Ground Engineering and Tunnelling Industrial Year Placement

Cooper & Hall Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom is offering an industrial year placement designed to build real-world experience on varied projects across built environment and energy sectors. You’ll work alongside welcoming peers, line managers and senior leaders, gaining responsibility and hands-on learning on real projects.

The role emphasises collaboration, belonging, and agile ways of working, with a minimum of three days per week in the office or on client site to accelerate learning and development.

Job description

Your window into a brilliant future

Kickstart your career on an industrial year placement with AtkinsRéalis. You’ll develop valuable experience on real‑world projects, supported by welcoming peers, line managers and senior leaders and be given real responsibility, empowered to contribute to projects that create a more sustainable future.

Our industrial placements offer a combination of on‑the‑job learning and practical skills development to help you develop your career. Collaborating with others, you’ll work on a diverse range of projects, making a positive impact on people, communities and the environment.

We believe reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and feeling like you belong.

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 infrastructure, power, transportation, environment, water, nuclear, technology, defence and aerospace.

Where you could work

Depending on your interests and location preferences, you could join one of our teams working within the Buildings and Places sector helping to deliver some of the world's most complex and rewarding projects.

Please note locations may close due to volume of applications. If your preferred location isn't available when you go to apply, please select an alternative.

What you can bring

• 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.

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 via email.

Our deadline for applications is 3 December 2026. As we review applications on a rolling basis, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.