General information
City/town:
Job field:
Construction
Type of contract:
Permanent
ID:
4610
Description and requirements
We are excited to launch our Graduate roles, starting in September 2025!
Are you ready to kickstart your career in a team where you can make a difference?
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our graduate programme will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you will have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
Working as part of our Building Services team in the Healthcare sector, we are looking for a Graduate Planner to join our team at Royal Derby Hospital.
What you'll do:
1. Assist with developing, maintaining and delivery of robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team.
2. Put together programme plans ensuring they capture the full project scope and that resources are considered and loaded as required.
3. Work as part of the project team, utilising your problem-solving skills to overcome logistical issues.
4. Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan.
5. Monitor the critical path and key milestones.
6. Advise the delivery team on any potential changes.
7. Develop 4D animations of the project plan to aid digital rehearsal of the project construction.
8. Utilise cutting-edge tools like Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Office 365 to streamline project planning and enhance reporting processes.
9. Ensure planning standards are maintained and published processes are adhered to.
10. Appreciate and upload the Health & Safety standards in all planning processes.
11. By working closely with the project team and subcontractors, you will be integral to Skanska’s success story through monitoring, controlling and adapting programmes.
What you'll bring to the role:
1. Studying towards or having completed a BSc or MSc degree in Civil Engineering (ICE accredited) or Computer Science.
2. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
3. Strong analytical skills to interpret project data and drive informed decisions.
4. Values driven and passionate about sustainability.
5. Commercially minded.
6. Enthusiastic about learning and developing new ways of thinking.
What we offer:
1. You will be a part of a community of 100+ graduates and apprentices.
2. Starting salary: From £30,000.
3. Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams.
4. Professional and social events.
5. Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year.
6. Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice.
7. Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins, Nationalities & Ethnicities), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing.
8. My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts.
9. Cycle to work scheme.
10. Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible.
11. You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions.
The two-year graduate programme provides a pathway to develop a complete skill set, developing both technical and interpersonal skills. The programme includes interesting courses and on-the-job learning.
This role is based in Derby.
No. of roles: 1
At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska.
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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