Project Development Engineer

Our Project Development team supports Clients in the early stages of new build power and heat developments as well as providing consultancy support to operating assets. We also provide technical due diligence and advisory services for asset acquisition, disposal and refinancing as well as strategic advisory consultancy to private and public sector clients.

The Role

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will support our senior engineers on a variety of projects across different sectors including district heating, distributed generation and both conventional and renewable energy generation. You’ll be helping us to deliver complex new schemes, assure the longevity and integrity of existing infrastructure and deliver innovative consultancy advice to core clients, critical to the success of the global energy market.

With that comes the opportunity of personal development and challenges to help the business deliver and integrate larger and more complex assignments, whilst ensuring robust risk, change control and commercial management. Initially supporting our industry recognised technical experts you will develop your skills and expertise and then go on to lead assignments in your own right – delivering key work for our Clients.


The Person

You have a ‘can-do’ approach, are keen to learn and are proven in turning your hand to new challenges and can demonstrate awareness of your own limitations and are not afraid to ask questions.
You have an excellent grasp of the fundamentals of your engineering discipline, the ability to understand, interface and co-deliver with other disciplines and a passion for technical excellence.

You are a fantastic communicator and listener who is organised and able to integrate quickly into diverse multi-disciplinary teams. You have an ability to self-motivate, getting the best out of other team members, dealing with conflict, and discussing their enthusiasm about staff development in conjunction with their strong delivery culture.

You are client-, quality-, time- and safety-focused. You can demonstrate a client and / or stakeholder management capability, involving the key consultancy skills of listening, taking a balanced and measured view, and engaging the right people at the right time.

You have are able to demonstrate your application of project engineering skills, across projects with various technical challenges.

In addition to demonstrating the relevant experience and people skills, you’ll also be able to demonstrate the following:

Degree qualified in a related Engineering or Science based discipline – likely to be Process, Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering but other disciplines may be considered.
Relevant experience within the power sector is desirable but not essential.

About Us

Atkins is ranked as one of ‘The Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work For’ and as one of the ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015’. We support flexible working and equal opportunities as we believe that diverse teams provide the best mix of interpersonal and technical skills needed to exceed our customers’ expectations

We are one of the world’s foremost engineering and design consultancies, operating in virtually every region of the world, in virtually every market. Choosing to work for Atkins will provide you with the opportunity to engage on some of the most exciting engineering challenges of our time. Together with our rewarding and flexible packages, you’ll have the perfect balance to bring your personal and career goals to fruition.

Additional Information

This is an exciting time for Atkins, we are diversifying our portfolio to become a more global organisation, while also continuing to grow our services in the UK and Europe. There will be opportunities to develop your skills and experience working across all our clients and also for international travel as part of the wider global business.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a security vetting process and offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.

Atkins develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development courses designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. We encourage participation in all forms of training and have an active programme of in-house , as well as access to external training for all of our staff.

Reward & Benefits

Please refer to our website for full details of our benefits package, which includes the opportunity to purchase up to 15 days additional annual leave per year on top of our standard 25 days paid annual leave. Flexible working options will be considered for this vacancy.

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 interview.

If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.