Graduate Smart Buildings Consultant

Arup; Dublin; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Profit Share

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup is seeking graduates to join its Smart Buildings team in Ireland. You will contribute to sustainable, efficient environments by applying digital innovation, IoT, and data analytics across diverse projects.

You’ll work with multidisciplinary teams on corporate, healthcare, education and cultural projects, shaping next‑gen intelligent built environments while learning through hands‑on experiences and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in one of the listed engineering or related disciplines.
• 2.1 degree or above.
• Interest in smart buildings, IoT, data analytics and digital twins.

Responsibilities

• Support smart building strategies and digital transformation programmes.
• Assist with design of IoT and connected technology solutions.
• Analyse building systems, operational data and user requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary design teams and clients.
• Support testing, implementation and optimisation of smart building solutions.

Skills

Curious about tech

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Collaborative

Sustainability focus

Education

Electrical Eng

Electronic Eng

Mechanical Eng

Building Services

Energy Eng

Building Physics

Civil Eng

Robotics or Mechatronics Eng

Computer Science

Software Eng

Physics

Applied Mathematics

Data Science

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 Smart Buildings team helps clients create more sustainable, efficient and user-focused environments through digital innovation. Working across commercial, healthcare, science, education and cultural projects, you'll help deliver solutions that connect people, buildings and technology. From smart building strategy and IoT systems to data analytics and digital transformation, you'll help shape the next generation of intelligent built environments.

Current projects include the delivery of smart building strategies for corporate headquarters, digital transformation programmes across property portfolios, embedded software solutions for technology clients, and IoT-enabled products that improve building performance and user experience.

Your work may include but not limited to:

• Supporting smart building strategies and digital transformation programmes
• Assisting with the design of IoT and connected technology solutions
• Analysing building systems, operational data and user requirements
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary design teams and clients
• Supporting testing, implementation and optimisation of smart building solutions

We are particularly interested in graduates who are:

• Curious about how technology can improve the built environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving thinkers
• Collaborative and comfortable working across disciplines
• Passionate about sustainability and innovation
• Eager to explore emerging digital technologies

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

A degree (or equivalent) at 2.1 or above in one of the following:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Building Services
• Energy Engineering
• Building Physics
• Civil Engineering
• Robotics or Mechatronics Engineering
• Computer Science
• Software Engineering
• Physics
• Applied Mathematics
• Data Science or related discipline

Particular interest in the following areas is beneficial:

• Smart Buildings
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Building Controls & Automation
• Data Analytics
• Digital Twins
• AI in the Built Environment
• Building Performance Simulation

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.