Graduate Civil Engineer - Site Development

Arup; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Arup is a global consultancy in the built environment, offering a graduate opportunity in Site Development in Birmingham. You will contribute to civil engineering design and project delivery across energy, water, transport, and urban planning portfolios, working with multidisciplinary teams to create sustainable solutions.

As a graduate, you will develop practical design skills, engage with clients and stakeholders, and progress through a structured early-career program with opportunities across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Skills and experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation, Civil 3D, InfoDrainage and use of AI/Data/Digital tools to support engineering design would be useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions for large-scale infrastructure and site development projects.
• Develop site layouts, drainage strategies, earthworks designs, access arrangements and utility coordination solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated and sustainable engineering designs.
• Produce technical designs, drawings, calculations and reports to a high standard.

Skills

AutoCAD/MicroStation

Civil 3D

InfoDrainage

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Civil 3D

InfoDrainage

Job description

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 and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Opportunity

Arup's Site Development teams thrive on the diversity of our work. We bring extensive expertise in civil engineering design and project delivery, covering multi-disciplinary coordination, master planning, highways, drainage, flood risk management, and utilities infrastructure.

Our teams contribute across all Arup portfolios, including Energy, Water, Transport, Cities Planning, Property, and Science & Industry. We play a central role in complex, large-scale infrastructure projects, supporting clients from initial concept and feasibility through detailed design and construction, across both the public and private sectors.

The team supports projects across all of these markets while also providing specialist civil engineering expertise to large contractor and framework clients, delivering design and build infrastructure solutions for some of the UK’s largest and most complex engineering projects.

• Supporting the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions for large-scale infrastructure and other Site Development projects including energy, water, transport (rail and highways), nuclear decommissioning, brownfield redevelopment sites, buildings projects and public realm;
• Developing site layouts, drainage strategies, earthworks designs, access arrangements and utility coordination solutions;
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated and sustainable engineering designs;
• Producing technical designs, drawings, calculations and reports to a high standard;
• Engaging with clients, stakeholders and project teams to develop practical and innovative outcomes.

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Civil Engineering.
• Skills and experience relating to AutoCAD/MicroStation, Civil 3D, InfoDrainage and use of AI/Data/Digital tools to support engineering design would be useful but not essential.

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:

• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• 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.

Commitment, collaboration, and effective communication: fundamental to how we work and what we achieve together.

You should be able to start this opportunity on 1st September 2027.

Advert Closing Date: 12 November 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.

Eligibility:
Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.

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 take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accidentinsuranceand Income protection cover. In addition,you’llhave access to flexible benefitsto 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.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas - this drives our excellence.

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. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact [e-mail] 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.

As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all our interview places to be allocated to candidates who have disclosed they are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role.

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom