Category: Careers
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HS2 apprentices awarded four-year job contract
Two standout HS2 apprentices have received a four-year extension to their employment contracts with Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS). Tyler Pearce-Scott and Charlotte Thomas, both from Ealing in London, successfully completed their two-year apprenticeships working on the Old Oak Common Station scheme. Thomas joined BBVS to study a Level 4 civil engineering apprenticeship and, since…
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Sustainability skills initiative highlights career pathways for students
The Built Environment Schools Trust (BE Schools Trust) is partnering with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to launch a nationwide education initiative. The new programme gives young people access to free, industry-accredited sustainability training – delivered directly through the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s digital platform. The collaboration supports the creation of BE Sustainable after-school clubs…
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Skills initiative steers prison leavers into construction jobs
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Dan Edwards, director of Constructed Pathways, said: “Individuals nearing release may not be the first group of people that employers consider when facing a labour shortage. But by working in partnership with the prison, we are able to ensure that we’re working with people who want to turn their lives around, work hard in their…
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More SMEs should explore student work placement for trades, says CIOB member
DHG Build Solutions is working with Gateshead College to offer work placement for students of construction trades. Andy Britten MCIOB, senior project manager at DHG, said the initiative came about after the company’s electrical department took on an apprentice. “As a bigger company in the ‘small’ company bracket, we never previously considered apprentices or work…
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‘I believe in making digital easy for people to understand’
Paul Thorpe FCIOB (Alex Wroe Photography) Paul Thorpe, one of the youngest CIOB members to be awarded fellowship status, tells CM about the project that formed part of his application. The application process is extensive, during which Thorpe was required to submit a reflective account of a high-level project he has recently led, demonstrating not…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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CIOB offers free online mentoring service
The CIOB Mentoring Service is a free service available to members on a suitable pathway. Using an online mentoring platform, it connects chartered members and fellows who have volunteered to be mentors with members looking for support in becoming chartered members or chartered environmentalists. A third mentor programme is available for mentees on the CIOB…
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‘You can run a family and be a quantity surveyor’
Balancing a busy career and family life is possible with the right support from your employer, project surveyor Billie Kelleher tells Nadine Buddoo. Billie Kelleher, Ashe: ‘The girls love it when I tell them I’ve been working with big diggers’ Billie Kelleher’s career in quantity surveying has not followed the traditional route. Currently a project…
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This much I know: ‘Find a construction company with the right values’
Dean Averies, director of Beard’s Oxford office, tells Nadine Buddoo the best career advice he has ever received. Dean Averies, Beard: ‘Staying true to your approach builds trust’ What attracted you to construction? The variety in the industry and the fact that no two days are the same. I meet different people – clients, stakeholders,…