Highways & Transportation Placements

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Deadline: 19th July 2015
Salary: Competitive
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Location: East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside
City: Cambridge, Birmingham, Leeds, Chelmsford, Manchester, Stockton-on-Tees, Warrington, Epsom, London, Bristol, Trow

As one of the world's leading highways engineering consultancies, Atkins Highways & Transportation division works with national and local governments, highways authorities and funding agencies worldwide to help clients plan, design and enable. We have offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia. Some of our recent major projects include: Engineering Design Services for the London 2012 Olympic Games, M25 DBFO Joint Venture contract, Forth Road Bridge Bearing Replacements, UK Managed Motorways and new infrastructure projects for the Government of Qatar.

Atkins are seeking high-calibre placement students to join our Highways and Transportation Division. Candidates will need to enjoy working on technically challenging projects and be focussed on delivery of results to our clients. Working as part of a team and reporting to a senior staff member, you will work on a variety of bridge and/or highway projects and be an active member of the team, making valuable contributions toward the business that you will be working in.

We currently have Year in Industry placement opportunities for students studying towards a Civil/Structural Engineering degree in the following locations:

  • Trowbridge
  • Chelmsford
  • Cambridge
  • Epsom
  • Bristol
  • Stockton
  • Warrington
  • St Asaph
  • Cardiff
  • Swansea

We are also seeking Year in Industry placement students who are studying towards a Geography, Transport/Traffic Planning/Engineering, Electrical or Maths degree to join us in the following locations:

  • London
  • Epsom
  • Leeds
  • Manchester

Year in Industry placements typically last between 10 - 12 months, with a flexible start date depending on the business needs.

All placements are paid at a highly competitive rate.

What we look for

We encourage our undergraduates to have vision, problem-solving capabilities, ambition, enthusiasm, and drive. We recognise that people are the key to our success, and our undergraduates are potential future leaders of our business. We ensure that we provide them with a varied workload and encourage them to extend themselves in order to reach their full potential. You should have the ability to use your initiative and have a desire to improve your technical capabilities by working as a reliable member of the team. You should be enthusiastic and flexible in your approach to work with good verbal and written communication skills.

Strong candidates will have:

  • Be studying towards a masters or MEng in a relevant degree
  • The ability to lead and to work as part of a team
  • The ability to apply technical knowledge in analysing problems and creating solutions
  • The aptitude to work on your own initiative
  • A questioning/ challenging approach
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to make correct judgements
  • The ability to work and communicate effectively within multidisciplinary teams
  • A commercial and client focused approach
  • Flexibility with respect to travel and working location.

Please read the description carefully before selecting your location preference (Not all disciplines are available in all locations)

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