Ready to jumpstart your career journey? Dive into exciting graduate positions, placements, and degree apprenticeships with us, where you'll grow alongside experienced mentors!
Graduates
Join our Graduate Programme, which is designed to nurture your skills and provide a structured pathway to success in the construction industry.
Early Careers at VolkerWessels UK
Hear from our early careers employees who have been on their journey with us.
Structured Development Programmes - We believe in investing in our talent from day one. Join one of our structured graduate programs to provide you with the skills, knowledge, and experience you need to succeed.
Hands-on Experience - You'll get hands-on experience working on real projects from day one. Whether you're on-site or in the office, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that make a difference.
Continuous Learning - We believe that learning never stops. That's why we offer ongoing training, mentorship, and development opportunities. This commitment to your growth ensures that you'll always be equipped with the skills and knowledge you need to excel in your career.
Supportive Environment - At our company, we foster a supportive and inclusive workplace. Your ideas are not just heard; they are valued. You'll collaborate with experienced professionals who are dedicated to your success, making you feel like a valued member of our team.
Our Graduate Opportunities:
Engineering: Our engineering graduates have the opportunity to develop innovative engineering and construction solutions across a range of disciplines on some of the UK’s biggest construction projects.
Quantity surveying: We offer an excellent opportunity to develop the skills needed to become a leading quantity surveyor.
Construction management: Our graduates have the opportunity to work across the UK on some of the biggest and most complex projects.
Corporate services: Our corporate services graduates help us provide the unique support that our business needs to achieve its objectives while ensuring consistency of information, systems, and procedures across the group. We also offer a combination of programmes that can lead to professional accreditations.
Placements
Joining us means joining one of the UK’s largest multidisciplinary engineering and construction contractors, delivering a vast breadth of innovative projects, and offering endless opportunities to grow.
Students demonstrating exceptional performance during placement may be awarded a bursary for their final university year, and the opportunity to return to VolkerWessels UK on the relevant graduate scheme.
The placements can include:
Construction management
Surveying
Civil engineering
Design management
Building services
Degree Apprenticeships
Degree apprentices will be part of our Early Careers Cohort, joining alongside our graduates. You will have access to a variety of workshops, forums, and working groups to help you grow and connect within the business.
We are dedicated to the development of our apprentices, so whichever apprenticeship you are on, we will support you throughout your journey. You’ll become a valued member of the team with a skilled mentor to help you along the way and a range of additional training and mentoring to broaden your personal development.
