Safety and Reliability Placement Scheme 2021

Shaping a faster, safer, smarter world

On our Placement Scheme, join a well-respected team that has a strong reputation in the engineering industry. You'll be part of something big, enjoying all-level support from line managers to senior leaders. We also want you to maintain a healthy work-life balance. So, during our recruitment process, tell us what matters to you. Find out how we support wellbeing in and out of the office – including different ways to be flexible around work. Let's also talk about Diversity & Inclusion, including our recent pledges for Women's Equality, how we're Disability Confident and an Inclusive Employer.

With Atkins, you'll be in great company.

Your role

Join us as a Safety and Reliability Engineering placement student and enjoy exposure to a wide variety of industries, clients and projects. With an unwavering commitment to safety, quality and efficiency, we’re well positioned to add value to today’s challenges of advising on safer communities, we believe that safety and operational excellence should be at the heart of everything we do.

Where you could work

As a placement student, you could find yourself in one of the following business areas:

Aerospace, Defence, Security & Technology (ADS&T) – Resilience Engineering:
Industrial year locations: Aldershot, Bristol

Joining our ADS&T Division will mean that you are able to work with teams across multiple sectors in Resilience Engineering - making the world, systems and infrastructure Safe, Secure and Sustainable through Safety Engineering and Asset & Data Analytics.

Read more about our ADS&T teams and locations.

Nuclear and Power:
Summer placement locations: (Bristol - Closed for applications) (Epsom - closed for applications)
Industrial year locations: (Epsom - closed for applications), (Warrington - closed for applications) 

Join the teams that have been engineering, delivering, managing and decommissioning nuclear facilities worldwide for over 20 years, from new builds like Hinkley Point C to on-site engineering for clients such as EDF. We're driving evolution in the areas of offshore generation and transmission, energy from waste, electric vehicle infrastructure and the integration of smart grid technology. And we're also proud to play a part in reaching net-zero by 2050.

Discover more about our Nuclear & Power teams and locations.

What you can bring

· An understanding of the consultancy environment
· Enthusiasm to drive your own career development, as well as motivation for self-directed learning
· Drive and determination to achieve professional accreditation
· An interest and ability to adapt to the changing world, new technology and being open to flexible and agile ways of working
· Be curious in your thinking and apply your technical knowledge to analyse problems and create innovative solutions
· A desire to develop relationship building skills with clients and internal stakeholders
· Confidence to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a multidisciplinary team

Meeting your needs

We've created a rewards package to fit around your study, career and personal needs. Enjoy benefits such as flexible holidays, tailored career development and a strong support network. Each year, our top performing placement students (who’ve done at least 8 weeks on placement with us) have the opportunity to be nominated onto our Graduate Development Programme.

How do I apply?

Please click "Apply Now" below to register your details and start your application journey. To find out more and for advice on how to play to your strengths, visit us on Connectr.

We want you to perform at your best at each stage of our recruitment process and can make adjustments to ensure this. So, whether you consider yourself to have a disability or not, or would simply like to know how we can support you better, please contact us confidentially on placements@atkinsglobal.com.

Our deadline for applications is Friday 26th March 2021. Remember, our programmes are incredibly popular, and some roles may close early. So, avoid disappointment by getting your application in as soon as possible.

More about us

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is a leading global consultancy with over 80 years' design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll join a team of people who ask questions, who dare to see things differently and want to build a better world.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects.

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview.

If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.