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Human Factors Summer Placement

AtkinsRéalis
£26,228 - £30,784
ManchesterBristol

Expected closing date: Thursday, 3 December 2026

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TL;DR

Key Takeaways

  • Undertake a summer placement on real-world projects within the Nuclear sector.
  • Earn between £26,228 - £30,784 pa pro rata.
  • Applications close on 3 December 2026, but may close earlier due to high volume.
  • Requires the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

About the Role

About the Placement

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 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.

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).

How to Apply

Click "Apply" to start your application. You'll be taken to our vacancies platform, where you can explore specific placement roles that match your interests. Use the search and filter options to narrow down roles by location, sector and other preferences, select the role you'd like to apply for and submit your application.

You can only make one application per recruitment campaign.

For tips and advice on applying, check out our Early Careers TalentConnector platform.

Benefits

  • Join our vibrant early careers community, with plenty of brilliant opportunities; from skill-building to social events, charity challenges, social clubs, and much more.
  • Join any of our employee networks for social interaction, peer support and personal development.
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters.
  • Top performing placement students (who’ve done at least 8 weeks on placement with us) have the opportunity to be nominated onto our Graduate Development Programme, bypassing the standard recruitment process.

Salary

Our placement salaries are between £26,228 - £30,784 pa pro rata.

Additional Information

This role may require 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.

Due to current Government immigration salary thresholds, AtkinsRéalis do not sponsor any skilled worker visas for our early careers programme. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (without sponsorship by AtkinsRéalis) for the duration of the programme.