Virtual Career Chat: Project Management – Contractor

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.  An opportunity to hear from Kier and JN Bentley.

Kier’s vision is to be the UK’s leading infrastructure services and construction company. For around 100 years, They have been innovating for their clients and are proud to have worked on vital infrastructure which supports communities. They are a strategic supplier to the UK Government with key strengths in education, healthcare, custodial, transport and defence. They are made up of four business divisions, Construction, Transportation, Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks, and Property, alongside their central Group services function.

They work closely with BuildForce to employ veterans across the business from roles on the tools to strategic leadership roles. They re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in late 2021, committing to a new and enhanced set of pledges to support the Armed Forces community alongside their re-award of the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award. They also have an active internal Armed Forces community group which is growing in membership for anyone with a connection to the services.

JN Bentley is one of the UK’s civil engineering firms and operates across the UK, delivering design-and-build projects with clients in the water sector and beyond.  They differ from your typical engineering and construction company because they employ people in all roles, both operations and business support.  They know from experience that service leavers and veterans thrive in this environment.

They pride themselves on being able to recognise transferrable skills and potential.  Their team will talk through opportunities and help you understand how, where and how you can build your career with Bentley.

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.