Electrical Engineers

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Around the globe, Arup’s electrical engineers bring specialist expertise to solutions for buildings, transport infrastructure and energy, water and waste utilities.

Arup’s Mechanical and Electrical team in the Infrastructure Midlands Group provide design and project management services to internal and external clients. The team is involved in a wide range of projects across the electricity and water utilities as well as the renewable energy and environmental sectors.

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The Opportunity

We have multiple roles available for experienced Electrical Engineers to join our Mechanical and Electrical team in the Energy, Water & Resources Group providing design and project management services to internal and external clients. The team is involved in a wide range of projects across the electrical and water utilities as well as the renewable energy and environmental sectors.

Our projects span feasibility, outline and concept design, construction

support project engineering and project management services promoting our clients across a number of areas:

Water – water and wastewater treatment, pumping stations, reservoirs, water distribution

Energy – offshore wind and electricity interconnectors, combined heat and power and waste-to-energy 

Power – Low Voltage control and distribution

Industrial Clients – small to medium scale power generation, steam generation and supporting services

Our Electrical Engineers apply their specialist skills to infrastructure projects across the globe. We offer our clients a broad spectrum of expertise and consulting services.

As Arup continues to focus on digital transformation, we combine digital and data-related capabilities with our traditional engineering and design strengths to help solve complex problems more efficiently and offer new ways of working in this digital age. You'll contribute to team members delivering an effective and professional service to our clients. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of our design teams, you will have the opportunity to work alongside specialists.

Is This Role Right For You?

We are open to considering various levels of experience but seeking the following key attributes and skills:

Background in an electrical engineering design capacity in the utility sector with a client organisation, consultant or contractor

CAD and BIM skills

coding languages would be an advantage

Possess a strong working knowledge of Office and demonstrate an ability to learn new software within a working environment that increasingly utilises 3D design and digital automation

This position will be based in our office in Birmingham and will be integrated within a vertically aligned mechanical and electrical engineering skills base across other Arup offices including Leeds and Cardiff.

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 members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide 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.