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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.
Our resilience, security and risk practice has consistently been at the forefront of the field since it was formed in the mid-1990s. The practice brings together threat specialists, physical and electronic security engineers, operational security specialists and blast engineers in a unique multi-disciplinary environment, helping our clients manage malicious risk, natural hazards and operational reliability in each aspect of their businesses and operations.
We bring together a talent for engineering and design with a sound knowledge of fluid dynamics and the theory of structural dynamics, allowing us to use first principles to understand the fundamental behaviour of structures under extreme loads and develop innovative design solutions. We are looking for Graduate Blast Engineers to join our team in London or Manchester. Your role will be to prepare blast engineering analysis and design of structural and façade systems, working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary design teams formed of architects, engineers, cost consultants and project managers to integrate our design solutions into the built environment.
Unlike traditional codified design, blast engineering requires a very different approach to the design but requires a designer's empathy with regard to aesthetic, form and function of any proposed facility. As such, this is a great opportunity for a structural engineering graduate to position their future career, providing strategic input and undertaking first-principles design.
Often working outside mandatory codes of practice in a risk-based framework, you will be responsible for developing the design basis and then preparing a design to meet these requirements. You will work with our threat specialists to assist our clients in developing their design requirements and will manage the client relationship throughout the project to ensure the client remains involved in the decision-making process about the level of blast performance they require, the risk they are prepared to accept and the design and cost impact of mitigating these risks.
Blast engineering is one aspect of protective design. As part of this team, you will also be looking at counteracting malicious threats by considering options to minimise the effects of blast loading. This is often achieved by the introduction of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation measures. Your role will also include developing Hostile Vehicle Mitigation strategies that complement the assumptions made in determining the magnitude of blast loads.
The team has a comprehensive training system to allow you to apply the fundamental theory you have gained from your University Degree into the blast engineering field. You'll join an unrivalled community of experts, where everyone is supported in their career path and encouraged to work towards a professional qualification.
For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:
You will be able to confidently and articulately communicate concepts of threat, risk and risk mitigation, supported by our threat specialists, and will be able to develop and present conceptual ideas.
Through thorough understand of the planning, design and construction process in the development of design solutions in a multi-disciplinary design environment you will be able to manage the detailed analysis, design and specification of blast hardening measures and hostile vehicle mitigation systems.
To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:
Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;
Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date. Early application is recommended.
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.
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.
We've designed our application process to be straightforward and supportive, giving you the opportunity to showcase your skills and potential. Applications are reviewed as they're received, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The process includes an online application, psychometric testing, application review, case study, interview and offer stage. Our friendly Early Careers team is available throughout the process to answer questions and help you feel confident every step of the way.
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