Graduate Process Engineer

Graduate Process/Chemical Engineering role at Arup focused on clean water and wastewater treatment, including process design, treatment optimisation, feasibility studies, technical calculations, and sustainable water solutions for infrastructure, industrial, energy, data centre, and green hydrogen projects.

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

• Develops and optimises treatment processes for clean water and wastewater treatment works.

• Supports projects ranging from upgrades of existing assets through to new treatment facilities.

• Provides technical input into process selection, treatment performance and operational efficiency

• Works from concept development and due diligence through to detailed design.

• Assesses treatment options, develops process solutions and supports investment decisions.

• Takes a holistic view of systems, from individual treatment processes to whole asset portfolios.

• Supports water treatment solutions for data centres.

• Contributes to water treatment and process solutions for green hydrogen projects.

• Works on industrial and energy-related opportunities as the Mid-West EWR business expands into new markets.

• Assist in the design of clean water and wastewater treatment processes.

• Develop process calculations such as mass balances, flow balances and treatment performance assessments.

• Support process optimisation studies to improve efficiency, resilience and environmental performance.

• Prepare technical reports, option studies and design documentation and support feasibility studies, due diligence assessments and treatment process evaluations.

• Contribute to process design deliverables through concept, outline and detailed design stages

Is this role right for you?  

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes: A bachelor's degree in relevant academic discipline, such as Process Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Process Engineering.  

Skills and experience interested in solving problems that affect the way we live.

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

• Full working rights in the country of application  

• 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.  

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.

Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date.

Early application is recommended.

Eligibility  

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.

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.  

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.