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Why Arup?

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Arup we work to find solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems – providing expertise across all areas of the built environment from strategic approach and planning to design and engineering. Arup is passionate about knowledge and research and we operate an open culture expecting all team members to contribute their knowledge to solving problems and developing new approaches.

Workload is varied and there will be opportunities to lead and develop innovation in areas such as sustainability and carbon reduction with forward-thinking value-driven clients. You will have the opportunity to make a difference – to Arup, to your career, to our staff and to the clients and communities we serve.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a senior/principal water civil engineer/consultant to help guide and support on a diverse range of projects working for clients such as Natural Resources Wales, Environment Agency and Local Authorities. We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about people, technical excellence and providing an outstanding service to our clients. You will be an active, collaborative member of our Rivers and Coasts team in the West, ideally located in Cardiff, Bristol or Winchester. You will technically empower colleagues to deliver projects allowing you the opportunity to learn and grow your career as well as acting in supported of our team. Our mission is to make a difference and to shape a better, more sustainable world. We aim to be the water consultant of choice – delivering outstanding service and adding value to our clients. With secured frameworks, we have a strong forward pipeline of opportunities with clients who share our passion for shaping a better world including the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Local Authorities.

Our home offices are based in Cardiff, Bristol, and Winchester. We enjoy the benefit of ‘Work Unbound’ our policy of encouraging flexible working and supporting a healthy work-life balance. We work closely with colleagues across the UK and Ireland, particularly, London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. If you live near to one of these offices, we would also be happy to hear from you. To learn more about our awesome team, view the video below.

Is the role right for you?

We are looking for a senior/principal engineer with curiosity, personal drive, and technical know-how. You will be as inspired as we are by the problems we are solving and excited to help our clients and lead teams delivering the solutions. Engineering experience in the UK water sector or flood risk management sector is desirable. You will have some appreciation of the design project cycle, from conception and feasibility through to delivery of detailed design and construction. With support, can you apply your excellent technical appreciation of civil engineering to flood and coast flood risk management?

We're looking for the following qualifications, attributes and skills:

• A relevant degree and Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience of successfully leading teams and managing projects to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines and budgets
• Demonstrable experience of delivering high quality civil engineering solutions in flood and coastal flood risk management
• A desire and ability to build and maintain strong, long-term relationships within Arup and with our clients.
• A creative approach to problem solving with a focus on continual improvement and delivering sustainable and value led project outcomes.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have some questions? Email Anna Lipka at [email protected] to schedule an introductory call.

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Rewards and Benefits

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.

As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).

We also provide 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.

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 candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

Learn how our Work Unbound initiative is giving all our members greater flexibility in deciding how and where they work.

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