Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction Placement with Turner & Townsend
T Level gateway role leading to the Turner & Townsend Apprentice Development Programme.
Location: Turner & Townsend – 11 York St Manchester
About the placement
The placement will provide valuable work experience with the market leading construction and property professional services organisation, Turner and Townsend.
This valuable work experience opportunity will provide the candidate with an understanding of the opportunities and career paths available within the construction and property professional services sector and within Turner and Townsend.
During the placement the candidate will gain experience of a number of Real Estate and Infrastructure projects and also a range of services, including Cost and Commercial Management, Project Management and Project Controls. Candidates will gain experience through a rotation model and work directly with experienced colleagues on a one day per week basis, based in the Manchester City Centre Office.
Progress and experience will be logged and validated throughout the year long placement.
Subject to successful completion of the placement, you will be invited to complete an assessment for our apprentice development programme. If successful, candidate will be offered a place on a UK leading degree apprenticeship programme and the opportunity to work with Turner and Townsend progressing their career and gaining a professional qualification.
Follow the links to learn more.
Early Careers with Turner & Townsend
United Kingdom apprenticeship programme at Turner & Townsend
About the business
Turner and Townsend and a global property and construction professional services business with over 12,000 employees.
We deliver projects and programmes that transform businesses, improve people’s lives and benefit the future of our planet.
We leverage our scale and expertise to deliver solutions and exceptional outcomes for our clients across the world’s most impactful projects and programmes.
We turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
We are Turner & Townsend. Follow the link to learn more.
We’re dedicated to delivering better outcomes for our clients throughout the real estate, infrastructure, and energy and natural resources sectors – our purpose is to transform performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.
To provide that excellence, we first have to embody it in our culture through living our values every day.
Our purpose and positive workplace culture define us both as a company – and as a community. It runs directly through our core, influencing our approach to every project. It moulds our behaviours and actions, and guides us in our recruitment. Follow the link to learn more about our values
About the T Level – Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
During the 2-year programme, students will learn the core knowledge and skills for entry to a range of construction occupations.
This course is suitable for anyone wanting a career in construction, specifically in surveying and design, civil engineering, building services design, or hazardous materials surveying.
All students will develop a general understanding of construction, including:
- health and safety
- the science behind building design, surveying and planning
- making accurate and appropriate measurements
- construction methods
- building regulations and standards
- data management and information standards in construction
- relationship management and customer service
- how the Internet of Things (IoT) impacts construction
- digital engineering techniques
- mathematical techniques to solve construction problems
- construction design principles and processes
- the construction industry and its role in the economy
- sustainability and the environmental impact of construction
- business, commerce and corporate social responsibility
They will also learn about topics specific to design, surveying and planning, including:
- project management
- budgeting and resource allocation
- procurement
- risk management
This T Level course is currently on offer in Greater Manchester at:
- Hopwood Hall College
- The Manchester College
- Oldham College
- Salford City College
- Stockport College
- Tameside College
- Wigan & Leigh College
This placement may not be available with all colleges or providers. Please speak to your college or provider for more information about which placements may be available to you.
