Industrial Internship

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 to help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

Join our Transport team in the North and help shape the future of sustainable mobility. This is an exciting time for the transport sector as governments look to evolve their existing transport infrastructure to address changing travel patterns, emerging technologies and the challenges presented by climate change.

Arup is playing a lead role with a range of clients to develop innovative transport solutions for the future; from major highways projects to multi-modal transport solutions and active travel improvements. Arup core skills in the Highways & Active Travel team range from geometric alignment design, surface water drainage design and building of intelligent 3D models; to stakeholder engagement and project management.

The Opportunity

Civil engineering is a central aspect of how we build, maintain and experience the modern world. Arup has been a leader in civil engineering for over 50 years, designing the vital water, energy and transport infrastructure that cities, countries and communities depend on.

In Transport, we work with clients to plan, build, integrate and maintain a wide variety of civil infrastructure, from highways and bridges to mass transit systems. Our technical teams address every aspect of civil engineering design, working in close collaboration with the full breadth of Arup's other design and engineering disciplines.

Roads and Streets

The Roads and streets team thrives on the diversity of our work. Projects undertaken by the team include highway, active travel and public realm design, sustainable urban drainage and utilities co-ordination. We play a key role in both local and large scale multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects for private and public sector clients. The team is involved in schemes throughout their project lifecycle, from initial concept stage through to detailed design and construction, allowing you to gain a breadth of experience, positively impacting on your professional development from day one.

Is this role right for you?

• Studying Civil Engineering (or a related discipline), and on track for a 2:1 or above

• Interested in developing design skills and understanding the route to professional accreditation

• Eager to learn, take on new challenges, and deliver high-quality work for a range of clients

• Strong communicators who enjoy working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams

• Passionate about shaping a sustainable future and making a positive impact through highways and infrastructure

• Curious about how digital tools, automation, and data can enhance engineering design

• Analytical thinkers with a systems-based approach to problem solving

• Familiar with or keen to develop skills in CAD, GIS, and other relevant software

• Open to exploring programming or digital automation to improve design workflows

• Enthusiastic about gaining real-world experience and contributing to meaningful projects

• Excited to gain hands-on experience in a multidisciplinary environment

We're looking for:

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.

You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2026.

Advert closing date: 6th December 2025.

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

Location Preferences

While the role you applied for is based in the location specified in the job advert, we may have other opportunities that align with your profile. To help us assess this, please let us know which Arup office locations you would be interested in working in on your application form

Duplicate Applications

Please note, candidates are permitted to submit only one application per recruitment cycle. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and selecting the role and location(s) that best align with your skills and interests before applying.

Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.

As a membership organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme. Our members also have access to a range of broader wellbeing benefits. You'll have access to lots of learning and development opportunities. This includes a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to do meaningful work that strengthens the resilience of communities and places to improve lives through Arup's community engagement programme.

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 encourage individuality to thrive by respecting, sharing and connecting our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas so we can grow together.

At Arup we are an equal opportunity employer, and we accept people for who they are – we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of age, gender identity and expression, marital status, disability, neurodiversity and mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. Your difference belongs here. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture – from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender, LGBTQ+ and disability – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference - Discover more about life at Arup at

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all our assessment places to be allocated to candidates who have disclosed they are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role. Please refer to these requirements per each role advertised.

We appreciate that everyone's circumstances are different and it's not always easy to commit to standard working hours. Work Unbound is our innovative hybrid approach to working and gives all our members greater flexibility in deciding how and where they work.