Graduate Sustainability Consultant

Arup; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Flexible working

Private medical insurance allowances

Life assurance and income protection

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Graduate Sustainability Consultant to work with experienced teammates on building performance analytics and decarbonisation strategies. You will contribute to modelling, carbon assessments and reporting across diverse projects.

Ideal candidates have an undergraduate degree in Building Services, Mechanical or Architectural Engineering, with experience or internships in energy analytics and a passion for sustainable design.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Bachelor's degree (Level 8 or above) or studying towards a Master's degree or PhD in Building Services, Mechanical Engineering, or Architectural Engineering.
• Experience or internships in building performance analytics (energy, carbon, comfort, etc.).
• Knowledge of Python scripting.
• Passion for sustainability and design analytics.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Thermal and Building Regulation Compliance modelling using IESVE, Grasshopper and/or other software.
• Assist with development and deployment of advanced modelling techniques to support early design stage building performance analytics.
• Undertake Whole Life Carbon Assessments for embodied and operational carbon across projects.
• Prepare decarbonisation strategies for projects focusing on both operational and embodied carbon.
• Assist with projects including green building certifications and climate risk assessments.
• Represent Arup at client and consultant meetings; prepare reports, presentations and site reports.

Skills

Python scripting

Building performance analytics

Sustainability design

Education

Building Services

Mechanical Engineering

Architectural Engineering

Tools

IESVE

Grasshopper

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

As a Graduate Sustainability Consultant at Arup, you will be working closely with experienced sustainability consultants to (but not limited to):

• Undertake Thermal and Building Regulation Compliance modelling using IESVE, Grasshopper and/or other software
• Assist with development and deployment of advanced modelling techniques & tools to support early design stage building performance analytics
• Undertake Whole Life Carbon Assessments covering both embodied and operational carbon contributions for a variety of projects
• Prepare and input to decarbonisation strategies for projects with respect to both operational and embodied carbon
• Assist with projects across a broad range of relevant building sustainability services in addition to those listed above including but not limited to green building certifications and climate risk assessments
• Represent Arup at meetings with the client, other consultants and/or contractors
• Prepare reports, presentations and site reports

Is this role right for you?

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

An Undergraduate or Bachelor's degree (Level 8 or above) or studying towards a Master's degree or PhD in the following disciplines:

• Building Services
• Mechanical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• We also value:
• Prior experience or internships in the field of building performance analytics (energy, carbon, comfort, etc.)
• Knowledge of Python scripting
• Passion for sustainability & design analytics

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.

Closing Date: 12 November 2026

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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