Expression Of Interest- Arup Water Team- UK

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our water team work in 90 countries, collaborating across over 50 related technical and advisory disciplines. This is how we’re able to respond to such a wide range of water projects and programmes, from water treatment works in Australia, to physical engineering of the new intake tunnel under Lake Mead in Colorado. We use consultancy, engineering, and research to bring the most insightful approaches to water projects wherever they are in the world.

Arup helps the world manage its water, from the supply of clean drinking water to understanding flood risks, from drainage to sanitation. Across the UK, we have a team of multi-disciplinary water engineers working closely collectively on a wide variety of flood and coastal risk management, waste and clean water infrastructure and non-infrastructure asset.

We are seeking to receive expressions of interest from those who would like the opportunity to join our teams, promoting the growth of the Arup Water Business. With offices across the UK, you will join teams of professionals with diverse industry knowledge.

The Opportunities

Our current key water industry clients include Welsh Water, Thames Water and Severn Trent Water and we are actively bidding for SROs and wider AMP8 opportunities across the UK. We also support flood and coastal risk management projects for Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Local Authorities. Arup has a key focus on people, excellence, influence, digital and sustainability and we look forward to your contribution.

We would like to speak to people at all seniority levels, who have a background or experience in any of the following areas:

• Civil Engineers – Water / Wastewater / Flood Risk
• Hydraulic Modellers
• Dams & Reservoir Engineers
• Flood & Costal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM)
• Water Consultants & Specialists
• Hydrologists / Water Scientists
• Flood Risk Consultants
• Flood Modellers
• Design Engineers – Mechanical / Electrical
• BIM
• Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (EICA)
• Process Engineering
• Sustainable Drainage / SuDS

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

We'd love to hear from you, if you have any from the following;

• A degree in a relevant technical field (e.g. civils engineering, geography) / Aspiration to work toward professional accreditation
• Knowledge of projects in the UK water sector.
• High competence with pressure pipeline hydraulics, experience of using GIS and 3D CAD packages
• Worked with hydraulic modelling software (preferably Flood Modeller, ESTRY, and TUFLOW) as well as using GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Digital/coding skills such as Python, FME, excel.

• Abilities in delivering optioneering, appraisal and justification of FCERM projects and nature-based solutions as well as developing FCERM business cases.

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 members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

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.