Procurement Advisory Work Placement

Arup; Cork; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Flexible working

Job summary

Arup is offering a procurement advisory placement student position in Cork, Ireland. You will support senior team members on payment certificates, claims, and bills of quantities, while developing a practical understanding of measurement methods.

Working with professionals across buildings and infrastructure disciplines, you will communicate clearly, manage multiple tasks, and demonstrate initiative, numerical accuracy and a proactive, flexible approach to meet project deadlines.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an RICS-accredited, surveying-based degree.
• Proactive, motivated and enthusiastic. Able to apply their own initiative to undertake tasks independently.
• Team player with flexible working practices to support the needs of the business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong numerical skills with attention to detail.
• Familiarity with CostX and Microsoft Office is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior team members in delivering construction projects dealing with payment certificates and claims.
• Assist in the preparation of bills of quantities, ensuring compliance with required method of measurement.
• Be proactive in communicating and working with the direct team as well as Arup colleagues from various disciplines for the successful delivery of tasks.
• Follow instructions and/or use own initiative to achieve designated tasks in a timely manner.
• Understand the outputs/deliverables of a project and work efficiently to deliver them.
• Develop relationships with colleagues, always being professional, presentable and articulate.
• Adopt a flexible approach to working, supporting multiple teams across the buildings and infrastructure sectors

Skills

Proactive

Team player

Excellent communication

Data analysis

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Education

RICS accredited surveying degree

Tools

CostX

MS Office

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 Procurement Advisory work placement student at Arup, you will:

• Assist senior team members in delivering construction projects dealing with payment certificates and claims.
• Assist senior team members in the preparation of bills of quantities, ensuring compliance with required method of measurement.
• Be proactive in communicating and working with the direct team as well as Arup colleagues from various disciplines for the successful delivery of tasks.
• Follow instructions and/or use own initiative to achieve designated tasks in a timely manner.
• Understand the required outputs/deliverables of a project or assignment and work efficiently to deliver them.
• Develop relationships with colleagues, always being professional, presentable and articulate.
• Adopt a flexible approach to working, supporting multiple teams across the buildings and infrastructure sectors

Is this role right for you?

We're looking for students who are currently working towards RICS accredited, surveying-based degree. We also value students who are:

• Proactive, motivated and enthusiastic. Able to apply their own initiative to undertake tasks independently.
• A team player, who can adopt flexible working practices to support the needs of the business.
• Articulate, with both excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Logical in their approach to tasks, with the ability to interpret, understand and analyse data.
• Output focused, always working with the objective in mind.
• Commercially astute with strong numerical skills, demonstrating an attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and ideally Cost X (Although not necessary).

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.

Candidaterhave 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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