A Diverse Workforce
We firmly believe that the different viewpoints and experiences of a diverse workforce offer best value to our clients, and to our individual employees.
Atkins is a multi-local company; we assemble teams that cross geographical and cultural boundaries and recruit from most parts of the world.
It is essential to our success that we attract, retain and develop talented individuals who reflect the diverse nature of the areas in which we work. Success in this regard is critical for us in order to build a balanced workforce to meet our clients’ needs, to broaden our skills base and to address a growing skills deficit in the science and engineering disciplines.
We are making progress in several areas through internal initiatives and our collaboration with clients and national organisations.
In July 2009, Keith Clarke, as chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), delivered a diversity report that rallied the industry to unite and increase representation of women and ethnic groups. We also continue to work closely with the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science and Engineering to contribute to the government’s agenda for increasing participation of women in engineering and science professions.
Over the past five years we have seen an increase in the number of women in both managerial and senior technical and professional roles in Atkins.