Summer Internships - Management Consultant

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

On this 6-week Summer Internship you'll work alongside skilled professionals and from day one you will be working on real life meaningful projects - adding add value to clients, while exploring challenges with curiosity and creativity.

You'll learn from others and begin creating your professional network ready for when you graduate. There are regular learning sessions with our leadership team, opportunities for site visits to local projects and all kinds of social events that will support your learning and development.

Our aim is to welcome as many students back into our other programmes be that another internship or potential graduate position. This placement is the stepping-stone to your future.

We have an opportunity for a Summer Intern to join our team of bright professionals. Your role will be to assist the existing Energy Advisory team with an expanding workload across Heat Decarbonisation, Offshore Wind and Hydrogen projects, and to offer complementary and new skills to growing these areas. We work across sub-regional and national boundaries, so you will get the opportunities to work with colleagues from across the UK and beyond.

Your day-to-day tasks may include supporting on:

• Feasibility studies on technology options including; district heating/cooling, renewable energy technologies, hydrogen, energy storage and city-wide whole system energy plans
• Net zero and energy strategy delivery work at a city or national level
• Assessing financial and energy reduction benefits of a variety of technology options
• Data modelling and analysis
• Commercial analysis and financial modelling
• Project delivery design advice supporting senior colleagues
• Organising and attending internal and external meetings
• Policy and legislation investigation surrounding net zero objectives, especially with regards to heat decarbonisation and renewable technologies
• Supporting the development of proposals for new commissions
• Participating in the on-going group research activities
• Report writing
• Contributing to presentations

Is this role right for you?

Our Energy is excited to welcome a summer intern with enthusiasm, curiosity, personal drive, technical aptitude and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively. Our team provides industry leading solutions to many aspects of the energy industry, including renewables, hydrogen, networks and building retrofit. A key focus for us is the decarbonisation of our cities and towns at pace and scale, and it is in this theme that we are seeking to provide an opportunity for a summer placement. Our ideal candidate would bring a range of abilities including technical aptitude, an interest in addressing strategic challenges and flair to taking complex challenges/ concepts and turning them into accessible and visual outputs. Ultimately to support communication with our clients and support their decision making. While remote working is possible, we would also like to welcome our intern to join our team in our Glasgow or Edinburgh office, for the duration of this placement. A suitable adaptable arrangement can be made with the successful candidate.

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills, and attributes:

• Student on a suitable undergraduate or post-graduate course, that provides a great appreciation of the energy industry with a focus on sustainability and the net zero agenda, data analysis/modelling aptitude and flair for visual communication
• This could include degrees from Electrical, Mechanical, Power Systems, Environmental Engineering, Building Services, Civil or Chemical Engineering, as well as data, business or finance lead degrees which still cover the energy industry
• Good experience and interest in the Microsoft office package incl. excel for building models and analysing data
• Excellent interpersonal, numerical, written, analytical and research skills, including the ability to communicate and interoperate data analysis and findings into reports for non-technical readers
• Knowledge and interest in national and local energy policy – including those relating to heat generation and decarbonisation. This could also include energy generation, transmission and distribution systems infrastructure and their operations and legislation.

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 Summer (June/July) 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.