Job description
Summer Internship- Management Consulting
Job Details
- Locations:Birmingham
- Job Type:Summer Internship
- Closing Date:31 January 2025
- Ref:5223
Interested In This Role?
A Future with purpose
At Arup we’re dedicated to sustainable development and to do socially useful work that has meaning. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible. We explore challenges with curiosity and creativity - using technology, imagination and rigour to deliver remarkable outcomes.
The Opportunity
On this 12-week Summer Internship you'll work alongside skilled professionals and from day one you will be working on real life meaningful projects - adding add value to clients, while exploring challenges with curiosity and creativity.
You'll learn from others and begin creating your professional network ready for when you graduate. There are regular learning sessions with our leadership team, opportunities for site visits to local projects and all kinds of social events that will support your learning and development.
Our aim is to welcome as many students back into our other programmes be that another internship or potential graduate position. This placement is the stepping-stone to your future.
Tackling climate change is arguably the most difficult test humanity has faced and overcoming it will require experts from all disciplines and backgrounds to come
Together. Arup has made sustainability and the urgent need to transform the energy system to low carbon its most important priority in response to this opportunity, through the launch of our climate services plan. We are recognised as top consultants in this field and are working for both public and private sector clients on some of the most important advisory and engineering projects in the UK today. This includes advice to central and local governments on decarbonisation strategies, managing innovation programmes for low carbon technologies, delivering design solutions for tomorrow's low carbon energy system, and providing sustainable investment advice.
Our Energy Advisory team in the Midlands provides strategic advice to our clients and actively drives the development and delivery of a range of projects across the energy sector, including high voltage transmission systems & resilience, offshore interconnectors, offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS). Our advice includes programme and project management, project delivery, procurement support
, and owner's engineering support. Our clients include some of the UK's biggest energy companies including National Grid, Uniper, ScottishPower Renewables, and SGN.
This is an excellent opportunity for a student that is passionate and keen to develop their knowledge in energy advisory to join our multi-disciplinary team for the summer of 2025.
You will work alongside team members to deliver an effective and professional service to our clients on strategically important projects, including:
- Work with our energy advisors in delivering to our clients
- Assisting with the day-to-day tasks involved in our energy projects
- Coordinating between members of various disciplines and departments within Arup
- Gaining exposure to the various aspects of the energy industry
Typical day to day tasks may include, but are not limited to:
- Project management assistance to project manager and project director to boost the development and delivery of projects
- Assist in bid development for future work opportunities
- Use of software packages such as PowerBI, MS Project, MS Excel, SharePoint, etc.
- Liaising with clients, suppliers and contractors, production of high-quality reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Is this role right for you?
We encourage our Consultants to demonstrate drive and motivation, a passion for the energy sector, and a desire to effectively deliver an excellent service to our clients. With a busy, diverse team, you will need to be flexible to respond to the needs of our clients.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Are working towards a Bachelor's degree (or higher level) with a prediction of 2:1 or higher.
- Have the ability to communicate clearly, proactively, and effectively in written and verbal communications.
- Have great reasoning and analytical skills.
- Are proactive when progressing uncertain/complex problems and iterate solutions.
- Have excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Have a strong foundation in mathematics for financial management
- Have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- May have some experience in coding and/or data analytics
We're looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how you think and work. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same; whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we'd like to hear from you.
You should be able to start this opportunity in Summer (June/July) 2025.
Role Closing date: 31st Jan 2025. Please note: We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early.
What we offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide for our permanent members 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.
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 foster an environment where every individual’s unique perspective and background is valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype, mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and family status, including pregnancy and family leave, in compliance with applicable laws. By championing the diversity of our people, we create a stronger, more resilient organisation that positively impacts our people, our culture, our clients and partners, and our communities.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Discover more about inclusion at Arup, including our employee resource groups that support our inclusive culture, covering areas such as race, ethnicity, cross-cultural working, gender equity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and disability inclusion: https://www.arup.com/careers/inclusion-at-arup/
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.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact UKEarlyCareersRecruitment@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
