Senior Data Scientist Dublin

Shape a future with purpose at Arup in Dublin.

Harness Data to Shape a Better World .

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Insight team to work on real-world, high-impact engineering and sustainability problems.

You will be expected to be the AI and Data Science specialist within the team, focusing on delivering data-driven solutions in collaboration with both internal and external clients.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Data Scientist at Arup, you will have the unique opportunity to harness the power of data to drive sustainable innovation and shape a better world

As a Senior Data Scientist at Arup, you will:

• Be a leader within the team, growing our AI and ML capability and helping to establish a practice that positions the team as a global centre of excellence within Arup.

• Use the latest advancements in LLMs, ML, NLP, and computer vision to solve complex challenges across the built environment in sectors such as transport, water, and energy.

• Apply your experience and innovative thinking to identify opportunities for AI/ML with our clients’ data, work in a data‑lab environment to experiment with different approaches and rapidly prototype solutions, and, where successful, guide these prototypes into robust, deployed applications.

• Have the autonomy to shape the direction of AI within the Data Insights team, identifying high‑value opportunities, designing innovative solutions, and setting the technical standards that guide our work.

• Lead the development of AI/ML best practices, including model governance, MLOps pipelines, and responsible AI approaches, ensuring deployed solutions are robust, transparent, and aligned with Arup’s values.

• Recognize client, end‑user, and wider stakeholder needs and translate them into deliverable, value‑driven solutions.

• Support and guide more junior team members in developing their careers and participate in Arup’s learning agenda

Is this role right for you?

We're looking for someone who is passionate about driving innovation, setting standards, and motivating adoption of best practices across a team of data scientists/analysts/engineers.

You'll also need:

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or related fields and 6 or more years of demonstrable experience developing data science and AI solutions.

• Significant experience directing and managing AI solution delivery, with deep expertise in developing LLM, ML, NLP, and other advanced AI models.

• Experience creating AI/ML models, including building deployment pipelines, monitoring model performance, and managing the full model lifecycle in production environments.

• Experience designing experiments, validating model performance, and applying robust evaluation frameworks for AI/ML systems.

• The ability to recognize client, end-user or other stakeholder needs, translate them into realisable data propositions and implement them as effective and valuable deployed applications.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tell compelling stories and adjust style to suit clients/stakeholders with varied technical knowledge.

• Experience in the following areas would be an advantage: Fabric, Databricks, Azure AI, SQL.

Why Arup?

At Arup, we believe in rewarding our members for their contributions to our shared success. As a trust-owned company, we have the freedom to pursue meaningful work that aligns with our purpose and values. We also offer a unique profit share program, allowing our members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits that work for you:

• Professional Growth & Development: Benefit from continuous learning opportunities, training programs, and mentorship to enhance your skills and advance your career at Arup.

• Global Opportunities: Collaborate with colleagues worldwide and explore potential short-term or long-term assignments at other Arup offices and project locations.

• Financial Well-being & Ownership: Receive a competitive salary and benefits package and share in Arup's success through our global profit-sharing programme.

• Strong corporate culture: Our culture is centered around our values: quality of work, holistic approach, humane organization, straight and honorable dealings, social usefulness and reasonable prosperity.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective where individuality is encouraged. Our strength comes from how we respect, share, and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas. You'll have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, and to the clients and communities we serve.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of the world around us. We actively promote a culture of inclusion where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued. We welcome applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible. If you need any assistance or adjustments, please contact recruitment.europe@arup.com. We're here to support you!

Are you ready to shape a better world?