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Placements are now open for applications!

Our placements are open for application! Hear from our former placement students, check out the opportunities, and take your next step with us. We offer short-term summer placements and longer industrial placements – in both engineering and non-technical areas. Whatever your interests, we have just the team for you.

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Calling the future engineers

AtkinsRéalis placements

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What do placement students say about working here?

Your placement experience deserves to be a great work experience. A chance to grow, be valued, and get a taste of what your future can hold. Does AtkinsRéalis really deliver? Hear it directly from our placement students.

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What rewards and benefits do placement students get at AtkinsRéalis?

You will earn the Real Living Wage, with 25 days leave (pro-rata for summer placements), flexible working, pension and life assurance and more. Enjoy learning, being mentored and the chance to return for future placements or potentially fast-track onto our Graduate Development Programme.

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Hear from our early careers colleagues

What kind of placement does AtkinsRéalis offer?

Choose an 8-week summer placement, or a 12-month industrial placement to fully immerse yourself in real projects. Both routes give you the chance to learn from experts, grow your skills and experience the culture at AtkinsRéalis.
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Placements: Your essential AtkinsRéalis application guide

How do I apply for a placement at AtkinsRéalis?

We've designed a straightforward process to help you show us your best. And if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process then we're here to support you.

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Have questions about placements at AtkinsRéalis?

Thinking about joining one of our schemes but have more questions? These are your top questions – with answers.

What's it really like inside AtkinsRéalis?

What's it really like inside AtkinsRéalis?

Sign up to our Connectr platform to learn more about our culture, enjoy application advice, and DM current early careers employees who've been in your shoes. Remember to follow us on Instagram for daily behind-the-scenes updates, tips and stories from our brilliant employees.

Discover your fit with AtkinsRéalis: try our Match Me tool

Starting your career is exciting and finding the right environment for you matters. That’s why we’ve created Match Me, a short, interactive tool to help you explore how well your working style and preferences align with life at AtkinsRéalis.

What is the Match Me?

The Match Me tool is a short, interactive experience that helps you reflect on what matters most to you in a workplace, what motivates you, and what you enjoy doing. Based on your responses, you’ll get a personalised result showing how closely your preferences match our culture and ways of working.

Starting your career is exciting and finding the right environment for you matters

Why use Match Me?

  • Explore your fit: get a sense of whether our culture and values match what you're looking for
  • Make informed choices: use your result to decide whether to apply now, explore further, or consider other options
  • Get instant feedback: get immediate insights, no waiting around.

What happens next?

Once you’ve completed the tool, you’ll receive a summary that highlights whether you’re a strong fit, a potential fit, or not quite aligned with how we work at AtkinsRéalis. You can choose to:

  • Apply with confidence,
  • Pause and explore our opportunities further,
  • Or opt out if it doesn’t feel quite right.

Whether you’re ready to apply or just exploring your options, Match Me is here to help you make a confident, informed choice. 

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Rewards and benefits 

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a brilliant range of benefits.