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Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

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 Data Centre Business.

Arup offers a full range of data centre consulting services, offering engineering, architectural, and management solutions for data centres’ entire lifespans. In this energy‑intensive industry, we help clients reduce carbon, enhance efficiency, and optimise operations to create resilient and future‑ready data centres.

Join us and you’ll be part of a diverse and innovative team that is rethinking existing systems. Reimaging new possibilities and redefining the process.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

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.

As part of the Global Data Centre team, you’ll get to collaborate with some of the largest technology and data centre clients in the world. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams, including engineers, architects, project managers, and clients, to deliver cutting‑edge designs that ensure the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of data centre operations.

From concept development and detailed design to construction oversight and commissioning, you will be instrumental in delivering projects of exceptional quality.

We would like to speak to talent at all seniority levels and have opportunities across a breadth of skills, including but not limited to

• Design Manager (Data Centre)
• Senior Design Manager (Data Centre)
• Senior Mechanical Engineer (Data Centre Discipline Lead)
• Principal Mechanical Engineer (Data Centre Discipline Lead)
• Senior Electrical Engineer (Data Centre Discipline Lead)
• Principal Electrical Engineer (Data Centre Discipline Lead)
• Associate DC Technical Lead - Mechanical
• Associate DC Technical Lead - Electrical
• BIM Technician
• Senior BIM Technician

We’d love to hear from you if you have some of the below skills and experiences, including but not limited to:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering ( prefer to Masters level) with Chartership status ( CIBSE / IMechE / IET)
• An accomplished engineer who is interested in further developing their design and project management skills on fast‑paced, highly technical projects, working collaboratively to lead multi‑disciplinary design teams, and who seeks to take responsibility for managing projects from inception to completion to achieve outstanding results.
• Experienced in data centre &/or other mission critical systems and facilities.
• Have demonstrable experience of successfully leading complex engineering projectswith a strong ability to communicate with the team and clients through sketching, drawing and writing
• Competent in designing software packages

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.

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 committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Louise Raisbeck (Louise.Raisbeck@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.

To understand what to expect next, please visit our https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/.

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