Shape a sustainable tomorrow
We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization.
- 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 speaks over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents.
- Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defense, technology, and aerospace.
- In our Graduate Development Programme, you take the driver's seat in your career.
- Grow personally and professionally, guided by inspiring managers.
- Just say yes to opportunities that spark your interest, knowing you'll have the flexibility to balance work, life, and study.
- 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 experiences you bring.
Where you could work
As a Ground Engineering and Tunnelling graduate, you'll enjoy variety, working on large and small projects with the opportunity to explore different career pathways including consulting and design.
You can join the following business areas:
Business area: Infrastructure
- Help us reimagine our places and spaces, from transport hubs to university campuses, industrial facilities, and critical flood defence schemes - we touch every aspect of social and economic environments.
- The type of work will include creating specialist civil drawings, detailed tasks/designs and client-facing roles on some of the industry’s most complex civil engineering projects.
- You'll be sharpening your skills on the latest digital technologies while pressing towards a carbon-neutral future.
Our teams and what they do
Ground Engineering
Degree Requirements: Minimum 2.1 Bachelor’s / BEng in Engineering Geology and Geotechnics or 2.2 Master’s /MEng in Ground Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology, Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, or related subject
Locations: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Epsom (Surrey), Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester
Our Ground Engineering team is committed to providing world-class geotechnical and engineering geology services to infrastructure and global energy clients, focusing on the engineering behaviour of the ground for complex new build and asset life extension projects. You’ll get involved in a broad range of activities including site investigation, 3D ground modelling, geohazard & terrain evaluation, earth structures, foundation design and ground improvement, in both the onshore and offshore environments.
Key duties include:
- Desk studies and site reconnaissance
- Site walkovers and inspections
- Specification, planning and procurement of ground investigations
- Supervision of ground investigation works on site
- Checking of factual geotechnical data obtained from ground investigations and associated digital data management
- Development of conceptual and observational ground models
- Writing of interpretative reports and derivation of geotechnical parameters for design
- Geotechnical design and associated reporting
- Construction supervision
Tunnelling
Degree Requirements: Minimum 2.1 Bachelor’s / BEng or 2.2 Master’s / MEng in Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Fluid Modelling Engineering, or related subject
Locations: Epsom (Surrey) or London
Our team provides technically excellent engineering design of tunnelling, underground, and heavy infrastructure, particularly focused on mass transit, rail and major project programmes. You’ll be supported by a team with expertise in the assessment of ground movements, and design of complex foundations and ‘ground-contacting’ structures, in addition to the assessment of ventilation and fire life safety aspects of utilising underground space. Here you’ll get the opportunity to take on a wide range of interesting activities, including site work, design, asset impact assessments, life cycle/risk assessments and project management.
Key duties include:
- Tunnelling design and associated reporting
- Micro-tunnelling (HDD, Pipejacking, direct pipe)
- Large tunnels (TBMs, SCL, Square works..)
- Ground movement assessment and impact assessment
- Tunnel Principal Inspection and Asset management
- Shafts, tunnel portals and ancillary structures
- Undertaking feasibility studies
- Specification, planning and procurement of tunnel projects
- Working with specialist software to support planning programmes
- Supervision of construction works on site
Please note that Mechanical Engineering and Computational Fluid Modelling Engineering degrees are only accepted for our Epsom office.
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.
Training and development
- Our graduate program has been designed to give you an insight into a wide variety of areas of work and the chance to explore where your skills and interests lie.
- Featuring a series of training events and modules, professional development, mentoring, and on-the-job experience as well as practical skills development, 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 you.
- You’ll work towards your professional accreditation where applicable; so whichever path you take, your future starts here.
Meeting your needs
As well as ensuring you’re rewarded for your efforts, we also have a variety of initiatives to support you:
- Our graduate salaries are between £30,500 - £33,500 depending on role and location.
- A settling-in payment of £2,500 when you join and a further payment of £2,500 when you achieve chartered status or reach an equivalent stage in your professional development
- 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, with the option to buy an additional 15 days or sell up to 5 days
- Flexible working arrangements
- Two paid annual volunteer days
- Join any of our employee networks for social interaction, peer support, and personal development
- Opportunities to further develop yourself by applying to various company-wide development programs
- An enhanced maternity scheme and family-friendly policies
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters
- Life #InsideAtkinsRéalis - join hundreds of talented graduates, with opportunities from skill-building to social events, charity challenges, Young Professional Awards, social clubs, and exciting secondments.
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 the interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not refer to (in conversation) or include in your application, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
