Graduate Mechanical Construction Admin. & Controls Engineer (Available 2026)

Arup is a global consultancy that guides, plans, and designs the future of the built environment. They are seeking a Construction Administration / Controls team member to support project work in various sectors, ensuring quality designs and multi-disciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Support our Construction Administration and Controls teams through project work – including new / existing construction and pre-design support. Projects will typically reside in the science, healthcare, higher education, transportation and commercial sectors. A general knowledge of all project types will be a strong attribute
• Coordinate and implement of project specific design activities including Process and Instrumentation and Control diagram development. Support our controls team to prepare building control diagrams for operation of HVAC, Lighting and Plumbing systems
• Participate in meeting and work with engineering team to maintain and develop client and stake holder relationships. Maintain a focus on building and maintaining quality relationships, both with our internal team and external counterparts
• Support the CA process from a multi-disciplinary standpoint. Facilitate timely responses to Contractor Request for Information (RFI’s), submittals and inspection reports and ensure that responses are coordinated across trade partners
• Participate in Construction site ‘all-hands’ or ‘big room’ meetings. Be accountable to report to the large team and convey information on the team’s behalf, when necessary
• Provide measurement and verification services within existing building projects and support our commissioning team as necessary
• Support advance controls for High-performance and LEED Certified green buildings
• Capture lessons learned on projects and support in-house design reviews based on findings. Make recommendations for design improvements. Engage with our BIM process and pro-actively identify opportunities for coordination and constructability in order to support a high quality output
• Present lessons learned to the broader team ‘non-field based’ engineering team
• Support the development regional standards for construction administration best practices, such as: digital platforms, test sheets and forms, specifications and site practices, and field reports
• Know the latest in relevant industry developments and technology advancements

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or similar is preferred
• Experience or understanding of commissioning / retro-commissioning projects
• Experience developing and delivering a business strategy and work winning efforts
• Engineer in Training (EIT), Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or equivalent qualifications
• Must be eligible to work in the US without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future to be considered for this role
• LEED AP (desired)
• Project sector experience in higher education, science, industry, healthcare, government, or transportation
• Participation in American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning engineers (ASHRAE) or equivalent organizations

Benefits

• Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually)
• 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match

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