Work-life balance at AtkinsRéalis UK

AtkinsRéalis promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace where we're serious about supporting your career progression - whatever your working pattern. Like many employers, we typically work 3 days (60%) of the time in an office - whether any one of our own or a client's - to make the most of collaboration and team work.

Our 2024 VOX Employee Engagement Survey found that 95% of employees feel trusted by managers to manage their work, regardless of where they do it. Our teams believe in flexibility backed by trust and responsibility, pulling together to get the job done. Like Lyn, a senior developer progressing her career while flexing around the school run. Or Paul, an engineer whose civilian career is thriving around his military training and mobilization.

VOX showed that 90% of our workforce believes we truly value diversity and inclusion. And since 2013, we've seen a year-on-year increase in flexible workers of all genders and career levels. It shows our teams no longer see changing their work patterns as 'just for mums.'

Since 2013, we've seen a year-on-year increase in part-time workers at all career levels. and the number of men working part-time is growing at a higher rate too. Our teams no longer see flexing as something 'just for mums.'

VOX also found that 92% of us feel we are treated with fairness and respect, and 95% of us feel at ease with our colleagues - confirming our belief that everyone belongs in our teams.

We're promoting the right culture for hybrid working to thrive—regardless of your seniority, gender, age, or reason. We've signed the Equalities and Human Rights Commission's 'Working Forward' pledge, committed to removing all barriers for working mothers in balancing their work and care needs. This is backed up by a measurable action plan to ensure we're continuously improving our approach.

We appreciate that different people have different priorities without justification. Some of our employees only work during school terms. Others work agilely around their studies. You might need some extra support or to work from home a bit more to help manage a chronic health condition. Or sometimes, just to pop home early to receive a delivery.

Whether formal—tailoring your contractual hours, pattern, or place of work. Or ad-hoc—helping you manage your work-life balance in a pinch. Every request is considered individually, ensuring a supportive and wellbeing-driven approach that will work for you and the team around you.