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Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigor to shape a better world.

As a risk and resilience engineer, you will support our mission to help shape a better world and to simulate our clients’ resilient futures.

Through your work, you will help to advance and implement cutting edge methods that keep Arup at the forefront of our industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake qualitative and quantitative risk assessments for multiple hazards including flood, sea level rise, wind, heat, and climate change, among others.

• Undertake hazard analysis for multiple hazards, including climate change analysis and apply methods to incorporate climate change into hazard models.

• Perform vulnerability analysis of assets considering different types of hazards and assets.

• Support the development of risk mitigation, climate adaptation, and resilience strategies for building and infrastructure projects and portfolios, corporations/institutions, and cities/communities.

• Employ and develop automation scripts for risk models.

• Support the development of project deliverables including reporting, enabling digital platforms, and communicating findings to stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (water, hydraulics, geotechnics), Environmental Engineering, or Climate Science

• Minimum 3.0 GPA or higher.

• Basic understanding of computer programming and coding experience to enable hazard and/or engineering risk calculations and results postprocessing / visualization.

• Understanding of basic concepts on statistics and probability.

• Interest in understanding risk and improving the resilience of assets in the built environment considering different hazards.

• Understanding of factors which influence the resilience of buildings and other physical infrastructure, organizations, and communities.

• Understanding of multi-hazard qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods and models.

• Interest in climate science, climate change models, and downscaling.

Preferred

• MS or PhD in engineering, science, or risk management

• Familiarity with probabilistic risk modeling concepts and methodologies

• Proficiency in computer programming.

• Subject matter expertise with one or more hazards such as wind, wildfire, flood, sea level rise, heat, climate change, etc.

• Understanding of climate science, climate change models and downscaling.

• Understanding of vulnerability and risk assessment methods for utility and transit networks.

• Familiarity with GIS tools, e.g., ArcGIS.

• Familiarity with climate change adaptation strategies.

• Familiarity with interpretation and quantitative analysis of weather and climate data.

Notable Projects

• Disaster and climate risk assessment for Tongatapu, Tonga (Asian Development Bank)

• Stanford University climate risk and resilience study

• Resilience-based Design Initiative (REDiTM) for earthquakes, floods, and wind

• Multi-hazard campus risk analysis and resilience strategies for universities, company headquarters, and datacenter portfolios

• Multi-hazard risk assessment for the global supply chain of commercial and manufacturing facilities

BENEFITS THAT WORK- At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future.

FLEXIBLE WORKING - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

ARUP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. We consider all qualified candidates regardless of national origin, veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or other status protected by law. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at americasbenefits@arup.com

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, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.