Graduate Bridge Engineer positions available in Summer 2010

Start your career at Arup, the top-listed engineering firm in the 2007 Building Design & Construction Magazine’s “Best AEC Firms to Work For” . . . FROM THE START, a newly-graduated engineer receives:

• Substantial Engineering Work Assignments
• A Training Plan for Accelerated Professional Growth
• Work Opportunities That Acknowledge Ability, Not Seat-Time
• Full Membership in a Global Network of Experts

As Consulting Engineers, where what we “sell” is engineering knowledge in support of architectural excellence, Arup understands that each person’s development is linked to our success in the industry, which then creates more opportunity for all. This is why 91% of staff know that their own work has a positive impact on the success of the firm, why 70% of our projects are repeat business (often with world-class architects) and why Arup consistently remains in the ENR Rankings Top 25 International Design Firms (2007 ranking: 4th in General Building).

With such close synergy and alignment between personal and corporate goals, Arup looks for talented individuals who exhibit exceptional technical skill and also have personal characteristics that will help to propagate the long term Arup values of:

• Quality of Work
• Holistic Approach
• Humane Organization
• Straight and Honorable Dealings
• Social Usefulness
• Reasonable Prosperity of Members

Typical responsibilities you will have include:

• Prepare and review drawings detailing the systems designed
• System design calculations
• Report writing
• Project and team administration duties
• Work on defined tasks under the close supervision of a Senior Engineer

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with a sound knowledge of civil engineering fundamentals
• Interest and experience in the design of bridges
• MS word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.
• Skills in planning and organizing
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way, both in person and in writing.
• Attitude of taking independent initiative, exhibiting creative problem-solving, eagerness to learn, while remaining dedicated to teamwork

Qualities:

• Good communication skills essential for team-based working
• Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment
• Must be highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges

This position will be located in our New York and San Francisco offices.

To understand why 92% of our staff say they are proud to work for Arup, one only needs to look at the talents and qualities that we seek out and then intentionally grow. Through a two-year skill-building period of on-the-job training in engineering analysis, supervised design of parts of real projects, responsibility for production of selected drawings and report content, in-house courses in multi-disciplinary design, and project site visits, the graduate engineer quickly becomes an essential part of the delivery team.