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Intern at Arup, a top-listed engineering firm in the Building Design & Construction Magazine’s “Best AEC Firms to Work For” . . . As an intern you’ll receive:

• Substantial Engineering Work Assignments

• A Training Plan for Accelerated Professional Growth

• Work Opportunities That Acknowledge Ability, Not Seat-Time

• Full Membership in a Global Network of Experts

As part of our global engineering and design firm, you’ll have the chance to work side by side with some of the most highly respected engineers and specialists in the world. You’ll also get the opportunity to contribute to exciting and significant projects and deliver quality work that has a positive and lasting influence on the community and the environment. 

Perhaps that’s why 90% of staff know that their own work has a positive impact on the success of the firm, why 70% of our projects are repeat business (often with world-class architects) and why Arup consistently remains in the Engineering News Record Rankings of the “Top 25 International Design Firms to Work For”.

We look for talented individuals who exhibit exceptional technical skill and also have personal characteristics that will help to propagate the long term Arup values of:

• Quality of Work

• Holistic Approach

• Humane Organization

• Straight and Honorable Dealings

• Social Usefulness

• Reasonable Prosperity of Members

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will learn and apply the following:

• Load analyses for the purposes of system sizing

• Air side and water side calculations for designing building systems

• Report writing: writing summaries of the calculation methodologies employed

• Giving structure to your own ideas – lots of “taking a first pass” at spreadsheets, reports and analyses for discussion later rather than instruction

• Attending meetings and learning from listening, asking questions and discussion

• Working with people from other disciplines and/or vendors to gain knowledge on new subjects.

Necessary:

• Working towards a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering

• Coursework in HVAC design or heat transfer and thermodynamics

• Proven interest in the built-environment

• Good time management habits, ability to multi-task, ability to sustain focus on long tasks

• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way

• Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, teamwork, creativity.

Preferred:

• 3.5 GPA or higher, Working towards a Master’s Degree

• EIT/ FE certification, membership in ASHRAE or ASME

• Course in sustainability, Energy/thermal modeling skills, AutoCAD drafting skills

• Internship with HVAC emphasis

• Evidence of past internship or extracurricular activity in the field

• Proven ability to perform in a paid work environment with intermittent supervision

• Past history of technical presentations and technical writing

• Evidence of personal investment in academic or extracurricular field]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2102364-Various-Locations-Internship-Opportunities
Start your career at Arup, a top-listed engineering firm in the Building Design & Construction Magazine’s “Best AEC Firms to Work For” . . . FROM THE START, a newly-graduated engineer receives:

• Substantial Engineering Work Assignments

• A Training Plan for Accelerated Professional Growth

• Work Opportunities That Acknowledge Ability, Not Seat-Time

• Full Membership in a Global Network of Experts

As part of our global engineering and design firm, you’ll have the chance to engage in a fulfilling career and work with some of the most highly respected engineers and specialists in the world. You’ll also get the opportunity to work on exciting and significant projects and deliver quality work that has a positive and lasting influence on the community and the environment. 

Perhaps that’s why 90% of staff know that their own work has a positive impact on the success of the firm, why 70% of our projects are repeat business (often with world-class architects) and why Arup consistently remains in the Engineering News Record Rankings of the “Top 25 International Design Firms to Work For”.

We look for talented individuals who exhibit exceptional technical skill and also have personal characteristics that will help to propagate the long term Arup values of:

• Quality of Work

• Holistic Approach

• Humane Organization

• Straight and Honorable Dealings

• Social Usefulness

• Reasonable Prosperity of Members

As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, you will learn and apply the following:

• Load analyses for the purposes of system sizing

• Air side and water side calculations for designing building systems

• Report writing: writing summaries of the calculation methodologies employed

• Giving structure to your own ideas – lots of “taking a first pass” at spreadsheets, reports and analyses for discussion later rather than instruction

• Attending meetings and learning from listening, asking questions and discussion

• Working with people from other disciplines and/or vendors to gain knowledge on new subjects.

Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering

• Coursework in HVAC design or heat transfer and thermodynamics

• Internship experience in engineering-related firm

• Proven interest in the built-environment

• Good time management habits, ability to multi-task, ability to sustain focus on long tasks

• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way

• Attitude of taking initiative, enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, teamwork, creativity.

Preferred:

• 3.5 GPA or higher

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Architectural Engineering

• EIT/ FE certification

• Membership in ASHRAE or ASME

• Course in sustainability, Energy/thermal modeling skills, AutoCAD drafting skills

• Internship with HVAC emphasis

• Evidence of past internship or extracurricular activity in the field

• Proven ability to perform in a paid work environment with intermittent supervision

• Past history of technical presentations and technical writing

• Evidence of personal investment in academic or extracurricular field

To understand why 93% of our staff say they are proud to work for Arup, one only needs to look at the talents and qualities that we seek out and then intentionally grow. Through a two-year skill-building period of on-the-job training in engineering analysis, supervised design of parts of real projects, responsibility for production of selected drawings and report content, in-house courses in multi-disciplinary design, and project site visits, the graduate engineer quickly becomes an essential part of the delivery team.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2102358-Various-Locations-Mechanical
Bring Your Vision to shape a better world

At Arup, our innovative spirit compels us to express our ingenuity in unique ways —developing many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable buildings, transport and civil engineering projects. Arup is a global engineering and consulting firm of 10,000 creative minds. Our integrated approach to engineering and design brings together the best professionals to meet our clients’ needs.

We are currently seeking a Lead Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineer Lead Mission Critical Designer and Business Leader to build and lead a data center sub-business within the Science & Industry Business in the Americas region.

Your responsibilities will involve:

Promote datacenter business throughout the Americas region, and perform necessary marketing and business development to grow this sub-business.

Lead datacenter projects as PM and lead mechanical engineer.

Assist in development of datacenter design skills throughout Americas region.

Qualified professionals will have:

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineering License (jurisdiction flexible)

15+ years experience in design of datacenters, and design project management of datacenter projects.

Demonstrated experience in business development and cultivation of new clients within the datacenter industry.

Share your passion and experience in a global culture that believes your potential to achieve is endless. This is your opportunity to shine.

Arup is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2102345-New-York-Mechanical
Bring Your Vision to shape a better world.

At Arup, our innovative spirit and determination enables us to express our ingenuity in unique ways developing many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable building, transport and civil engineering projects. Arup is a global engineering and consulting firm of over 10,000 creative minds. Our integrated approach to engineering and design brings together the best professionals to meet our clients’ needs.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with significant healthcare experience to work on high profile projects primarily designed out of our Los Angeles office. The hired candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers primarily to do the following:

You will be part of the management team and as such responsible for financial performance, client relations and team motivation and development. The position will report to the mechanical group core discipline leaders and into the Buildings Practice.

•

Lead effort to deliver HVAC design for hospital, MOB, and laboratory work in the healthcare industry

•

Procure healthcare work in conjunction with the senior management of the group.

•

Build design group skills in the provision of sustainable designs based on most recent scientific evidence in the field related to environments that support improved health and patient outcomes.

•

Oversee a team of junior engineers in design delivery.

•

Be primary contact for discipline with architects.

•

Provide general multidisciplinary coordination oversight including 3D delivery for healthcare projects

•

Build, renew, and maintain relationships with healthcare owners for the purposes of obtaining repeat business.

•

Be recognized in the field as an expert in all aspects of regulatory compliance related to design for disease control.

Requirements:

•

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with a sound knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals.

•

At least 12 years of experience in the HVAC industry with at least 500,000sf of hospital design experience in the past 6 years, with evidence of involvement in concept design through construction administration and commissioning of systems.

•

Have project management, multidisciplinary coordination and supervisorial experience.

•

Business development capabilities, commercial/financial awareness.

•

PE required.

•

Experience with OSHPD required.

•

Evidence of public recognition of expertise preferred (articles, conference papers, ASHRAE committee membership, speaking engagements, etc)

•

LEED AP+ preferred.

•

ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional certification (HFDP) preferred.

•

Cogeneration experience preferred

Qualities:

•

Good communication and leadership skills essential for team based working.

•

Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment.

•

Must be highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges.

•

Must be outgoing in terms of building and maintaining client relationships.

Submission Requirements:

•

Please provide a resume describing work experience.

•

Please provide a project list identifying owner, client, size of project, cost of project, your responsibility/role and the number of people in each discipline for which you had oversight.

•

Please provide evidence of your industry engagement with regards to sharing and developing publically disseminated knowledge about appropriate design for HVAC for healthcare related projects

Share your passion and experience in a global culture that believes your potential to achieve is endless. This is your opportunity to shine.

Arup is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2099094-Toronto-Mechanical
Bring Your Vision to shape a better world.

At Arup, our innovative spirit compels us to express our ingenuity in unique ways —developing many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable buildings, transport and civil engineering projects. Arup is a global engineering and consulting firm of 10,000 creative minds. Our integrated approach to engineering and design brings together the best professionals to meet our clients’ needs.

The Toronto office seeks a Mechanical CAD Technician to enhance our M/P/FP capacity for both Infrastructure and Buildings projects. The potential candidate should have a minimum of 3 years experience in the production of HVAC, fire protection and plumbing 2d and 3d drawings with a solid knowledge of AutoCAD (required), AutoCAD MEP (required), Revit MEP (required) and Navisworks (preferred).

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Work from engineer's markups under minimum supervision in the production of mechanical construction documents, including drafting of schematics, plans, sections and details for HVAC, fire protection and plumbing projects using Microstation and AutoCAD, including routing services to avoid clashes with structure, other services, etc.

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Plotting, collate and review drawings for accuracy and compliance with relevant CAD standard before issues.

•

Support HVAC, fire protection and plumbing BIM production in producing building services systems layouts and riser diagrams.

•

Assist in implementing office BIM/CAD standards

•

Ability to serve as a resource to project team members in the use of various BIM software.

•

Coordinate with internal and external design teams in the completion BIM projects.

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Consulting experience in the architecture, engineering or construction industry is strongly desired.

•

Sound knowledge of the various building systems and how they relate to each other for the purpose of 3D model coordination is strongly desired.

•

Utilization of Navisworks platform for 3D clash detection is an asset.

•

Site visits as required.

Requirements:

•

AutoCAD MEP (3D) required

•

Revit is required

•

Minimum of 3 years experience

•

Work effectively in a team environment, and a strong commitment to succeed.

•

Excellent communication skills.

•

Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment.

•

Must be highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges.

Share your passion and experience in a global culture that believes your potential to achieve is endless. This is your opportunity to shine.

Arup is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2099093-Toronto-Mechanical
Bring Your Vision to shape a better world.

At Arup, our innovative spirit and determination enables us to express our ingenuity in unique ways developing many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable building, transport and civil engineering projects. Arup is a global engineering and consulting firm of over 10,000 creative minds. Our integrated approach to engineering and design brings together the best professionals to meet our clients’ needs.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with significant healthcare experience to work on high profile projects primarily designed out of our Los Angeles office. The hired candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of engineers primarily to do the following:

You will be part of the management team and as such responsible for financial performance, client relations and team motivation and development. The position will report to the mechanical group core discipline leaders and into the Buildings Practice.

•

Lead effort to deliver HVAC design for hospital, MOB, and laboratory work in the healthcare industry

•

Procure healthcare work in conjunction with the senior management of the group.

•

Build design group skills in the provision of sustainable designs based on most recent scientific evidence in the field related to environments that support improved health and patient outcomes.

•

Oversee a team of junior engineers in design delivery.

•

Be primary contact for discipline with architects.

•

Provide general multidisciplinary coordination oversight including 3D delivery for healthcare projects

•

Build, renew, and maintain relationships with healthcare owners for the purposes of obtaining repeat business.

•

Be recognized in the field as an expert in all aspects of regulatory compliance related to design for disease control.

Requirements:

•

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with a sound knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals.

•

At least 12 years of experience in the HVAC industry with at least 500,000sf of hospital design experience in the past 6 years, with evidence of involvement in concept design through construction administration and commissioning of systems.

•

Have project management, multidisciplinary coordination and supervisorial experience.

•

Business development capabilities, commercial/financial awareness.

•

PE required.

•

Experience with OSHPD required.

•

Evidence of public recognition of expertise preferred (articles, conference papers, ASHRAE committee membership, speaking engagements, etc)

•

LEED AP+ preferred.

•

ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional certification (HFDP) preferred.

•

Cogeneration experience preferred

Qualities:

•

Good communication and leadership skills essential for team based working.

•

Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment.

•

Must be highly motivated, proactive and willing to take on new challenges.

•

Must be outgoing in terms of building and maintaining client relationships.

Submission Requirements:

•

Please provide a resume describing work experience.

•

Please provide a project list identifying owner, client, size of project, cost of project, your responsibility/role and the number of people in each discipline for which you had oversight.

•

Please provide evidence of your industry engagement with regards to sharing and developing publically disseminated knowledge about appropriate design for HVAC for healthcare related projects

Share your passion and experience in a global culture that believes your potential to achieve is endless. This is your opportunity to shine.

Arup is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT 2099075-California-Mechanical