Arup Australia
Data & Computer Science Graduate Development Programme (Mar 2026)
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 77,500 - 84,000 / Year
- Graduates will be eligible to participate in Arup’s Global Profit Share Scheme.
- 1-4 vacancies
- Apply by 14 Mar 2025
- Start date 1 Mar 2026
February 2025 AU/NZ Graduate Advert (Prosple and GradConnection)
See it differently
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. With your ideas and thinking we can solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.
What our graduate development programme offers you:
Purpose-driven work: Join an employee-owned team tackling climate, biodiversity, and social challenges, aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Create remarkable outcomes: We trust you to explore challenges, drive change, and create lasting outcomes for our clients, climate and communities.
Inclusive culture: Your unique perspective matters. We celebrate diversity and foster a supportive, social environment where everyone belongs.
Career growth: Grow your skills through innovative projects, training, and mentoring in a supportive environment. We invest in your future.
Work-life balance: Our hybrid model offers flexibility to balance work with your life. We balance your needs with our clients and communities.
What we offer you
Guided by our values, we provide a fair and equitable total reward package and offer a career in which all 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.
Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia & New Zealand:
Profit Share
Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
Paid parental leave for the support carer plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer.
Birthday leave
Annual leave loading
Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
International mobility opportunities
Insurances (life and income protection)
Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
Is this the role you have been looking for?
We’re looking for recent and soon-to-be graduates passionate about sustainable development and ready to take on any challenge that comes your way. You will belong to an extraordinary collective where you can express your individuality, share ideas and create remarkable outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates are required to have full working rights in the country they are applying to.
Candidates must have completed their studies prior to commencing the programme they are applying for
Candidates must be available to start work on or prior to the first day of the programme they are applying to
Candidates must not have more than 12 months, full-time experience in a similar role
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. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
Job Tag line: Join Arup’s #1 ranked Graduate Programme, where your unique ideas help solve the world’s toughest challenges.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian 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.