Are you looking for a new challenge in your career but with the right work-life balance? Do you have an interest in all things outdoor? Would you like to live on the edge of the Lake District National Park? Then this could be the role for you.
Are you a Software Engineer? Coder? Games developer? Digital practitioner? Are you looking for a challenge by applying yourself to delivering engineering solutions to some of the most challenging technical problems? Then we’d love for you to apply for this role.
The Role and Responsibilities
- As part of our growing Energy Business in West Cumbria, you would work alongside our multidiscipline engineering teams to provide innovative digital solutions to support a variety of projects for a variety of clients within our digital assets team.
- The team offers innovative digital services and solutions across some challenging projects not only in the nuclear industry but also the wider energy sectors such as in renewables, oil and gas and conventional power.
- From our office, which includes most major disciplines, you will be involved in developing innovative, practical solutions for our clients across the UK and further afield.
- You’ll work with our project and technical leads as well as our clients to capture their requirements as well as working with colleagues across the Atkins group to develop proposals for new work.
You will support the development of and deliver innovative digital solutions across the full project lifecycle from reality capture, design, site delivery and asset management. - Seeing you work with business leaders as well as lead teams in the delivery of tasks as required ensuring they are delivered to time and quality.
The Person
You will be motivated and proactive with a willingness to learn and adapt. You’ll be able to work both independently and as part of a team and possess good interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate effectively verbally, visually and in writing.
Your key responsibilities will include the following:
- Provide digital, coding, software development to assist our use of visualisation hardware and immersive media support on work carried out by our technical departments.
- Support and deliver innovative digital solutions to reality capture, design and engineering, site delivery and asset management.
- Work with colleagues to capture client requirements and liaise on technical and general project aspects.
- Support colleagues across the Atkins group to develop proposals for new work.
In order to deliver the above we are looking for you to have:
- A qualification in or working towards a qualification in software development, gaming, immersive media or a related subject
- Experience in the generation and development of 3D models
- Familiarity with Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes and techniques
- Familiarity of programming/coding languages
- A willingness to learn and adapt
- Good communication skills
Whilst not essential the following would be desirable:
- Some experience in supporting the delivery of solutions to technical problems
- Familiarity with Immersive Media such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
- Familiarity with gaming engines use and development such as Unity and Unreal
About Us
Atkins are regularly ranked as one of ‘The Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work For’ and have featured as one of the ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women’. We support flexible working and equal opportunities as we believe that diverse teams provide the best mix of interpersonal and technical skills needed to exceed our customers’ expectations
We are one of the world’s foremost engineering and design consultancies, operating in virtually every region of the world, in virtually every market. Choosing to work for Atkins will provide you with the opportunity to engage on some of the most exciting engineering challenges of our time. Together with our rewarding and flexible packages, you’ll have the perfect balance to bring your personal and career goals to fruition.
Additional Information
• This is an exciting time for Atkins, we are diversifying our portfolio to become a more global organisation, while also continuing to grow our services in the Energy sector in the UK. As part of a single Energy business, there will be opportunities to develop your skills and experience in the UK working across all our Energy clients and also for international travel as part of the global Energy business.
• Although the team is based in Whitehaven, the wider Energy business has locations around the country and opportunities also exist at various client sites. Flexibility on work location and a willingness to undertake secondments to other sites from time to time as required is an important aspect of how we work and we want you to be comfortable with this culture
Training
Atkins develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development courses designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. We encourage participation in all forms of training and have an active programme of in-house and well as external training for all of our staff.
Reward & Benefits
Please refer to our website for full details of our benefits package, which includes the opportunity to purchase up to 15 days additional annual leave per year on top of our standard 25 days paid annual leave. Flexible working options will be considered for this vacancy.
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.
ATKINS, part of the SNC Lavalin Group, is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
