Arup
About Arup
Every day, a new challenge. Every day is a chance to make a difference. Every day, talented people like you join Arup.
We meet our client’s goals in many different ways. We’re a diverse community of tenacious problem-solvers, daring designers, creative coders, imaginative engineers, insightful economists, inventive acousticians, and experts in many other disciplines. There are always new problems to solve and new ways to collaborate, as we shape a better world.
At Arup you’ll gain first-hand exposure to innovative, sustainable, multi-disciplinary projects from the very start.
Our Graduate Development Program runs over two years covering a variety of learning and development opportunities, supplemented by on-the-job exposure, working with your team and consulting with clients. The combination of formal learning and industry exposure will ensure you have the skills for a successful career and enable you to build your professional network.
The programme launches with Graduate Connexion, which brings the entire Australasian graduate cohort together virtually in a variety of learning workshops, events and activities over the first few weeks of the Graduate journey. This includes meeting and hearing from some of our influential leaders and provides the opportunity for networking with graduates from other disciplines from around the region.
Our Summer Vacation Programme is 12 weeks of paid work experience over the summer university break.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to Arup’s ground-breaking projects while receiving a mix of on-the-job and professional development training and building your network with the best in the business.
By being part of the program, you will also be automatically considered for a graduate role, putting you ahead of the pack! Applications are open to students in their penultimate year of study.
Recruitment Process
Online Application
Application submitted online via Push Apply
The application requires you to meet the eligibility criteria for the programme
You will need to mention the office location, your area of expertise and your qualifications
Those who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to complete testing on our Sova platform
The testing covers a variety of skills including general reasoning, adaptability and interpersonal communication
Shortlisting
Early Careers will shortlist candidates and provide them to the hiring manager
Interviews
The hiring manager and team will be in contact to arrange an interview
Offer
Selected candidates will receive a verbal offer from the team. Not long after, an official contract will be emailed to the candidate
Remuneration & Career Growth
Benefits of the program include:
- Ongoing mentoring from experienced practitioners in your field
- Direct involvement with specialist Skills Networks both regionally and globally
- Ongoing professional development (technical and non-technical) throughout the two years
- Access to an extensive library of professional publications, research and e-learning resources, including LinkedIn Learning, through our Arup University
- Support for career progression, chartership/professional qualification and association membership
Your dedication will be rewarded with a competitive salary package that includes profit share as well as benefits that reflect our respect for our people such as birthday leave, bike loans, social and sporting events and more.
Graduate Reviews
- People I work with, the scope of projects (quite big so lots of exposure), monthly flex hours, additional leave purchase, profit share twice a year
- Interesting projects
- The fantastic culture, especially within my team. The clear commitment to sustainability and actually doing what they say they will do. The staff wellbeing initiatives such as lunch and learns, salad bar, office events and more. Profit share is a great motivator and bonus.
- My colleagues and seniors I work with are friendly and approachable. The company also appears to care about their employees and makes an effort to foster an inclusive and respectful culture. It is also easy to work from offices in other cities.
- Timesheets and internal staff
- There can be long work hours leading up to project deadlines
- Intense deadlines that can be stressful
- The work can be inconsistent (which can be a plus and minus at the same time), meaning it is often a rollercoaster of very busy times or lull periods. And due to being a large global company, there is many internal things to learn about, which after 2 years, I am still learning about.
Jobs & Opportunities
- NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, New Zealand, International