Aerospace, Defence, Security & Technology - Management Consultancy Graduate Scheme (2019) at Atkins

Where: England - multiple

Deadline: January 2, 2019

Type: Graduate

About the Company:

Main business: Construction and property

SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Our work covers a range of sectors including Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Aerospace, Defence, Security & Technology.

About the Role:

You will join our Junior Consultant Development Programme, which will enable you to drive your career forward and learn to become a world class consultant. Whether you are a recent graduate or you have already started your career elsewhere, we will empower, trust and stretch you from day one to build your own relationships with key clients, solve complex issues affecting the way organisations work and take on responsibility to demonstrate your unique capabilities.

The JCDP will support you to do this by developing your core and specialist consultancy skills through a mixture of client assignments, internal learning, development activities and external training. You will work in a number of client environments with a variety of experienced consultants whilst on the programme.

We care deeply about the success of our clients. Many of whom are strategically important for the UK and are known for going the extra mile, solving the underlying challenges fundamental to the success of their organisations and wider society. We will support and develop you. Core client activities you will be involved in include:

  • Working on a wide variety of projects across Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology markets, including Government and Critical National Infrastructure clients
  • Managing projects from start to finish as well as delivering value at any stage of the project lifecycle
  • Winning new work by creating compelling bids and spotting opportunities to offer Atkins services
  • Working across stakeholder communities to build consensus for strategically important changes, and assess the impact they may have

During the application process, you will be able to make a preference as to which one of our three specialist consulting career paths you may like to follow.

The three consulting career paths are:

  • Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Services and Delivery
  • Business and Digital Consulting (BDC)
  • Cyber Security

Requirements:

  • Academically strong, talented and rounded graduates with a 2:1 or above (achieved or predicted) or equivalent (Masters), in virtually any degree discipline (the Cyber Practice have some exceptions)
  • Strong communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate with a variety of colleagues and become a trusted client adviser up to CEO level
  • Complex problem solving and analytical skills, enabling innovative solutions and sound decisions and recommendations
  • Confident working independently on own initiatives and enjoy being part of multidisciplinary teams
  • Lateral thinkers who can apply technical knowledge to analyse problems, create innovative solutions, make sound decisions and aren’t afraid to push boundaries
  • Ambitious, commercially aware and client focused with the drive to keep on learning
  • Ability to be UK mobile, whilst operating from a base office in either London or Bristol

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID 'EXDWO'