Job description
Summer Internship - Cultural Heritage
Job Details
- Locations:London
- Job Type:Summer Internship
- Closing Date:11 April 2026
- Ref:6091
Interested In This Role?
See it differently
You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.
Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates to help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.
Established in 2009, Arup University (AU) sits at the heart of how Arup learns, innovates, evolves and delivers its best work. We enable our firm to see further, design better, and create lasting impact. Our mission is to help our members, leadership, and client to navigate change, deliver excellence, and thrive in a fast-changing world.
The core focal areas of Arup's Strategy – enabling Total Design, being immersed in our markets, being agile and borderless, and providing an industry learning member experience – are all enabled by the capabilities, programmes, and services provided by AI. This includes our strategic foresight, research and innovation capability, our learning function, capabilities in knowledge and information management, as well as our global skills networks and work in heritage.
The Opportunity
It is an exciting opportunity to work in the Cultural Heritage team in AU, bringing different approaches to working with heritage and culture within an organisation like Arup. The firm's history is a cornerstone of our values, our approaches and our work, and it is a valuable and impactful aspect of Arup's identity. The person in this role will carry out research, design and develop cultural narratives and engagements, and support the creation of materials that bring heritage and cultural insights to life. The role will be immersed in exploring how cultural understanding, heritage value and storytelling can inform Arup's work, contributing to better understanding of our past and informing our future direction.
Key responsibilities for the Heritage and Cultural Intern include:
- Supporting AU teams in the design and delivery of projects, events and engagements with a focus on heritage and cultural dimensions
- Conducting research into Arup's cultural contexts, histories and heritage assets to inform the team's programme and projects
- Assisting multidisciplinary teams in developing narratives, reports, workshop materials and other outputs that integrate cultural and heritage perspectives
- Contributing to the wider community of practice within AU, particularly around culture, heritage and place-based thinking
The intern will be supported by peers and mentors to learn more about the structure and work of AU, participate in industry-leading events and engagements, and contribute to impactful client projects. As part of AU and Arup, they will gain exposure to a wide range of expertise and knowledge and explore how heritage and culture can play a vital role in shaping better futures for people, places and the planet.
Is this role right for you?
For this opportunity, we are seeking the following:
- Degree in History, Art History, Museum Studies, Heritage Management, Anthropology and/or Design background like Narrative environments/Visual communication
- Demonstrable knowledge of cultural programme development and curation, and bringing them to life through storytelling
- Demonstrable skills in curation and narrative design preferred but not necessary
- Demonstrable interests in cultural heritage, curation, built environment, design and art
- Demonstrable experience in working in a multidisciplinary team and developing projects from concept to completion.
We're looking for:
Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
Innovative minds: We're looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
Adaptable adventurers: You're ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.
You should be able to start this opportunity in Summer 2026.
Advert closing date: 11th April 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.
Location Preferences
While the role you applied for is based in the location specified in the job advert, we may have other opportunities that align with your profile. To help us assess this, please let us know which Arup office locations you would be interested in working in on your application form
Duplicate applications
Please note, candidates are permitted to submit only one application per recruitment cycle. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and selecting the role and location(s) that best align with your skills and interests before applying.
What we offer you
Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging 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 members also have access to a range of broader wellbeing benefits. You’ll have access to lots of learning and development opportunities. This includes a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.
Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to do meaningful work that strengthens the resilience of communities and places to improve lives 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 will be reviewing applications for this position on a rolling basis. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the application deadline.
Different people, shared values
At Arup, we encourage individuality to thrive by respecting, sharing and connecting our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas so we can grow together.
At Arup we are an equal opportunity employer, and we accept people for who they are – we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of age, gender identity and expression, marital status, disability, neurodiversity and mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. Your difference belongs here. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference - Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact UKEarlyCareersRecruitment@arup.com to 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. As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all our assessment places to be allocated to candidates who have disclosed they are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role. Please refer to these requirements per each role advertised.
We appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and it’s not always easy to commit to standard working hours. Work Unbound is our innovative hybrid approach to working and gives all our members greater flexibility in deciding how and where they work.
