Facade Engineering Work Placement - Dublin

Arup; Dublin; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Arup in Dublin offers a Facade Engineering Work Placement to gain experience across façade design, performance analysis and digital innovation. You will work with architects, engineers and consultants, contributing from concept through construction and learning site delivery processes.

The role emphasizes collaboration, sustainability and innovation, with exposure to tools like Revit, AutoCAD and SketchUp, and a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Working towards a Bachelor's degree (Level 8 or above) in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design.
• Strong sketching and visual communication skills.
• Interest in sustainable building design and low-carbon solutions.
• Experience using Revit, AutoCAD or SketchUp.
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in facade design development from concept through construction.
• Support performance analysis and digital workflows.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and consultants.
• Contribute to site delivery understanding.

Skills

Sketching

Visual communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree (Level 8) in Mechanical Eng or Product Design

Master's degree in related field (optional)

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Job description

Facade Engineering Work Placement - Dublin

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

As part of your work placement, you will have the opportunity to work with architects, engineers, and specialist consultants who develop façade solutions that balance aesthetics, performance, and sustainability. You'll have opportunities to contribute to projects from concept through construction, gaining experience in façade design, performance analysis, digital innovation, and site delivery.

Is this role right for you?

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

• Working towards a Bachelor's degree (Level 8 or above), or studying towards a Master's degree in the following disciplines:
• Mechanical Engineering
• Product Design or similar

We’d also like to see

• Strong sketching and visual communication skills.
• Experience using software such as Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and engineering design tools.
• An interest in sustainable building design and low-carbon solutions.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• A curiosity for innovation and digital design technologies.

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.

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.

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.

Candidateshave the opportunity todiscloseany disability or learning difference they may have on their application form. We will then make anyappropriate arrangementsfor you should you reach a further stage in our recruitment process. The information gathered during the recruitment process is only used to allow for adjustments to be made for the interviewand is not considered in any other context of your application.

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