Waste Management Summer Placement

Cooper & Hall Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Manchester offers a summer placement that provides hands-on experience on real‑world projects. You’ll work with peers, line managers and senior leaders, taking on real responsibility to contribute to sustainable outcomes.

You’ll learn on the job and gain practical skills through diverse projects, collaborating with colleagues across functions and locations, while developing professionally in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A curious mindset and enthusiasm for solving real-world challenges.
• Desire to champion a culture where everyone belongs.
• A collaborative working style and confidence building positive relationships.
• Enthusiasm to develop skills and seek development opportunities within a supportive team.
• Motivation to achieve professional accreditation where applicable.
• Comfortable embracing 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.

Skills

Curious mindset

Real-world problem solving

Belonging culture

Collaborative working style

Building relationships

Developing skills

Professional accreditation

Agile ways of working

Office-based learning (3 days)

Job description

Your window into a brilliant future

Kickstart your career on a summer 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 summer 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 Nuclear 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.