Summer Placement (Rail) - Bristol

Arup; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking graduates to join its Transport Group, offering exposure to geometic alignment design for rail and highways, civil structures, drainage, and intelligent 3D modelling. You will engage with clients, authorities and stakeholders while developing your engineering, digital and management skills through large multi-disciplinary projects from feasibility to construction.

Candidates should be pursuing a Civil Engineering or Project & Programme Management qualification and be proficient

Qualifications

• Working towards a Civil Engineering or Project & Programme Management qualification.
• 2D or 3D design software such as AutoCAD or similar.
• Engineering assessment and analysis (e.g. hydraulic modelling, soil mechanics or structural analysis).
• Communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out assessment, analysis, and design, preparing feasibility studies, design reports, drawings, calculations, and specifications.
• Collaborating with Arup colleagues in other disciplines
• Working with landscape architects, environmental specialists, and planners.
• Meeting with clients, local authorities, and other stakeholders, including site visits.
• Using specialist analysis and design software such as AutoCAD/Civil 3D/Bently MicroStation, ProjectWise, Navisworks

Skills

Communication skills

Design software (AutoCAD/Civil 3D)

Engineering analysis

Presentation skills

Education

Civil Engineering or Project & Programme Management qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Bentley MicroStation

ProjectWise

Navisworks

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

Our core skills in the Transport Group range from geometric alignment design for both rail and highways projects, civil structures and bridge design to surface water drainage design and building of intelligent 3D models; through to stakeholder engagement and design and project management. We are looking for candidates with an appetite to develop their engineering, digital and management abilities whilst working on large multi-disciplinary projects from feasibility stage through to construction. You’d be:

• Carrying out assessment, analysis, and design, preparing feasibility studies, design reports, drawings, calculations, and specifications.
• Collaborating with Arup colleagues in other disciplines
• Working with landscape architects, environmental specialists, and planners.
• Meeting with clients, local authorities, and other stakeholders, including site visits.
• Using specialist analysis and design software such as AutoCAD/Civil 3D/Bently MicroStation, ProjectWise, Navisworks

Is this role right for you?

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

• Working towards a Civil Engineering or Project & Programme Management qualification.
• 2D or 3D design software, such as AutoCAD or similar
• Engineering assessment and analysis (e.g. hydraulic modelling, soil mechanics or structural analysis)
• Communication and presentation skills

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all ourinterviewplaces to beallocatedto candidates who havedisclosedthey are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role.

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