Wates
graduate scheme

Graduate Pre-Construction Management Programme

Job description

Ready to kickstart your career? Gain hands on experience on the Wates Pre Construction Management Trainee Programme.

Join our sought-after Pre-Construction Management Trainee programme, and you’ll be working alongside our Pre-Con team learning about the commercial aspects of our industry. Helping and supporting the administrative processes that relate to bidding for projects, you’ll be exposed to all functions and teams across our business to gain relevant knowledge in assisting the team to prepare and write successful bids and gain experience and knowledge of a project life cycles.

Using the knowledge and skills you’ve learnt on the programme, you’ll:

  • Assist in identifying customer’s key requirements and concerns to enable the team to prepare winning bid strategies.
  • Produce customer focussed responses and strategies for bid submissions, tailoring each response to the specific needs of each customer.
  • Build and manage a responsibility matrix for each bid over the pre-construction phase to manage the team workload effectively.
  • Maintain document control ensuring all documentation is up to date with relevant content such as case studies and evidence.
  • Collaborate and engage with colleague and networks to support information gathering and writing; constantly looking to build your expertise.

What’s in it for you?

Our Trainee Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term, successful career.

In addition, we offer:

  • Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts
  • Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development)
  • Competitive salary
  • Private medical insurance
  • Car allowance / company car scheme
  • Health & wellness programme
  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays

What we are looking for

  • Passionate about a career in the built environment.
  • Excited to learn and develop new skills.
  • Have a curious nature.
  • Reliable and professional.
  • A problem solver with the ability to think logically.
  • Possess good time management skills.
  • Prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines.
  • To join our Trainee Programme via the Graduate route, you will have a motivation to learn and develop within the industry and you’ll have obtained or be working towards a 2:2 degree in any subject area.

To join our Trainee Programme via the Graduate route, you will have a motivation to learn and develop within the industry and you’ll have obtained or be working towards a 2:2 degree in any subject area.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

Location
Leatherhead
Salary
Competitive salary

Contract, dates and working times

Full-time

How to apply

Applications for this role close at midday on closing date.

This date may be brought forward or extended in line with the number of applications we receive. We’re only able to accept the first application we receive. Any additional applications will be automatically withdrawn.

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 2 December 2024

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Closing date:  2 December 2024

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