Atkins reviews

You are placed in a team when starting which might focus on engineering which you are not entirely confident with. Once you're in a team, its very difficult to move. Some teams are also quite cliquey. There should be more choice in which team you are placed, or at least an explanation/summary of what each team does given to prospective employees before they join. There is a mismatch between a constant push for productivity and the effort senior management go for to actually find work for staff that are unproductive. This is more so in certain teams than in others and is also largely dependent on the line manager you are given. Salary progression is poor which is why staff retention at mid-senior grades is suffering

You will be let go within a week or two if Atkins cannot find someone to pay them to pay you. Very little opportunity for career advancement. Most positions are as contractor/consultant for firms that Atkins has a contract with. Once you are in one of these positions, it is very difficult to do something different. For a firm that relies heavily on the talents of their employees, there is surprisingly little invested in educating these employees. The attitude is that employees need to come prepared to be billable and can access online educational tools if they are low/no cost.