Internship - People, Data & Insights

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

How can data, technology and an understanding of people help shape the future of work?

We are looking for six students to join our Global People team at Arcadis' Global Headquarters in Amsterdam from February 2027.

You'll join as part of an intern cohort working together on real challenges facing our global business. The internship brings together business strategy, data, technology and human behaviour, giving you the opportunity to apply what you are learning at university in a practical, international environment.

This is a multidisciplinary internship, which means we don't expect you to be an expert in everything. During your internship, you'll focus on two or three areas that best match your interests, strengths and studies, while working alongside other interns who bring different skills and perspectives.

The exact projects you work on will depend on the priorities of our global business. Whatever your focus, you'll have the opportunity to research real challenges, develop ideas and create practical solutions that can be tested and used.

What could you work on? 

Depending on your interests and strengths, you'll work across two or three of the following areas:

• Strategy & workforce economics - Help us understand what skills our business will need in the future, where we can find or develop those skills, and the different options and costs involved.
• Data engineering & information management - Help make sure our people, skills and business data is accurate, connected and easy to use.
• People analytics & experimentation - Use data to explore questions about our people and workplace, identify patterns and test whether new ideas or initiatives are making a difference.
• Applied AI & automation - Explore how AI and automation could make work simpler. This could include testing tools such as AI assistants, learning support or simpler HR processes, and understanding what works well, what doesn't and why.
• Behavioural science & organisational psychology - Explore what helps people learn, work well together and adapt to change, then test different ideas to understand what works.
• Service design, work redesign & learning design - Help make every day processes easier for employees and managers, improve how work is done, and turn new skills into useful learning experiences.

Please state your interested areas in your motivation letter on submission of your application.

What will you do? 

Your work will vary depending on your focus areas and the projects you join. You could:

• Explore the skills Arcadis may need in the future and what this could mean for our people and business.
• Research business and people challenges using data, technology or behavioural insights.
• Analyse information, develop models, design experiments or create and test prototypes.
• Explore how AI and automation could improve the way people work and learn.
• Design simpler and more effective experiences for employees and managers.
• Work with interns from different academic backgrounds to bring different perspectives to a shared challenge.
• Turn your research and analysis into clear, practical ideas and recommendations.
• Present your findings, including what you've learned and any limitations, to stakeholders and leaders.

You'll have your own areas of responsibility, but you'll also work as part of the wider intern cohort. At the end of the internship, you'll bring your work together into a shared solution and final presentation that demonstrates what you've discovered and developed as a team.

Our Global People team 

Our Global People function helps create the environment, skills and experiences our people need to succeed. Working in partnership with the business, we look at how Arcadis attracts and develops talent, plans for the skills we will need in the future, supports performance and reward, and creates an inclusive and engaging employee experience.

Our work brings together areas including talent and leadership development, workforce planning and capability, performance and reward, diversity and belonging, people services, digital solutions and people data. We also use technology, insights and new ways of working to continually improve how we support our people around the world.

As part of our global team, you'll see how different areas of expertise come together to solve real business and people challenges, while having the opportunity to bring your own ideas and perspective.

What are we looking for? 

We're looking for curious students who enjoy exploring problems and turning ideas into something practical.

You'll currently be studying towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree, for example in:

• Business & economics: economics or econometrics, business or business strategy, behavioural economics
• Engineering & operations: industrial or process engineering, operations research
• Data, technology & AI: computer science or information systems, data engineering or data science, artificial intelligence, statistics or applied mathematics
• People & behaviour: quantitative social sciences, organisational psychology, learning science
• Design: human-computer interaction, service design

You don't need previous professional experience – we're interested in what you've learned through your studies, projects, extracurricular activities, volunteering or work.

Other key skills and behaviours we're looking for:

• Curiosity – you enjoy asking questions and exploring unfamiliar problems.
• Interest in real-world impact – you want to use data, technology or insights about people to solve real challenges.
• Practical problem-solving – you can turn analysis into practical ideas and share an example of something you've researched, tested, built, designed or improved.
• Communication and collaboration – you explain your thinking clearly and enjoy working with people who have different skills and perspectives.
• Responsible use of data and AI – you think carefully about privacy, bias and limitations.
• Professional English – you can communicate confidently in English.

What you'll gain 

This is an opportunity to apply what you're learning to real global challenges, rather than simply observe from the sidelines.

You'll have the chance to work alongside people with different skills and backgrounds, gain experience within an international organisation and see how strategy, research, data, AI, behavioural science and design can come together to influence decisions and improve the way people work.

You'll also develop experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team, taking an idea from initial research through to a practical recommendation, prototype or solution.

Most importantly, we don't expect you to arrive with all the answers. We're looking for students who are ready to learn, experiment, collaborate and bring a fresh perspective.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe that every individual's contribution matters. That is why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, in which you apply your unique experience and expertise to shape your own career path. With your skills, we can maximise our impact together.

You will do meaningful work and, whatever your role, you will help deliver sustainable solutions for a healthier planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. We take equality and inclusion very seriously and hold ourselves accountable for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and to provide a great workplace for everyone.

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