Engineer I

AtkinsRealis, is looking for an Engineer to join the Drainage & Land Development team, to work on projects based principally across offices in GTC. Our people are focused on our routes to market and driven to deliver for our clients, improve efficiencies, develop and exploit cutting-edge technology, deliver safe and sustainable solutions, and develop our leaders of tomorrow. Working collaboratively, we pride ourselves on the safe delivery of technically excellent engineering solutions in the built environment, with the end-users in mind, to both external and internal clients. Our expertise covers the full infrastructure life cycle, from feasibility, planning, investigation, design, and supervision of new assets through to assessment, repair, modification, and rehabilitation of existing assets. The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded civil engineer, technically competent, with exemplary communication skills. This role would support projects in multiple sectors including transportation, energy, and defence. The candidate must be willing to participate in the Practice and foster collaboration with colleagues. They would also demonstrate a commitment to and participation in the industry. The role will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply knowledge, experience, and problem-solving skills whilst providing good opportunities for career development. If you have a passion for engineering and want to understand where a career with Atkins might lead then we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Engineer in the Drainage team the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:

Undertake Design following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.

Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.

Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.

Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.

Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

Key Requirements (necessary):

Engineer with sound problem-solving skills, and a pragmatic, practical mind.

Able to work independently to deliver work, as well as part of a team.

Take accountability and responsibility for work carried out by the individual or the team.

Work well with and form relationships with others, including the client team, other disciplines, and contractors at all levels (junior – senior) inside and outside the business.

Be self-motivated to produce high-quality deliverables. Flexible attitude to the type of work undertaken, level of responsibility given, and work location.

Have experience coordinating with other disciplines in multi-discipline projects.

Produce designs following CDM regulations.

Working towards becoming Professionally Qualified (CEng, MICE, or equivalent qualification).Strong communication skills, independent working, presenting, and influencing skills.

Key Requirements (desirable):

Experience in external works design, including utilities, paved and unpaved surfaces, earthworks, access and accessibility, construction logistics, and familiarity with current UK design standards and working practices.

Experience in the use of Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and other modelling software.

Proficiency in designing within appropriate digital analysis packages, following local and national guidance. eg MicroDrainage, InfoWater, or InfoWorks for drainage.

Robust understanding of contracts (principally NEC forms) and their administration.

Digital skills desired but not essential – appetite to learn is key. Robust experience in change management and QA processes.

Software Competencies MS Office (including MS Excel - Visual Basic Script desirable) - proficiency. Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Civil 3d) - introductory-level skills.

NavisWorks - introductory-level skills GIS (desirable).

Information Management platforms (ProjectWise, BIM360, etc.).

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.