GRAHAM Academy - Student Digital Construction Coordinator (Year Out Placement)

About the Role

As a Digital Construction Year-Out Placement Student within GRAHAM, you will play a key role in supporting digital innovation across major construction projects. You will gain hands-on experience in the implementation of digital construction tools, technologies, and data-driven processes that enhance project delivery, collaboration, and efficiency.

Working closely with project and site teams, you will help ensure digital standards are met, support the use of innovative solutions, and contribute to the successful delivery of projects throughout the construction lifecycle.

Our industrial placements can last from 3-12 months, dependent on your college/university curriculum. On your placement you will be given the support, guidance and experience which will lay the foundations for a great future in a Construction career. Show us what you can do and your placement could lead to a company scholarship award and an offer of employment when you graduate.

Responsibilities

• Support Digital Construction activities across multiple projects.
• Assist in the integration of digital tools (e.g. Autodesk Forma, DroneDeploy, 4D planning) into project workflows.
• Provide training and support to project teams on digital construction tools and processes such as Autodesk Forma.
• Collaborate with project teams, subcontractors, and clients to ensure digital deliverables meet requirements.
• Monitor and report on digital construction KPIs and performance metrics.
• Contribute to innovation initiatives and continuous improvement in digital delivery.
• Assist in project setup and coordinate with project teams to ensure proper implementation.
• Offer technical support for digital software, ensuring updates and fixes are applied as necessary.
• Coordinate hardware and software requirements for digital execution.
• Stay updated with current trends and developments in digital technologies.
• Support junior members of the team.

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Digital Construction Apprentice and the range of duties to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals.

Personal Specification

Technical Competencies

• Essential: Currently enrolled on a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, or a related discipline, and undertaking a year-out placement as part of the course.

Behavioural Competencies

• Leadership skills: Communicates and gets involved in team commitment to a vision.
• Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to audience and create detailed written documents and reports. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders. Presents a professional image and promotes the Brand.
• Initiative: Is able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working. Ability to work unsupervised and/or with minimal supervision after an initial training period.
• Team Player: Always willing to be involved in other activities to achieve company objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honesty, loyalty and commitment.
• Planning and Prioritising: Plans and prioritises around departmental/team objectives. Able to identify opportunities and problems in the medium and long term and develop new approaches. Has a strong attention to detail with consistently accurate results. Ability to work under pressure to conform to deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Problem Solving: Looks objectively at each situation to ensure that all outcomes are thoroughly assessed before deciding on an appropriate course of action.
• Innovative: Facilitates the change process, helping others to see the need and value for change and proactively managing the implementation. Translates the change vision into a plan of action while maintaining focus and persistence in guiding others to accept new ideas. Anticipates and deals effectively with resistance to change. Obtains buy-in to change by preparing and involving those affected.
• People management and Team Leadership: Coordinating with the team towards achieving objectives and accomplishing tasks. Sharing information and exchanging experiences. Working with a positive attitude towards others.

Our Commitment:

At GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences.

If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are dedicated to making our policies and guidance accessible to all applicants and employees. If you need this document in an alternative format, such as large print, audio, or braille, please contact us at:

• Email: hr-jgc.resourcing@graham.co.uk
• Phone: 07384 916355

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please contact Louise Hunter, Resourcing Manager, at:

• Email: louise.hunter@graham.co.uk
• Phone: 07384 916355

We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance. A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.

GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant’s experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.

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