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Industry Insight Day                                     

Delighted to announce our next Armed Forces Insight Day, hosted by our Strategic Partner Morgan Sindall Group. This is a great opportunity for our military community to engage with the wider Morgan Sindall business along with our nationwide contractors, subcontractors and consultants.

Find out more about what the industry has to offer and better understand roles available such as: Project and Programme Management, Site Management, Designer, Logistician, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, Quantity and Building Surveyor, Estimator, Health and Safety Manager, Quality Manager, Trade roles, Plant Operator, Civil Engineering, HR, IT and supporting roles. A job in construction offers a wide range of professional careers and is accessible to all ranks and skill sets, offering real potential for career progression.

  • When:  Wednesday 9th October 2024 1030 – 1600
  • Where: Harrogate
  • Click here for more information.

Emailinfo@buildforce.org.uk to reserve your place.

Virtual Career Chats                                       

We have announced our schedule of Virtual Career Chats we are running throughout 2023. Our next few events include:

  • Net Zero/Carbon/Sustainability ManagementJoin us to hear from our veteran sharing their journey from service life to the life of Net Zero/Carbon/Sustainability Management.  A great session to better understand the role and the transferable skills required with Morgan Sindall. 3rd October 2024, 12pm.
  • Employer Career Chat: Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV HS2) – Join us to hear more from this fascinating project and from our veterans sharing their journeys from military life to the a career on this ground breaking project.  24th October 2024, 12pm
  • Employer Career Chat: Altrad – Join us to hear from Altrad, the world leader in the provision of industrial services; their ex-military programme and their recruitment opportunities. With veterans sharing their journeys from the Armed Forces to their new career within Altrad  7th November 2024, 12pm

The full list of events can be found here. Register your interest at info@buildforce.org.uk, to reserve your place.

 

Transition from the military to a rewarding career in construction

As the original pioneers, BuildForce is the construction industry’s largest and most successful nationwide career programme supporting thousands of our ex-military community, into long-term trade and professional careers within the construction industry and wider built environment.

We are the ex-military partner of the sector’s largest contractors, consultants, SME’s and are the partner championing our ex-military on the UK’s largest infrastructure projects across rail, road, nuclear and defence. Our employer’s cover: construction, homebuilding, infrastructure, logistics, utilities, security, engineering, data centres, digital, defence and facilities management.

BuildForce is nationwide and offers a compliment of services focused on pre-employment, employment, education, mental health and after-care, to support our Service Leavers, Veterans, Reservists and military families, as they transition from their military career to a construction civilian career.

 

According to government figures

An extra 225,000 construction workers may be needed by 2027, according to the latest Construction Skills Network (CSN) report.

All nine English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to experience growth.

There will be 2.67 million workers in construction industry by 2027 if projected growth is met.

A professional career in construction is accessible to all military ranks and skillsets, and offers immense career satisfaction in a challenging and dynamic sector.

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What makes us different

We have been operating since 2011 and have a successful history in placing our Armed Forces in long term careers in construction
We are a construction initiative, created and run by industry. We know what construction employers are looking for in new recruits
Our size and reach, with our employers, supply chain and industry peers means we are more successful than others at placing the Armed Forces