Civil and Structural Engineering Graduate Scheme

Civil and Structural Engineering Graduate Scheme

Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Birmingham, Derby, Stockton‑on‑Tees, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, Sheffield, Dartford, London, Epsom, Leatherhead, Swindon, Bristol, Exeter, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Swansea, Aylesbury, South Mimms

Do you want to join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently?

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation. 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. Join us and engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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.

On our Graduate Development Programme, you take the driver’s seat in your career. Grow personally and professionally, guided by inspiring managers. Say yes to opportunities that spark your interest, knowing you’ll have training and the support you need to maintain a healthy work‑life balance.

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 Differentiated makes a difference.

Where you could work

As a Civil or Structural Engineering graduate, you’ll enjoy variety, working on large and small projects with the opportunity to explore different career pathways, including consulting and design.

You can join the following business areas:

Infrastructure

Help us reimagine our places and spaces, from transport hubs to university campuses, industrial facilities, and critical flood defence schemes – we touch every aspect of social and economic environments. The type of work will include creating specialist civils drawings, detailed tasks/design and client‑facing roles on some of the industry’s most complex civil engineering projects.

You’ll be sharpening your skills on the latest digital technologies while pressing towards a carbon‑neutral future.

Nuclear

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

Find out more about our Nuclear teams and locations.

Transportation

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.

Cities & development Clean power Environment & geoscience Transportation Water Nuclear

• 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.

Training and Development

Our graduate development programme is designed to give you an insight into many areas of work, and the chance to explore where your own skills and interests lie. It features a series of training events and modules, professional development, mentoring and on‑the‑job experience as well as practical skills development.

From day one, you’ll work on real projects that offer scale and variety, collaborating with colleagues and creating meaningful impact on the world around us. You’ll work towards your professional accreditation (where applicable) – whichever path you take, your future starts here.

Meeting your needs

We’ll reward you for your efforts, and support you in a variety of ways, including offering:

• A settling‑in payment of £2,500 when you join and a further payment of £2,500 when you achieve chartered status or reach an equivalent stage in your professional development
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, with the option to buy an additional 15 days or sell up to 5 days
• A variety of employee networks for social interaction, peer support, and personal development
• Opportunities to further develop yourself by applying to various company‑wide development programmes
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family‑friendly policies
• 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
• Opportunities to join talented graduates in skill‑building, social events, charity challenges, Young Professional Awards, social clubs, and exciting secondments

Our graduate salaries are between £31,000 – £33,500 depending on role and location.

Click Apply Now to start your application.

Not sure if AtkinsRéalis is the right fit for you? Try our Match Me Tool before applying. It’s a quick, interactive way to explore how your working style and preferences align with our culture. You’ll get instant feedback to help you decide whether to apply.

Also check out our Connectr platform for tips and advice on applying – you can even message your questions directly to one of our graduate mentors.

Our deadline for applications is Thursday 4th December 2025. However, as our graduate development programmes are incredibly popular apply early as some roles may close sooner.

More about us

AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organisation. 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.

This role may require a 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.

Due to current Government immigration salary thresholds, AtkinsRéalis do not sponsor any skilled worker visas for our early careers programme as the Home Office\’s eligibility criteria would not be met. Given the length of our early careers programme AtkinsRéalis requires applicants to have the right to work in the UK (without sponsorship by AtkinsRéalis) for the duration of the programme. Applicants should ensure they can meet this requirement prior to making an application. For more information, please visit our International Students page.