INTERN: Foresight, Research + Innovation Intern / ARUP

Foresight, Research + Innovation Intern

Excellence Leaves a Lasting Impression 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 12,000 creative minds. Our integrated

approach to engineering and design brings together the best professionals to meet our clients’ needs. Arup is currently seeking a Foresight, Research & Innovation Summer Intern to provide general support to our department in New York. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, have the ability to multi-task, and have a desire to learn. Excellent planning and organization skills required for our fast-paced environment.

We have:

 A global engineering and design consultancy that’s analog and digital and everything in-

between

 An awesome view of the statue of liberty

 A small team that is hoping to grow

 An open mind for new ideas, tools, approaches, and methodologies

You have:

 A beautiful brain. Yes, we mean the grey matter.

 The emotional intelligence required to work with a range of personalities and skill sets:

creatives, engineers, planners, consultants, researchers

 The ability to create a process which will help others come to better solutions

 The insatiable need to frame problems and try to solve them through design thinking

 The ability to tell stories visually and memorably

 An appreciation for the powerful impact that design can have on community

 A desire to keep learning, growing, building

You also have skill or experience in some of these:

 UX design

 Design research

 Graphic and/or video production

 Graphic design

 Writing/communications

 Quantitative survey development

 GIS

 Coding

Responsibilities:

Responsible for supporting the team on research, design, writing, engagement and strategic

assignments.

Period: April/May 2016-September 2016