Major housebuilder firm Redrow Homes has launched a recruitment drive for its 2016 graduate scheme…
As the skills shortage continues to gain ground construction employees are finding themselves in a good position to negotiate better wages and opportunities for themselves. As such, the sector is particularly lucrative for young people, offering a quality career for the future.
Major national housebuilding firm Redrow Homes has launched a new campaign to recruit graduates for the 2016 year.
Redrow’s HR director Karen Jones said: “As a home builder that specialises in the creation of communities, we know there’s far more to a career in the sector than bricks and mortar.
“This year we have launched a brand new graduate programme in construction management. We’ll be taking on 24 young people in these roles and are now welcoming applications.
“This site-based programme is an intensive two-year introduction to our building process, designed to give talented graduates the skills and understanding to manage the construction of our award-winning homes.
“We’ve also just opened the application process for our fifth annual rotational graduate scheme, a 24-month programme that will give 10 university leavers the chance to experience working in five very different departments, before choosing to specialise.
“It’s a proven springboard into management as many former participants have gone on to cement successful careers with Redrow.”
Redrow said the sector should appeal to young people and graduates because of the varied nature of projects, which range from buildings such as family homes and contemporary apartments. Additionally, the firm said it gave people the chance to transform the world through regeneration, to create new communities, and to build a legacy for the future.
During 2015, Redrow took on a record 23 new graduate trainees, as well as 80 new apprentices. According to the figures 15 per cent of the 1,750 workforce has trainee status.
In a bid to recruit and attract the next generation of workers, Redrow will attend a number of career fairs across the country to pitch their firm as a good choice for the next generation of construction experts.
For more information about the schemes on offer visit www.redrowcareers.co.uk/graduates