Software and Digital Placement Scheme 2021

Job Description

Transform the intelligence of businessStart out as a vital member of a well-respected team that has a solid reputation in the engineering industry. On our Placement Scheme, youll be trusted to own your projects and supported to develop in areas that excite you.We also want you to maintain a healthy work-life balance. So, during our recruitment process, tell us what matters to you. Find out how we support wellbeing in and out of the office - including different ways to be flexible around work. Lets also talk about Diversity & Inclusion, including our recent pledges for Womens Equality, how were Disability Confident and an Inclusive Employer.With Atkins, youll be in great company.Your roleAs a Software & Digital Engineering placement student, youll play an important role, supporting the delivery of software on a variety of exciting projects in the UK and abroad. Get involved in projects across Airports, Nuclear & Power, Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Environment & Geoscience, Transportation and Water. You could be involved with developing facial recognition, verifying nuclear power plants safety shutdown systems, and supporting teams with digital transformation.Where could you workNuclear and Power:Summer placement locations: Warrington, WhitehavenIndustrial year locations: Warrington, WhitehavenDegree requirements: On track to achieve a minimum of a 2.2 Masters/MEng degree in Maths, Computer Science, Physics, IT, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Geography, GIS, Geospatial, App Development, Information Technology & Communications, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Control & Systems Engineering, or equivalent.As a Software & Digital Engineering placement student youll support the development of and deliver innovative digital solutions across the full project lifecycle in line with our four digital pillars: reality capture, design, site delivery and asset management. Our teams work closely with our clients to offer and develop these solutions across many challenging projects with these solutions ranging from mechatronics and robotics to coding and software development, as well as generating visualisations with immersive media support such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.Our teams work closely with our clients to offer and develop digital and technology solutions across many challenging projects. These solutions could require mechatronics and robotics, coding, software development, visualisations and immersive media support such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Our locations include most major disciplines and with them, as a placement student, you will be involved in developing innovative and practical solutions for our clients across the UK and further afield. Youll work with our project and technical leads as well as our clients to capture their requirements as well as working with colleagues across the Atkins group to develop proposals for new work.Youll support the development of and deliver innovative digital solutions across the full project lifecycle in line with our four digital pillars: reality capture, design, site delivery and asset management. Seeing you work with business leaders as well as lead teams in the delivery of tasks as required ensuring they are delivered to time and quality.Your team will help you continuously improve and develop your skills, learn new things and keep up to date with the latest developments in the industry.Transportation:Industrial year locations: Birmingham, Epsom, WarringtonDegree requirements: On track to achieve a minimum of a 2.1 Bachelors degree in Computer Science or ICTThe worlds of design, construction, operations and maintenance are evolving rapidly and technology and its implementation is a fundamental element to our future success. Were increasingly adopting integrated agile design techniques that rely on the seamless exchange of information and data exchange across a wide range of production and delivery platforms. Common Data Environments that allow data to be at the heart of what we do are increasingly common.As an ever-growing business were seeking to develop talented and passionate Information Managers to join our Engineering team. As part of this placement, youll be given an opportunity to gain experience in managing how our digital content is produced, stored, shared and exploited using the latest technologies and practices. Youll be part of a team responsible for challenging our typical conventions both internally and with our clients with the aim of delivering our projects much more effectively. Youll gain experience in digital engineering and the wide range of tools and technologies being used in the industry, helping to shape our own vision on how we might all work more effectively.What you can bring

An understanding of the consultancy environment

Enthusiasm to drive your own career development, as well as motivation for self-directed learning

Drive and determination to achieve professional accreditation

An interest and ability to adapt to the changing world, new technology and being open to flexible and agile ways of working

Be curious in your thinking and apply your technical knowledge to analyse problems and create innovative solutions

A desire to develop relationship building skills with clients and internal stakeholders

Confidence to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a multidisciplinary team

Meeting your needsWeve created a rewards package to fit around your study, career and personal needs. Enjoy benefits such as flexible holidays, tailored career development and a strong support network. Each year, our top performing placement students (whove done at least 8 weeks on placement with us) have the opportunity to be nominated onto our Graduate Development Programme.How do I applyPlease click "Apply Now" below to register your details and start your application journey. To find out more and for advice on how to play to your strengths, visit us on Connectr.We want you to perform at your best at each stage of our recruitment process and can make adjustments to ensure this. So, whether you consider yourself to have a disability or not, or would simply like to know how we can support you better, please contact us.Our deadline for applications is Friday 11th December 2020. Remember, our programmes are incredibly popular, and some roles may close early. So, avoid disappointment by getting your application in as soon as possible.More about usAtkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Gr