In a trading update to the city Atkins said: “We expect our overall headcount in the UK to stabilise broadly around current levels.”
The news will come as a relief to Atkins staff following several rounds of redundancies as the consultant restructured to reflect falling workloads.
During the last financial year Atkins shed 7% of staff in the UK reducing the workforce to 9,640.
The highways and transport division was among the hardest hit.
But today Atkins said: “Following significant restructuring last year, our highways and transportation business has begun the year well with increased visibility of demand for our services.
“We have seen a modest increase in activity in the letting of new commissions, extensions to current contracts and the use of existing and new frameworks.”