Project Management Placement Scheme

Project Management Placement Scheme 2026

Whitehaven, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells, Epsom, Bristol, Belfast, London

We are Atkins

Réalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. When you join us, 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 36,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represent 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology and aerospace.

Join our Placement Scheme where you'll be trusted with complex work and supported by your peers, line managers and senior leaders. Through a combination of on‑the‑job learning and practical skills development within your chosen role, you’ll work on real projects from day one that offer scale and variety, collaborating with others and creating meaningful impact on the world around us.

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.

You could join the following business areas:

Our Nuclear business works collaboratively across the industry, building trust and delivering exceptional engineering solutions to our key clients. As part of our dynamic Nuclear teams, your work will support today's energy needs and pave the way for tomorrow's solutions, playing a crucial role in our journey towards a net‑zero future.

In joining our Nuclear business, you'll be part of one of three key teams in the UK:

• Power New Build
• Reactor Operations

Industrial placement locations:
Bristol, Epsom and Whitehaven

Summer placement locations:
Bristol and Whitehaven (Temporarily closed for new applications)

Find out more about our Nuclear teams and locations.

Join the team that delivers project and programme management consultancy across the world. We build strong relationships by understanding the challenges our clients face, sharing their vision and helping them transform potential into reality. Our cutting‑edge independent advice and guidance enables our clients to turn bold ideas into reality and deliver their most important projects and programmes. You could work on large prestigious infrastructure projects with clients including TfL, Gatwick Airport and Thames Water, or focus on public building projects ranging from a primary school extension to a medieval fortress.

We'll trust you to own your projects while supporting you to develop your skills and confidence.

Industrial placement locations:
Birmingham, Belfast, London and Tunbridge Wells

By combining traditional engineering and new innovative technologies, our teams make journeys easier, safer, and more reliable while supporting a greener and more productive society. Our work spans the full transport ecosystem across Bridges & Civils, Highways, Rail, Central Rail Systems Alliance, and local transport projects. You'll feel a sense of pride working with our clients, such as Highways England, Network Rail and Transport for London - to name a few.

Industrial placement locations:
Manchester (Temporarily closed for new applications)

• A passion for working in a consultancy environment
• Championing a culture where everyone belongs
• A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team
• Motivation to achieve professional accreditation (where applicable)
• Comfortable to embrace agile ways of working and learning new technologies
• 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.