Intern Structural Engineer

Shape a sustainable tomorrow.

Do you want to join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently?

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. When you join us, 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. Join us and engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Our global team of 36,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology and aerospace.

On our Intern programme, you take the driver's seat in your career. Grow personally and professionally, guided by inspiring managers. Say yes to opportunities that spark your interest, knowing you'll have training and the support you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and feeling like you belong. Find out more about our global programme Different makes a difference.

Where could you work:

As an Intern Structural Engineer, you'll enjoy variety, working on large and small projects with the opportunity to explore different career pathways, including consulting and design. Help us reimagine our places and spaces, from transport hubs to university campuses, industrial facilities, and critical flood defence schemes - we touch every aspect of social and economic environments.

As an intern structural engineer within our team, you could be involved in:

• Working within multi-disciplinary teams to develop and deliver designs of buildings and infrastructure. Your deliverables will include technical and carbon calculations, reports, whole life cycle assessments, drawings, models and presentations. Your creative input will be sought from day one into all project stages from concept design through to detailed design.
• Representing AtkinsRéalis when undertaking structural inspections on site and presenting at client and design team meetings.
• Assisting project managers with design leadership and day-to-day management of project programmes, budgeting and stakeholder coordination.
• Providing engineering support during the construction stage by reviewing drawings for conformance with design and specification and observing construction procedures under the guidance of experienced senior engineers.
• Researching and analysing alternative design approaches to develop sustainability led solutions.
• Develop your own specialist skills to enhance the breadth and depth of the service we offer to our clients.

• On track to achieve minimum Level 8 degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• A passion for working in a consultancy environment.
• Championing a culture where everyone belongs.
• A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions.
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team.
• Motivation to achieve professional accreditation (where applicable).
• Comfortably embrace 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 (project dependent). Being together in person helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more effectively, and accelerate your learning and development.

Training and development:

From day one, you'll work on real projects that offer scale and variety, collaborating with colleagues and creating meaningful impact on the world around us.

We're proud to have been an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited employer since 2021. This means you'll be supported by a true learning and development organization dedicated to your future.

Our deadline for applications is Sunday, 4th January 2026.  However, as our intern roles are incredibly popular, we recommend that you apply early as some roles may close sooner.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.