Graduate Engineer - Highways

A future with purpose

At Arup, we’re dedicated to sustainable development and to do socially useful work that has meaning. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible. We explore challenges with curiosity and creativity - using technology, imagination and rigour to deliver remarkable outcomes.

The Opportunity

Join our progressive Highways team in Leeds and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport infrastructure. Our core technical skills include alignment design, surface water drainage design, and building intelligent BIM models to ensure seamless inter-disciplinary design coordination. Our team also lead delivery of these transport infrastructure projects which provides a range of opportunities for you to take on Client facing roles where you can develop your project management and commercial skills.

We are looking for passionate candidates eager to develop their engineering and management abilities while working on large, multi-disciplinary projects from feasibility stage through to construction. This is your opportunity to grow, innovate, and contribute to projects that transform communities.

Is this role right for you?

From the outset you will be supporting the successful delivery of projects, building relationships within the team and across the wider Arup community. Typical day to day tasks includes:

• Assisting in the design and development of highways and transportation projects.
• Preparing technical reports, specifications, and drawings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Supporting project managers in the planning, commercial management and delivery of projects.

We are looking for candidates with a bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering or a related field.

We're looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how you 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 in September 2025.

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 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 adaptable benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and adaptability to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.