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Start your brilliant career shaping a more sustainable future
Learn, earn and make a real impact from day one. As an apprentice at AtkinsRéalis, you'll gain hands-on experience on projects that engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Through our apprenticeship programme, you'll receive outstanding training, get to explore work that interests you, and be guided by managers and a welcoming team who are committed to helping you succeed.
You'll benefit from genuine support to balance work and study, an impressive range of flexible benefits, and a vibrant early careers community.
We believe reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and feeling like you belong. Find out more about our global programme Different Makes a Difference.
We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. Here you’ll help create world-class sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology. We're transforming infrastructure and energy systems, growing partnerships with our clients, and bringing the most complex projects across the globe to life.
Our global team of 40,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represent some 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including power, transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, nuclear, technology, defence and aerospace.
What you’ll be studying and our teams
Depending on your interests and location preferences, you could join one of our teams working within the Buildings and Places or Transportation sectors, helping to deliver some of the world's most complex and rewarding projects.
Want to learn more? Follow the links above to explore each sector, the teams and types of projects you could work on.
Please note that roles may close due to application volumes. If your preferred role is no longer available when you go to apply, please select an alternative.
In our Swindon office, we have a range of apprenticeship opportunities at different levels and within various sectors. Click the links below to learn more about what each apprenticeship involves according to the Apprenticeship Standard.
Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships
Quantity Surveyor (Chartered Surveyor route): learn more about this apprenticeship here.
Electro‑mechanical Engineer: learn more about this apprenticeship here.
Electrical and Electronic Engineer: learn more about this apprenticeship here.
Location
Swindon
Ref
AP-341
Salary range
£22,500 - £30,784
Your apprenticeship in more detail
Our apprenticeships are designed to give you an insight into many areas of work to discover where your skills and interests lie. Through a combination of on-the-job learning and practical skills development, you’ll work towards a professional qualification while collaborating and contributing to real projects with scale, variety and meaningful impact.
You’ll be supported by our leaders, technical specialists, a dedicated mentor and our continuous learning and development framework. You’ll gain valuable 'on the job' experience, work towards professional qualifications, and earn a meaningful salary from day one. We’re proud to pay the Real Living Wage for our Level 6 Apprenticeships.
Here’s what your apprenticeship will involve:
- Developing your skills on a wide range of exciting projects
- Learning and using relevant design software and technology
- Being involved in client meetings and assisting in building key client relationships
- Learning digital skills, to help us harness technology in new ways
- Mentor support as you study towards nationally recognized qualifications and accreditation
- Dedicated time to spend at college or university to focus on your studies.
What you can bring
To thrive throughout your apprenticeship and shape the best start to your career you’ll want to show us:
- A curious mindset and enthusiasm for solving real-world challenges
- A desire to champion a culture where everyone belongs
- A collaborative working style and confidence building positive relationships
- Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team
- Motivation to achieve professional accreditation (where applicable)
- Comfortable embracing agile ways of working and learning new technologies
- A commitment to spend a minimum of three days a week in the office or on client site (project dependent). Being together in person helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more effectively, and accelerate your learning and development.
Meeting your needs
Join our vibrant early careers community for plenty of brilliant opportunities; from skill-building to social events, charity challenges, social clubs and much more. Our employee networks offer social interaction, peer support and personal development. Discover lots of opportunities to further develop yourself by applying to various training programmes.
We’ll reward and support you in many ways, including offering:
- 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays. You also have the option to buy an additional 15 days or sell up to 5 days
- Access to a wide variety of benefits including discounted gym membership, retail discounts and much more. Learn more.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters and a wealth of other wellbeing resources
- Two paid annual volunteer days.
Our salaries are between £22,500 and £30,784 depending on the role and apprenticeship level.
How do I apply?
Click "Apply" to start your application. You'll be taken to our vacancies platform, where you can explore specific apprenticeship roles that match your interests. On the platform use the search and filter options to narrow down roles by location, sector and other preferences. Click on a role to view the entry requirements for that apprenticeship. Please review these carefully before submitting your application.
All entry requirements are subject to change but are as accurate as possible at time of advertising. Where details are not available from the Learning Provider currently, we refer you to the Standard. We must make you aware that in some instances, between the roles going live and enrolment, there can be an increase in the minimum entry requirements for the course enforced by the Learning Provider. In this instance we’ll work closely with you to consider the options available.
Please note - you can only make one application per recruitment campaign.
For tips and advice on applying – and to message your questions directly to one of our graduate mentors - check out our Early Careers TalentConnector platform.
As a Disability Confident Employer we can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. To find out how we can support you please contact us confidentially at [email protected]
Our deadline for applications is 25 February 2027. However, as our Apprenticeships are incredibly popular, apply early as some roles may close sooner.
More about us
AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We design and deliver major projects on the built and natural environments all around the world. We believe that digitally enabled engineering has the power to radically improve the way we are all housed, connected, powered, and protected and can change our relationship with our communities and our planet for the better. We are committed to building a culture where everyone belongs – a place where you can all be yourself, thrive and reach your full potential. Join us and engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
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 the 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 details of any current or previously held security clearance.
To be eligible for our apprenticeship roles, you’ll typically need to have lived in the UK for at least the past 3 years and have the right to work in the UK. You’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work before your start date. For more information please refer to our International Student page. For details on residency eligibility and exceptions, you can also refer to the Apprenticeship funding rules - GOV.UK.
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