Undergraduate Work Placement 2023 - Belfast, United Kingdom - Arcadis

Arcadis

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life.

In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few.

Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential.

You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives.

You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Recently named as one of Glassdoor's Top 50 Best Places to Work in the UK, at Arcadis you'll be part of a community that encourages and supports you to thrive, to challenge everything, and to transform the world as we know it.

At Arcadis our mission is to improve quality of life for everyone. To do this we need your experience, your imagination, your passion, and your ambition. We need your ability to think differently and willingness to challenge the way we do things.

Our success is driven by passionate and innovative people who sit at the very heart of our business, and all our interns, apprentices, and graduates are fundamental to this success.

Cost Consulting - As a cost consultant you can work in any of our sectors and you will work across cost, commercial and transformational consultancy projects.

At its core, Cost Consultancy involves estimating and advising on the cost of construction works, and your role will be key in providing advice on project finances and contractual relationships.

Working in a fast-moving industry means an interest in digital transformation is key.

Accepted degrees: BSc Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Real Estate, Planning, Environment & Development, Construction & Project Management or Planning & Development

Qualifications & Experience:

Studying towards a related degree
You will enjoy working in a team environment and have the confidence to work under pressure
You will be innovative & creative
Resilient and able to deal with ambiguity
Be a strategic and analytical thinker
Relevant work experience through internships would be advantageous
Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)

What we offer you:

Competitive salary
25 days per annum + 8 days bank holiday
Private medical insurance cover
Matched pension contribution up to 8%
Flexible benefits

Selection Process

Step 2: Psychometric behavioural assessment
Step 3: Interview

Why Arcadis?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA.

Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all.

But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet.

As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams:
Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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