Apprenticeship Opportunities – Level 3 – London Arup

Our Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships allow you to study for industry-recognised qualifications whilst earning a competitive salary. As an apprentice, you will study with a training provider, such as a college, and combine this experience with real responsibilities in the workplace. Your study pattern could be day or block release, or via distance learning, depending on the course that you enrol on. A dedicated mentor will guide you through your personal and professional development. Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeships have a typical duration of two to three years, during which you will attain both a professional and academic qualification to further your career. Our apprentices are employed on a permanent basis, so you’ll continue to progress with Arup once you’ve completed your course.

The Opportunity

Level 3 Apprenticeship opportunities are available in London in the following areas:

Structural Engineering:

Across all teams, you’ll support a variety of different work, including:

• Production of engineering drawings and sketches, including 3D or 2D computer drawings

• Production of Building Information Models (BIM)

• Preparation of simple engineering calculations

• Contributing to solutions for design challenges

• Taking part in design meetings, site visits, presentations and workshops

• Helping with the administration of projects

Civil Engineering:

You’ll help a team including engineers and other professionals to assess, design and supervise civil engineering works. You’ll work on a wide range of projects – from roads and pavements to car parks, drainage, and earthworks, flood defence, dams & reservoirs and water treatment works.

Projects and designs will come in all shapes and sizes, and could involve highways, bridges, and rail schemes. You could also get involved in the computer modelling and drawing of access roads, civil structures, bridges and utility infrastructure.

You’ll also support us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients. As part of your apprenticeship, you’ll study towards a Level 3 qualification in Civil Engineering with one of our local partner colleges.

Building Services- Mechanical:

We are looking for a Building Services to join our Building Engineering team in our London office. Building Services engineering encapsulates systems such as heating, ventilation, lighting, power, water services, life-safety systems and data communications.

You will work on a variety of projects across different sectors, including education, commercial, sports, health and industry. This has recently included projects such as the Alexander Stadium, National Rehabilitation Centre and Paradise Birmingham. As an apprentice, you will be working with and supported by other apprentices and BIM technicians using digital tools to create intelligent 3D models and drawings to communicate the Arup design. You will be working towards becoming a Building Services Technician responsible for 3D model and drawing production, information management and digital collaboration.

Public Health and Plumbing Engineering:

Together with Arup’s mechanical and electrical engineers, we provide an integrated building services offering. We also collaborate with water engineers to ensure that plumbing and infrastructure work together, in sympathy with the complete water cycle. Our public health team offers our clients a broad spectrum of expertise and consulting services in a wide range of developments, such as commercial, residential and hospitality developments, universities, colleges and schools, hospitals and healthcare buildings, laboratories and research facilities, transport projects, including airports and rail stations, sports facilities and stadia, theatres and performance venues, museums and art galleries, large-scale industrial and manufacturing facilities and data centres.

You will be working in a multi-disciplinary office with structural, mechanical and electrical engineers and specialists such as fire and acoustic engineers, preparing designs in co-ordination with their team as well as external architects, surveyors, contractors and clients for projects across a wide range of markets.

Bridges and Civil Structures:

You’ll be part of the ground engineering team, working with experienced professionals, graduates and other apprentices, giving you the opportunity to learn from a wide variety of people and gain knowledge in multiple areas. You’ll work on a wide range of multidisciplinary projects at various stages across multiple market sectors including, transport, energy, water resources, buildings, industrial facilities, land development and natural hazards.

You will have the opportunity to develop a strong base in ground engineering, problem solve and develop designs and to explore other specialist areas such as numerical modelling, seismic, risk and resilience, or sustainability.

Your role will involve (but not limited to) the following types of activities

• Preparation of desk study and design reports

• Management of geotechnical data including using GIS

• Working with senior team members to learn about design of different geotechnical structures including retaining walls, basements, piles and shallow foundations

• Attend site to supervise ground investigation and construction activities

Information communication technician (Digital Communications Technician pathway)

A digital communications technician works with a team of architects, engineers, designers and other professionals in the engineering consulting industry to design various IT and telecommunications systems for the built environment.

This typically includes the design of:

IT communications infrastructure in buildings including IT routes, rooms, risers, copper and fibre optic cabling

Local area networks, wireless LANs, telephony, unified communications

Terrestrial and satellite television distribution systems

Radio and cellular distributed antenna systems

Airport operational systems

Rail systems

We are looking for candidates with five or more GCSEs at grade C/4/5 or above including Maths (Grade B/5/6 or above), English and Science or their equivalent.

Is this role right for you?

We’re looking for apprentices who are curious and ready to evolve how they think and work.

Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same; whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we’d like to hear from you.

You should be able to start this opportunity no later than September 2025.

Eligibility for apprenticeship funding requires candidates to have the right to work in the UK and continuous residency in the UK since at least September 2022. Candidates holding a visa must ensure it remains valid for the full duration of the apprenticeship, which may extend up to 5 years.

We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early.

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 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.

Please click on the role that most interests you to find out further information and to apply. We then ask that you complete the application form, attaching any required documents. We will be reviewing applications for this position on a rolling basis. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the application deadline.

At Arup, we foster an environment where every individual’s unique perspective and background is valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype, mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and family status, including pregnancy and family leave, in compliance with applicable laws. By championing the diversity of our people, we create a stronger, more resilient organisation that positively impacts our people, our culture, our clients and partners, and our communities.

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. Discover more about inclusion at Arup, including our employee resource groups that support our inclusive culture, covering areas such as race, ethnicity, cross-cultural working, gender equity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and disability inclusion: https://www.arup.com/careers/inclusion-at-arup/

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different, and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you, let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact UKEarlyCareersRecruitment@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.