Let’s find your next opportunity
AI Assistant: {{ chat.assistant.message }}
{{meta?.totalCount}}
results found
Sort By
{{ job.job_posting_title
}}
{{ job.job_posting_title }}
{{ job.is_cms_job ? (job.cities.split(';').length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) : (job.location_mappings.length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) }}
We are sorry there are no jobs that match your exact criteria. Try a new search term, or use the filters to continue browsing for available opportunities.
Suggested roles matches
{{ job.title }}
{{ job.title }}
{{ [job.cities[0], job.regions[0], job.countries[0]].join(', ') }}
Various locations
We are sorry there are no jobs that match your exact criteria. Try a new search term, or use the filters to continue browsing for available opportunities.
Let’s find your next opportunity
{{ job.job_posting_title
}}
{{ job.job_posting_title }}
{{ job.is_cms_job ? (job.cities.split(';').length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) : (job.location_mappings.length > 1 ? 'Various locations' : job.location_mappings[0]) }}
On this page
Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom | Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | Epsom, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | London, London, England, United Kingdom | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Overview
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organisations solve complex challenges, deliver value, and create new opportunities for clients and communities. Within Nuclear EMEA, we are seeking a Principal AI & Software Solutions Lead to join our Transformation team and help shape, develop, and deliver practical AI and digital solutions that address real business and client needs. Combining deep software engineering expertise with emerging technologies such as AI, automation, data, and digital solutions, you will play a key role in turning innovative ideas into meaningful outcomes. Our focus is not technology for technology's sake, but on enhancing delivery, improving decision-making, increasing efficiency, and enabling new ways of working in a responsible, secure, and commercially valuable manner.
Reporting to the Transformation Director and working closely with the AI Delivery Lead, you will help evaluate opportunities, guide technical approaches, and support the progression of ideas into production-ready solutions. This is a hands-on leadership role with a key part to play in building a new AI and software solutions capability within Nuclear EMEA, helping to transform how the business identifies opportunities, develops solutions, and delivers value. Combining technical excellence, collaboration, and delivery leadership, you will help teams turn ambition into practical, scalable impact.
Your role
AI Use Case Assessment & Validation
- Stay connected to developments across the AI landscape, bringing insights and emerging good practices into the business.
- Partner with the AI team to assess proposed use cases, evaluating technology options, feasibility, value, effort, and risk.
- Work closely with business and client-facing teams to explore opportunities, shape solutions, and rapidly prototype ideas.
- Help identify practical and scalable approaches that align business needs with technological capabilities.
Delivery & Technical Leadership
- Guide discovery activities, Proof of Concept development, and the transition of validated use cases into production-ready solutions.
- Apply expertise in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), retrieval strategies, and Large Language Model (LLM) orchestration to support solution delivery.
- Design solution architectures using cloud AI platforms, including Azure AI Foundry or equivalent technologies, and vector databases.
- Act as a trusted bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex concepts into clear and actionable outcomes.
- Support the delivery of secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions that create lasting value.
Team Leadership & Growth
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where software engineers can thrive while delivering AI and agentic solutions.
- Provide technical direction and hands-on support throughout delivery, promoting strong architecture, code quality, and production readiness practices.
- Support the development of junior and mid-level engineers through coaching, mentoring, constructive feedback, and knowledge sharing.
- Help build team capability by aligning resources, developing talent, and supporting the effective mobilisation of teams across a growing portfolio of work.
- Encourage continuous learning and create opportunities for others to strengthen their skills and expertise.
Standards & Organisational Learning
- Partner with the AI Delivery Lead and Transformation Director to identify emerging opportunities, lessons learned, risks, and areas for improvement.
- Contribute to the continuous enhancement of governance, standards, and ways of working.
- Share knowledge and insights across teams to strengthen organisational capability and support long-term growth.
- Bring a proactive and collaborative approach, helping teams overcome challenges, maintain momentum, and achieve successful outcomes together.
Location
Various locations
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-159945
Salary range
-
Shamily Gopal
Hi there, I'm Shamily Gopal and I manage this role
About you
- Bring strong software engineering expertise, including experience with Python or similar programming languages, APIs, version control, testing, and collaborative development practices.
- Demonstrate experience developing, deploying, or supporting digital, automation, data, or AI-enabled solutions within a professional environment.
- Apply knowledge of modern AI concepts and technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, agentic systems, or related areas.
- Have experience working with cloud-based platforms and services, with an appreciation of scalability, performance, security, and cost considerations.
- Show the ability to evaluate business challenges and identify practical technology solutions, balancing technical possibilities with delivery effort, risk, and value.
- Bring strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate evolving or ambiguous environments with a structured and thoughtful approach.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, building trust, understanding, and alignment.
- Demonstrate a passion for emerging technologies, continuous learning, and applying innovation to real-world challenges.
- Contribute experience gained through Proofs of Concept, prototypes, or pilot initiatives involving AI, automation, data analytics, or digital technologies.
- Bring exposure to Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Services, vector databases, cloud-native architectures, or similar technologies.
- Apply knowledge of RAG architectures, AI orchestration frameworks, or agentic workflows.
- Demonstrate an understanding of data governance, information security, and Responsible AI principles.
- Support the growth of others through mentoring, coaching, or knowledge-sharing activities.
- Bring experience working within large, complex, or highly regulated organisations.
- Apply an understanding of software architecture principles and the delivery of maintainable, production-ready solutions.
- Show an interest in helping shape engineering standards, ways of working, and capability development within a growing AI function.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
Watch this short film and imagine what you could achieve here, too.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
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 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 make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
Related jobs
Related blogs
From engineer to project leader: Serafina on aviation, mentorship, and growth in Florida
Meet Serafina from our Tampa office, where she's helping airports grow and communities thrive.
Mike on mega projects, reinvention, and aviation at Denver International
From mega projects to airport expansion, read how AtkinsRéalis helped Mike grow beyond project delivery.
From intern to project manager: Felix on nine years of building an aviation career
Meet Felix, a Project Manager helping shape the future of aviation through digital innovation and major airport projects across Texas.
Sam on turning climate science into practical decisions
Meet Sam, a Principal Climate Adaptation Consultant helping clients navigate climate risk with confidence.
Shaping sustainable impact at scale with Mania
Meet Mania, a sustainability leader turning bold ambitions into infrastructure that delivers lasting value for people, communities, and the environment.
Building strong teams and stronger communities: Dhara’s career at AtkinsRéalis
Today, I’m the Manager, Municipal Infrastructure, Ontario at AtkinsRéalis, where I lead a multidisciplinary team of more than 40 professionals while overseeing the delivery of complex municipal infrastructure projects. It’s a role that allows me to combine my passion for project delivery with my commitment to supporting and developing people.
It's a great time to build your career in Water
As Water Sector Lead at AtkinsRéalis, Mei leads projects focused on water resilience, environmental improvement and major water infrastructure programmes. Her work supports sustainable water management and long-term climate resilience.
AtkinsRéalis named among the 50 GREAT British Employers of Veterans
Proven commitment to those who’ve served, see how AtkinsRéalis supports Armed Forces talent beyond words.
It's about more than what we build
Meet Ellie and read how she turns infrastructure projects into real opportunities for people and communities.
The lessons 23 years in engineering will teach you: Suraya Dolah’s story
Meet Suraya Dolah and read about her 23 year journey in engineering shaped by passion, resilience, and impact.
Chen Zhou on building better transit systems
Connecting people, operations, and infrastructure is what make transit work.
Not your typical engineering career: Danielle’s story across borders
Read how Danielle Lim‑Kwan built a truly global engineering career.