Graduate Project Manager

Arup; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Flexible working

Private medical insurance allowances

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Graduate Project Manager for its Early Careers Programme in Ireland. You will support projects through feasibility, planning, procurement, design coordination, and construction delivery while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Arup.

You will gain exposure to cost management, contract administration, and project controls, while developing long-term strategies to create value for clients and communities.

Qualifications

• Must have 12 months or less in a similar role
• Recently graduated or on track to graduate before employment starts
• Eligible to work in Ireland under Critical Skills or General Employment Permit schemes

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery from concept through to implementation.
• Work with clients across science, technology, public, and private sectors.
• Contribute to project planning, procurement, design management, and contract management activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality and sustainable solutions.
• Help develop long-term strategies and business plans that create value for clients.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaborative mindset

Digital technologies interest

Sustainability passion

Education

PM/Construction/Civil/Mechanical/Electrical (Bachelor's Level 8+)

Master's in Project Management (on track)

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

Are you passionate about delivering complex projects that create lasting value for clients and communities? Join Arup's Early Careers Programme as a Graduate Project Manager and help drive the successful delivery of innovative and sustainable projects across the built environment.

As a Graduate Project Manager, you will work alongside experienced professionals, supporting clients and project teams through every stage of the project lifecycle. You'll gain exposure to feasibility and planning, procurement, design coordination, contract administration, project controls, cost management, and construction delivery while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Arup.

What you'll do but not limited to:

• Support project delivery from concept through to implementation.
• Work with clients across the science, technology, public, and private sectors.
• Contribute to project planning, procurement, design management, and contract management activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality and sustainable solutions.
• Help develop long-term strategies and business plans that create value for clients.

Is this role right for you?

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

• A Bachelor's degree (Level 8 and above) or studying towards a Master's degree in the following disciplines:
• Project Management
• Construction Management
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Candidates with a postgraduate qualification in Project Management are encouraged to apply.

We'd also like to see:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working in high-performing teams.
• An interest in digital technologies and innovative ways of working.
• A passion for sustainability and shaping a more sustainable future.

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

• 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.

We're able to consider candidates who require an employment permit to work in Ireland, where the role and offered salary meet the Irish Government's eligibility criteria (for example, under the Critical Skills or General Employment Permit schemes). All Employment Permits are granted at the discretion of the Deciding Officer with offers contingent to obtaining the correct immigration to work and reside in Ireland.

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.

Regional addition

For our permanent members we offer private medical insurance allowances, life assurance and income protection cover.

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 providing an inclusive recruitment process. Candidates may inform us of any disability, learning difference, or other circumstance that may require reasonable adjustments for interviews or assessments. Any information provided will be used only to make appropriate arrangements and will not be considered in any other aspect of your application or selection process.

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