Graduate Fire Engineer - Leeds

Arup; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking graduates to join its Early Careers fire engineering stream in the UK. From day one, you'll take on responsibilities across fire engineering projects for high-profile clients while receiving support to progress towards a professional qualification.

You’ll conduct fire safety research and apply total fire engineering from feasibility through operation, supporting sustainable built environments with Arup’s digital tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Fire Engineering, General Engineering or Architecture.
• Eligibility to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
• Recently graduated or on track to graduate before employment starts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a range of varied, high-profile fire engineering projects from day one.
• Learn towards a professional qualification from day one.
• Undertake fire safety research to develop evidence-based solutions.
• Apply the 'total fire engineering' approach from feasibility to operation.
• Support sustainable, resilient built environments using in-house tools and software.

Skills

Fire engineering

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fire Engineering

Job description

See it differently - Early Careers at Arup

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

The Opportunity

• From day one, you'll be given responsibility to help contribute to a range of varied and high-profile clients but will also be supported in learning about fire engineering and developing as a fire engineer.
• We'll support you in working towards a professional qualification from day one.
• Undertake fire safety research to develop evidence-based solutions for novel fire safety hazards and strive to find ways to improve safety equity for the most vulnerable, for our clients, and in partnership with academia and industry.
• Apply our 'total fire engineering' approach, working on projects from feasibility to operation.
• Enable a sustainable, resilient built environment, using the latest knowledge and expertise, assisted by our own in-house digital tools and software.

https://www.arup.com/projects/workstack/

https://www.arup.com/insights/large-compartment-fire-experiments-expanding-knowledge-of-building-safely-with-timber/

https://www.arup.com/insights/a-change-framework-how-can-we-create-a-more-effective-and-equitable-fire-safety-system/

https://www.arup.com/projects/beijing-daxing-international-airport/

Is this role right for you?

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic discipline, such as Fire Engineering, All Engineering and Architecture Study.

• 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.

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.
• Competitive, fair and equitable pay.
• 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.
• 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.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please [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.

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. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.

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