Virtual Career Chat: Operations
Join us to hear from our veterans sharing their journeys from service life to a career in Operations. A great session to better understand the different roles and the transferable skills required.
This is an opportunity to hear from Mace & Story
Mace is an international consultancy and construction company, founded and built on exceptional people, a commitment to service excellence and a deep-rooted entrepreneurial spirit. It has delivered some of the world’s most inspiring building and infrastructure projects and programmes – from Olympic Parks and iconic skyscrapers to state-of-the-art data centres, schools, hospitals and homes.
It is driven by its purpose to redefine the boundaries of ambition, and its vision of leading the way to a more connected, resilient, and sustainable world. The company employs over 7,000 people across 4 global hubs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and the Asia Pacific region.
Mace is a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and holds the prestigious Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. Through the Mace Military Programme, it offers advice and support to service leavers, veterans and reservists who are considering joining the company, helping to guide them into their next adventure. Mace also has an internal military network, consisting of over 350 veterans, reservists and allies. This group supports ex-military colleagues, ensuring their transition into civilian life is smooth and supported.
Story an award-winning business who believe in ‘doing it right’. Founded in 1987, They remain a privately-owned business to this day. They deliver complex projects on time and within budget and ‘do it right’ by their clients, their teams and the communities they work in across the UK. The business has also earned a reputation of maintaining outstanding health & safety practices across all of its regions and operating divisions. This was recognised nationally in 2025 with the awarding of the prestigious RoSPA ‘Gold’ Award for the ninth year in a row.
They have regional offices across England and Scotland, Story is highly respected nationally for providing award-winning rail, plant and construction solutions. Specialties: Rail Works, Plant Hire, Construction, and Civil Engineering.
The Virtual Career Chat is finished off with our Q&A panel, expertly led by our CEO, Angela Forbes MBE.
Email: pa@buildforce.org.uk to reserve your place.