Virtual Career Chat: PM Contractor and Consultant

Join us to hear from our veterans sharing their journeys from service life to a career in Project Management. A great session to better understand the different roles and the transferable skills required.

This is an opportunity to hear from Amentum, AtkinsRéalis & Mace

At Amentum, every day is an opportunity to make the world better, more connected, more sustainable. They’re powered by more than 60,000 people across the globe who deliver innovative scientific, technical, professional, and program management solutions for public and private clients around the world.

They have an established and enduring relationship with the Armed Forces and actively seek out service leavers to join their teams. These individuals are some of the brightest and most assured talent to come onboard; they thrive in a variety of roles working on projects around the world and are an integral part of their workforce. As part of their desire to actively engage with service leavers from all cap badges, ranks and backgrounds, they created ‘Project Soft Landing’. The project is designed so that they can engage with potential future Amentum employees still serving or getting ready to leave the military who may be looking at a new career in project management, project controls, logistics, cyber, engineering, and nuclear. Locations – UK and Worldwide.

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation. They connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.

AtkinsRéalis is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant and a Gold Award holder under the MoD’s Employer Recognition Scheme, and has a proactive and positive approach to recruiting, developing and supporting Armed Forces Leavers, Veterans, Reservists and their spouses and partners. With a growing and thriving Armed Forces Community of c250 across the UK and a wide variety of opportunities across the sectors in which they operate.

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.

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.