Ready to kickstart your career? Gain hands on experience on the Wates Design Management Trainee Programme. As a Design Management Trainee, you’ll gain hands-on experience collaborating with a wide range of professionals, including architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, and sub-contractors. You’ll be involved in reviewing and analysing information to streamline projects, ensuring cost-effectiveness and best practices throughout. This programme will give you exposure to the full project life cycle, helping you understand how everything fits together. Using the knowledge and skills you’ve learnt on the programme, you’ll: - Manage the design processes to reduce risk and maximise project outcomes. - Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, designers, subcontractors, and suppliers. - Ensure compliance with contracts related to project progress, design responsibilities and sub-contractor obligations. - Provide design updates and reports to managers while supporting the preparation of consultant performance reports. - Collaborate with internal and external teams to review design data, check for technical completeness and identify potential risks or issues. - Gather vital information and engage with networks to build your expertise in design management. What’s in it for you?
Our Trainee Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term, successful career. In addition, we offer: - Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts - Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development) - Competitive salary - Private medical insurance - Car allowance / company car scheme - Health & wellness programme - 26 days holiday + bank holidays