Graduate Acoustics, Audio Visual & Theatre Consultant 2025

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. We explore challenges with curiosity and creativity - using technology, imagination and rigour to deliver remarkable outcomes.

The opportunity

The Acoustics, Audio-Visual and Theatre Consulting teams at Arup provide effective & professional services to our clients. Our Consultants and Psychologists provide theatre and venue consultancy to arts, culture and entertainment clients – for experiences, places, buildings and districts as well as working on projects from architectural acoustics; environmental noise and vibration; building services noise and sound systems design theatres, studios and concert venues; to master-planning entire cultural districts.

Due to the nature of our work you will have the opportunity to gain a broad range of experience, including planning and feasibility studies; environmental and health impact assessments; building and infrastructure design; noise modelling; on-site measurements; auralisation and sound visualisation (including Arup SoundLab and i¦Lab); as well as many other activities.

Graduate Acoustic Consultant - London, Southampton, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool 

As a global leader in acoustic consulting, Arup's experts make the unseen changes that can transform our daily experience in diverse environments. We design to create soundscapes that promote health and wellbeing and minimise the unwanted effects of noise and vibration; and create beautiful sound in venues around the world. We help reduce the impact of noise from airports, railways, highways and stadia, while making sure sound systems are heard with clarity in even the busiest transport hubs. Our international acoustic design team provides services in architectural, building, transport and environmental acoustics and vibration. We help clients achieve their aspirations by guiding the acoustic design of projects from conception and planning through design, construction, testing and commissioning

You will join an unrivalled community of experts, closely linked with our colleagues around the globe, where everyone is supported in their career path and encouraged to work towards a professional qualification.

You will work with us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients. While you'll have a great deal of responsibility from day one, and the opportunities to take on more as you progress and broaden your skills. Throughout your development, we will support and mentor you as you work towards a professional qualification.

Your project involvement will be extremely diverse and likely to include architectural acoustics; environmental noise and vibration; building services noise and sound systems design. You will be working across a wide variety of markets including performing arts, education, healthcare, commercial, residential, sport, rail, highways, aviation and energy.

Ideally you will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in acoustics, environmental science, applied sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering or physics. Other subjects will be considered if you can demonstrate a strong interest in working and learning further in a technically demanding environment.
• Modules such as sound, acoustics, waves, vibrations or digital/coding related modules.

Interest or skills in any of the following would also be useful:

• Health effects of noise
• Soundscaping
• Gis
• Coding
• Sound systems
• Sound recording
• Signal processing

Graduate Theatre and Audio Visual Consultant - London, Southampton, Manchester 

Our team works on venues for performance and visual art on a local and international scale. Our work includes theatres, concert halls, cinemas, museums and galleries, and music and film studios.  We also work on sound and video systems outside of performance venues - in offices, hotels, shopping centres and healthcare.

We design technical systems (stage machinery, lighting, video, audio, broadcast, digital infrastructure) and input to project vision and briefing, architectural design, operational space planning, auditorium design, and liaise with other experts to create world-class experiences. We work closely with our clients, public authorities, operators, architects, engineers and theatre staff, guiding projects from inception and planning, through design, testing and commissioning, as well as consulting on in-use operations.

We are looking for a Graduate Consultant to join our team. From your first day you'll be working with our UK and global teams, engaged on projects ranging in scale, duration and design stage. You will be supported and mentored as you progress and broaden your skills, working under the guidance of our experienced team and developing expertise through a combination of project work and dedicate training.

Our work encompasses:

• Production and gallery lighting and lighting control systems
• Audio-visual systems, including sound, video, communications and projection
• Stage machinery and automation control systems
• Venue planning and operational design, including back of house facilities and public spaces
• Auditorium design and modelling, including sightline analysis
• Visual arts strategies and cultural master-planning for cities and districts
• Visualisation, auralizations, and the development of new digital tools for design and communication

You will have the opportunity to:

• Develop innovative solutions within constraints of project budgets
• Undertake conceptual through to technical design
• Participate in discussions with clients, relevant communities and other stakeholders
• Undertake calculations, drawings and modelling of venue technical systems
• Prepare presentations and technical documents for clear communication with design teams and users
• Contribute to and review designs of other parties
• Review systems onsite and assist with specialist venue systems inspection and commissioning

Is this role right for you?

Ideally you will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), in any subject

We are particularly interested to hear about your drive to work in the arts, culture & entertainment sector.

• You may have volunteer, amateur, or professional experience working in a gallery, studio, museum, performing arts venue, conference, or event environment.
• You may have taken on technical, operation, curatorial, or visitor experience roles.
• You may be an avid reader of industry news and publications, and have a view on the future of arts and culture and / or audio visual design
• You may have personal projects that have developed relevant technical, creative and/or design skills
• You may have reflections on your interactions with the arts, culture and entertainment sector that you'd like to apply to your design work

We are also interested to hear about examples of:

• Your creativity and curiosity
• Your attention to detail
• Your time management skills, and ability to work concurrently on multiple projects

We're looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how you think and work. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same; whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we'd like to hear from you.

You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2025.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.