Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships London, England
Job description
Please be aware that we can only accept one application during each recruitment period, so please only apply for the position that suits you best. If you decide to apply for a different role, please withdraw your first application before submitting the new one.
We are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship opportunity without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered.
Launch your career with Arup:
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.
From your first day you'll join a welcoming community of experts, where everyone is supported in their career and encouraged to work towards an accredited qualification. You'll help us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients.
Our Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships:
Our apprenticeships allow you to study for industry-recognised qualifications whilst earning a competitive salary. As an apprentice, you will study with a training provider, such as a university, and combine this experience with real responsibilities in the workplace. Your study pattern could be day or block release, or via distance learning, depending on the course that you enrol on. A dedicated mentor will guide you through your personal and professional development. Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships have a typical duration of 3 – 6 years, during which you will attain both a professional and academic qualification to further your career. Our apprentices are employed on a permanent basis, so you'll continue to progress with Arup once you've completed your course.
What we're looking for:
We're looking for apprentices that are curious about the built and natural environment and are committed to their personal development. We'll teach you the skills and technical knowledge that you need for a rewarding career in design and professional services, where you'll be part of a collaborative team that delivers excellence for our clients.
You should be available to start this opportunity no later than September 2023.
Project Controls Professional
Right now we're looking for a Project Controls Professional Apprentice to join our team in London. 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 an accredited qualification.
You'll work within the specialist Construction Planning team that is part of the Programme & Project Management (PPM) practice in London, to support programme and project management commissions won by PPM and engineering services commissions won by other parts of Arup.
The Construction Planning team is a centre of excellence within Arup for Project Planning Consultancy services for all stages of programmes and projects. The particular focus of the person sought for this role is to support senior planners / schedulers with project controls during the design and construction stages of engineering projects. Working typically across large-scale/complex or higher-risk projects and programmes, your assessment of the health of the scheme will be essential to provide appropriate recommendations to the project team and to the client.
We are looking for candidates with three or more A levels at grade C or above and five GCSEs including English and Mathematics at grade C/4/5 or above (or equivalent)
Quantity Surveying & Cost Management
Right now we're looking for Quantity Surveying & Cost Management Degree Apprentices to join our team in London. 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 an accredited qualification.
You'll work with cost managers and a community of experts in other disciplines in the management of projects from the beginning through planning, development and handover. This will involve developing your consultancy skills, contributing towards detailed plans for the delivery of projects and overseeing progress during implementation. The projects you will work on will be developing our city regions and providing vital infrastructure for future generations. You'll be working collaboratively with teams of specialists to solve complex problems, assisting with the preparation and management of project cost and contracts as well as providing other cost advisory services.
The projects can be very varied in size, location and complexity. For example, they may involve highways, bridges, airports, ports, rail schemes, major buildings and site development projects in the UK and internationally.
We are looking for candidates with three or more A levels at grade B or above and five GCSEs including English and Mathematics at grade C/4/5 or above (or equivalent)
City Economics
We're looking for Economics Apprentices to join our team in London. From your first day, you will join an unrivalled community of experts, where everyone is supported in their career path. You will learn as you work, following an apprenticeship pathway to a BSc in Economics, taught and awarded by the University of Kent.
At Arup, you'll help us to advise clients on some of the most important strategic, policy and economic issues facing cities today. Working as part of a team, you will deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients across the public and private sectors, including Government agencies, project and property developers, infrastructure operators and other organisations. You will also play a role in Arup's thought leadership in cities: What drives their growth and success? What influences quality of life for the people that live in them?
As an Apprentice, you will develop your competencies in the following areas:
- Understanding the principles of micro- and macro-economics and how they are used
- Applying statistical analysis to understand trends and probabilities
- Working with economic data on digital platforms and communicating your findings effectively
- Developing your teamwork and collaboration skills, including through working with clients
- Managing project scope, schedule, quality and resources
These skills will be developed through practical on-the-job training, working with experienced economists and other professionals across the business, and classroom-based training.
We are looking for candidates with 3 A-levels at grade C or above, or relevant Level 3 qualification and GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above.
Town Planning
Our Town Planners guide development proposals at each stage of the development control and management process. With long-standing experience in the planning sector, we offer our clients a broad spectrum of consulting services including, but not limited to, the following:
- Strategic advice on proposals
- Preparation of applications for planning consent
- Pre-application consultation and negotiation
- Stakeholder engagement and management of the consultation process
- Impact assessments (such as communities, socio-economics, equalities or health)
- Support planning applications through the decision-making and post-decision processes
- Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide supporting information
- Undertake studies to support local authority planners or development agencies
- Preparation of planning policy and supporting documents
- Appeal services
Our planning experts work side by side with specialists from a wide range of backgrounds, including environmental, transport planning and civil engineering. Many of our projects are boundary pushing and nationally significant.
We work hard to foster good relationships with everyone involved in the planning process – including national governments, regional partnerships or agencies, local planning authorities and developers as well the wider community and stakeholders.
We are looking for candidates with 3 A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) at grade C or above including Maths and Science, OR a relevant Level 3 qualification/apprenticeship
What we offer you:
Beyond a great salary and stimulating 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 Welcome Programme and ongoing development through Arup University.
Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your skills to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's Community Engagement programme.
Next steps:
Complete the application form, attaching any required documents. You will be asked for your role preference as part of this form. We'll be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the application deadline. Our assessment centres for this opportunity will take place from February 2023.
Different people, shared values:
At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.
At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.
At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.
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