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Applications are now open for our 2026 apprenticeships!

Scroll down to view our apprenticeship opportunities in Cumbria. As we have several apprenticeship opportunities available in each location, please carefully read through the job descriptions – you'll find useful information to help you choose a role and understand more about our business.
 
You can only apply to one apprentice role and we want to ensure you make the best decision.
 
There may be some opportunities on this page which you haven't considered before that accept applications from a range of disciplines and subjects – so make sure you check them all out.
 
Being an AtkinsRéalis' apprentice is not only about the great clients or inspiring global projects. It's really about how much we can make a difference. Join us and you'll be shaping, building, maintaining and expanding societies. You'll be one of the thinkers behind some of the world's largest and most essential structures – from energy and water supplies to airports and transport systems. With us, you'll join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently while engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Our top‑performing placement students have the opportunity to be fast‑tracked onto our Graduate Schemespage about Graduate Schemes upon completion of a successful placement! This means that you could bypass the graduate recruitment process and secure your permanent graduate role as you enter your final year of university so you can focus on your studies.

Explore our projects

Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport

Our technology and business teams secure and deliver IT services to Heathrow. Working at the airport, we collaborate with Heathrow to provide services that deliver business value using a diverse range of expertise including cyber and information security.

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Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK since the 1990s. Technically complex and the country’s largest infrastructure project – our talented people from AtkinsRéalis are supporting its development.

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