Do you want to join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently? A team that is engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation. When you join us, you'll help create world-class sustainable solutions that connect people, data, and technology. We're transforming infrastructure and energy systems, growing partnerships with our clients, and bringing the most complex projects across the globe to life.
Our global team of 36,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology and aerospace.
Join our Placement Scheme where you'll be trusted with complex work and supported by your peers, line managers and senior leaders. Through a combination of on-the-job learning and practical skills development within your chosen role, you’ll work on real projects from day one that offer scale and variety collaborating with others and creating meaningful impact on the world around us.
With our excellent training and a supportive environment, you'll thrive in great company.
Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and being respected for the different opinions, strengths and experience you bring. We’re not all the same, and that’s our greatest strength. Find out more about why we believe 'Different, makes a difference’.
Where you could work
You can join the following business areas:
Infrastructure
As a Graduate Electrical Engineer, you'll get to see your ideas realised in design and engineering projects that keep the world turning. You could work on an international airport, a local transport interchange, a nuclear power station or a university campus. You'll feel like you're part of something big, working with a broad range of clients whose projects influence policy, future technology and global sustainability.
You'll be sharpening your skills on the latest digital technologies while pressing towards a carbon-neutral future.
Industrial placement locations: Manchester
Summer placement locations: Bristol, Mancheste
Nuclear & Power
Our Nuclear & Power team works collaboratively across the industry, building trust and delivering exceptional engineering solutions to our key clients. As part of our dynamic Nuclear & Power (N&P) teams, your work will support today’s energy needs and pave the way for tomorrow’s solutions, playing a crucial role in our journey towards a net-zero future.
In joining our Nuclear & Power business, you’ll be part of one of four key teams in the UK:
- Power New Build
- Reactor Operations & Decommissioning
- Net Zero Energy
- Decommissioning & Waste Services.
Industrial placement locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Epsom, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Whitehaven
Summer placement locations: Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Whitehaven
Transportation
By combining traditional engineering and new innovative technologies, our teams make journeys easier, safer, and more reliable while supporting a greener and more productive society. Our work spans the full transport ecosystem, across Bridges & Civils, Highways, Rail, Central Rail Systems Alliance, and local transport projects. You'll feel a sense of pride working with our clients such as Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London - to name a few.
Industrial placement locations: Birmingham, Croydon, Derby, Glasgow, York
What you can bring
- A passion for working in a consultancy environment
- Embracing equality, diversity and inclusion in everything you do
- A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions
- Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team
- Motivation to achieve professional accreditation (where applicable)
- Comfortable to embrace agile ways of working and learning new technologies.
Meeting your needs
We aim to promote a workplace which allows our people to perform at their best. So, as well as ensuring you’re rewarded for your efforts, we also have a variety of initiatives in place to create a healthy workplace and support your well-being to include:
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters
- Join any of our employee networks for social interaction, peer support and personal development, as well as contributing to the development of policies and working practices
In addition to the above, our top performing placement students (who’ve completed at least 8 weeks on placement with us) have the opportunity to be nominated onto our Graduate Development Programme.
To view all available benefits, visit our Total Rewards portal. Our placement salaries are between £24,570 and £28,808 depending on role and location.