Arup Australia
Sustainability + Environmental Science Summer Internship (Nov 2025)
Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 44 / Hour
- Casual- $44.44 per hour inclusive of casual loading and superannuation.
- 10-15 vacancies
- Apply by 13 Aug 2025
- Start date 17 Nov 2025
Arup’s Summer Vacation Programme is a 12-week-long, paid internship opportunity tailored for students in their penultimate year across Australia and New Zealand during their summer university break. On completion, you will automatically be considered for a graduate role, putting you ahead of the graduate pack.
If you’re currently studying, now is the best time to get a glimpse of where your career could take you.
About Our Programme
As a Summer Vacation Student, you will take part in curated learning content, helping equip you with valuable skills that will help you as you embark on your career!
The curated learning workshops will help you:
- Develop your career by building your professional presence and employability skills
- Learn strategies to manage challenges in the workplace
- Unlock your potential using a growth mindset
- Think towards your future by exploring career pathways and direction
A highlight of the programme is the sustainable development group project. You and your team of vacation students will work together to solve a sustainability challenge. You’ll have the chance to showcase your creativity and innovation, putting your studies to use.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Candidates are required to have full working rights in the country they are applying for.
- Candidates must currently be undertaking a relevant degree
- Availability to work full-time over the summer university break (November – February)
Arup’s Early Careers Programmes
Arup’s Early Careers Programmes have been recognised nationally as some of the best! You can expect to join our extraordinary collective and work on real life projects whilst receiving top-notch learning and development opportunities.
A future with purpose
At Arup, we’re dedicated to sustainable development and doing socially useful work that has meaning. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have 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.
Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal-opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and embrace diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. You may request assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application form so that we can support you best.
Is this role right for you?
We’re looking for creative, diverse, and energetic students with passion for sustainable development to join our Summer Vacation Programme.
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.
Pre-register now and we will let you know once this opportunity opens!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
I work in the planning team and enjoy most of the work I do, particularly the more technical side of it and wastewater modelling. I less enjoy the reports that come after but that is part of the job that cannot be avoided, particularly for a graduate.
Hydraulic modelling with TUFLOW. Analysing data and flood model results. Data management and automation.
- Usually long hours. Sometimes, I've had to work on weekends to meet deadlines
About the employer
Arup Australia
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally to shape a better world.
Pros and cons of working at Arup Australia
Pros
The meaningful project work that I get to be a part of. I feel engaged and motivated in my role and enjoy coming to work. The team (and office more broadly) are friendly and supportive of my development.
You get to work flexible hours, meaning that you can start and finish when it suits you (obviously as long as you work a minimum of 7.5 hours a day, deliver the work, and attend the meetings you're supposed to).
Ample time and resources are given for training. Interesting projects. Great team, technically and socially.
The culture supports my aim of having good work-life balance. There are many social events during and after business hours.
The company has a very strong environmental stance and will not work on projects they feel could compromise their environmental commitments.
Cons
Sometimes the expectation to complete work I am unfamiliar with can be cumbersome.
The workload can become intense, especially with deadlines on large projects.
Some expectations are not laid out clearly. For example, what can be booked on your timesheet or when your time would be volunteered. - Internal tooling is only partially mature.
Business fluctuates working in a consulting firm which can lead to periods with a lack of project work. Feeling the pressure to be a productive employee with high billability, particularly during these periods of low workflow.
The culture varies between teams, which means that work and support can be variable.