concept to detailed design and construction for both public and private sector clients.
Typical day-to-day tasks include:
- Carrying out assessment, analysis, and design, preparing design reports, drawings, calculations, and specifications.
- Collaborating with Arup colleagues in other disciplines, landscape architects, environmental specialists, and planners.
- Meeting with clients, local authorities, and other stakeholders, including site visits.
- Specifying and analysing survey information and constraints for solution development.
- Developing and appraising options and supporting the production of engineering solutions and business cases.
- Undertaking sustainability reviews, producing low/zero carbon strategies, embodied carbon calculations, carbon implementation plans, materials assessments, and sustainability-related studies.
- Undertaking feasibility studies and preparing engineering sketches and technical reports.
- Creating digital solutions to manipulate, analyse, and report on large and complex datasets.
- Using specialist analysis and design software such as Infodrainage, GIS, AutoCAD/Civil 3D/Bentley MicroStation, ProjectWise, Navisworks, Flood Modeller, Tuflow, DHI packages, InfoWorks, Orcaflex, Python, LS-DYNA.
What We Offer
- Support for professional development and obtaining Professional Accreditation.
- A career where you can belong, grow, and thrive.
- Attractive total reward package including competitive pay, profit share, private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance, and income protection cover.
- Access to flexible benefits to support wellbeing.
- Flexible working approach.
Entry Requirements
- A degree in Civil Engineering or a relevant Engineering degree, expecting a 2:1 or above.
- Looking to develop your career in Engineering with a view to obtaining Professional Accreditation.
- Willingness to learn new skills and a desire to deliver high-quality work.
- Good communication skills, thriving both independently and in a team.
- Passion for creating a sustainable future and Shaping a Better World.
- Interest in exploring how digital methods and automation can improve work.
- Full working rights in the UK (visa sponsorship is not offered).
- No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
- Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree before employment starts.
Key Dates
- Start Date: 1 September 2027
- Advert Closing Date: 12 November 2026
Please note: In the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date. Early application is recommended.