Transportation – Summer and Industrial Year Placements
by Atkins
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About Atkins
Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Our strength lies in the breadth and depth of our technical expertise which enables us to provide practical solutions to the most complex challenges for clients in a wide range of sectors.
Transportation – Summer and Industrial Year Placements
As transport infrastructure experiences unprecedented investment, we’re building the sustainable, integrated transport network of the future. From high-speed rail and city metros to driverless cars, we deliver solutions that keep the world moving.
Join our transportation team and you’ll help us to take on technically challenging engineering projects from HS2 to smart motorway schemes. You'll develop industry skills that are highly sought after and learn to become a future business leader.
What you’ll be doing
Civils & Structures (including bridge design)
INDUSTRIAL YEAR PLACEMENTS
Midlands – Birmingham
South East – Chelmsford, Croydon, Epsom
South West – Bristol, Cardiff, Swindon, Swansea
SUMMER PLACEMENTS
Scotland & NI - Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow
North – Stockton, Warrington, York
Midlands – Birmingham, Cambridge, Derby
South East – Chelmsford, Croydon, Epsom
South West – Bristol, Cardiff, Swindon, Swansea
This is an inspiring place to be. We design new bridges and look after highways engineering, permanent way alignment and the civil engineering aspects of rail networks. Managing every stage of projects from feasibility to detailed design, we can offer you the opportunity to work across different disciplines and make a difference on a variety of projects around the world. We’re looking for talented undergraduates studying towards a BEng (2.1 or above) or MEng (2.2 or above) in Civil and/or Structural Engineering.
Join us and you’ll:
- Develop your skills working on a variety of rail and highways projects, providing technical solutions
- Become familiar with infrastructure terms and processes, across a wide range of disciplines
- Prepare and check project designs, drawings, assessment calculations, reports and contract documents
- Become a trusted adviser to our clients, working collaboratively with suppliers, contractors, the public and multidisciplinary teams.
Transportation Consultancy
INDUSTRIAL YEAR PLACEMENTS
Birmingham, Epsom, Manchester
SUMMER PLACEMENTS
Birmingham
We look at things from every angle to deliver the best solutions, providing consultancy services and strategic advice from transport planning to rail fleet. Put simply, we help our customers develop strategic plans, policy frameworks and integrated regional and national strategies. You could find yourself:
- Producing maps, diagrams and highway/public transport models using different software packages
- Supporting the delivery of technology systems that will manage and optimise tomorrow’s transport infrastructure
- Helping to drive innovative projects from adaptive traffic signals and smart motorways to control centres and real time passenger information
- Supporting the development of asset management policies, assessing and managing the risks of asset performance
- Developing an understanding of the costs and benefits of transport schemes and supporting the development of business cases for scheme funding
You should be studying towards bachelors (2.1 or above) or masters (2.2 or above) in:
- Engineering – Civil, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Telecommunications, Systems
- Sciences, Maths and others – Physics, Computer Science, IT, Geography, Maths, Environmental Science, Economics and GIS
Who we’re looking for (all roles)
- Drive and determination to achieve Chartered Status
- Confident working on your own initiative and as part of multidisciplinary teams
- A good communicator who can analyse problems, create innovative solutions and manage your time effectively
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