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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.

Introduction to Climate and Sustainability Services

Our Climate and Sustainability Services team delivers specialist advisory 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 and enhance the resilience of their business systems and assets as well as the communities and natural environments they operate in.

We work collaboratively with central and local government bodies, investors, non-government organisations, academia and the private business community to help shape and deliver ground-breaking research, new policies, financial models, strategies, action plans as well as governance and reporting that enable organisations to realise their sustainability commitments and aspirations.

Our experts work with teams across the globe to drive more sustainable outcomes such as improved water quality; enhanced energy and food security; high quality habitats and biodiversity rich green spaces that help ensure environmental and human health and wellbeing. Our role is to develop and bring together innovative solutions from different sectors, organisations and countries to accelerate decarbonisation, adaptation and resilience across the UKIMEA region.

Disciplines available within Climate & Sustainability Services

Environmental Consulting (Click here for more information and to apply)

Available locations: London

Our consultants offer a multidisciplinary service aimed at developing policy, optioneering, assessing impacts, creative design and implementation, supporting stakeholder engagement, gaining regulatory approvals, managing risk and controlling costs.

Are you interested in a career in Environmental Consultancy?

Right now, we're looking for summer placements to join our team of bright professionals in London. As our consulting team offers a multidisciplinary service, we are looking for students with diverse skills and interests, with a passion to specialise in one of the following disciplines when you graduate:

• contaminated land
• sustainability
• ecology
• historic environment
• resources management and waste
• climate

You will have the opportunity to gain experience in two or more of our other environmental teams, in which you will gain a thorough understanding and experience of the role of an environmental consultant on live projects, potentially of national significance or across a range of sectors with a rotation between all the different areas.

This is a varied role, and your day-to-day responsibilities could include the following:

• Assisting in the design and undertaking of surveys and site investigations
• Data analysis of survey results
• Conducting desk studies, including qualitative and quantitative risk assessments
• Preparation of clear and concise reports
• Planning your workload so that you can deliver on time or ahead of target
• You will contribute towards both statutory and non-statutory impact assessments, technical reports, environmental strategies, corporate reporting and help prepare documents for submission within the planning system.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for candidates with personal drive and with a passion for addressing the challenges of climate change and the race to net zero. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of (or willingness to learn about) and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we'd like to hear from you.

Arup summer placement opportunities typically run for 6-8 weeks. You must be available to start the placement opportunity during Summer 2023 and commit to completing the programme in full.

What we offer you:

Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.

You'll have access to lots of learning opportunities including a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise 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:

Please click on the role that most interests you to find out further information and to apply. We then ask that you complete the application form, attaching any required documents. 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 December 2022.

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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