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Design Management Graduate Trainee Programme - Wates Building Services

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 1 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)
Start date
1 September 2020
Deadline
17 Nov 2019 22:59

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Design Management Graduate Trainee Programme - Wates Building Services (Cambridge)

At Wates we are proud to be a family-owned business, small enough to recognise and support great talent, yet big enough to challenge and inspire our people through amazing multi-million-pound projects. To us our industry is more than just building, it’s also a chance for us to positively impact the communities where we work and thrive.

Wates Building Services

Wates Building Services (WBS) sits within our Construction business. It is our dedicated in-house mechanical and electrical delivery service specializing in the design and installation of building services and infrastructure solutions covering all aspect of M&E.

Location

The base location for this role is Cambridge, you will be required to travel to and/or work at locations within the Northern Home Counties region* should the business require you to.

*Please note that the Northern Home Counties region includes the following locations, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Slough - Berkshire, Suffolk, Northamptonshire

The Role

Do you enjoy problem solving? Would you like to work with a range of different people and stakeholders including Architects, Engineers, Consultant Quantity Surveyors and Subcontractors? Then our Design Management Trainee Programme may be the pathway for you.

The Design Management team review and analyse complex information to ensure the design of a project incorporates buildability, programme sequence and encourages best practice health and safety.

As a Wates Design Management Trainee, you will be involved in assisting with:

  • Ensuring the company manages the process of design to reduce risk and maximize return.
  • Maintaining relationships with clients, designers, subcontractors and suppliers, through a fair and professional approach when managing design and related matters
  • Safeguarding the contractual position of Wates in respect of such matters as progress of the works, design responsibility and our contractual obligations to sub- contractors regarding design responsibility.
  • Provide sound design, progress and dashboard information to your line manager and other functions as well as support in the preparation of reports regarding design consultant performance.

Our Management Trainee Programme

If you’re looking for a programme full of innovation and variety then you’re in the right place. Here are some of the core benefits our Management Trainee Programme

  • We support you all the way through to Chartership whether school, college leaver or graduate
  • Competitive industry pay
  • We’ll rotate you around our business unit, ensuring you get a full breadth experience
  • You’ll receive structured development and a combination of technical and behavioural training
  • You’ll receive professional mentorship and guidance as well as great exposure to our senior leaders

What we're looking for

  • Genuine interest in our WBS business
  • Effective interpersonal and organisation skills
  • Motivated to manage and drive own development
  • Ability to work within a team and participate in all required activities
  • Well-developed communication and influencing skills
  • Identify opportunities to improve design approach to project delivery
  • Candidates will be required to have a full driving license by September 2020, this will be a condition of offer

Entry Requirements

You will have obtained or be working towards a 2:1 degree in Design Management, Construction Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering or similar related subject and be on track to achieving a 2.1.

The Wates Group is one of the largest privately-owned construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ over 4,000 people and work with more than 10,000 supply-chain operatives and partners to successfully deliver our projects throughout the UK.
We are committed to the long-term future of the built environment and our award-winning Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability programmes…


The Wates Group is one of the largest privately-owned construction, development and property services companies in the UK. We employ over 4,000 people and work with more than 10,000 supply-chain operatives and partners to successfully deliver our projects throughout the UK.

We are committed to the long-term future of the built environment and our award-winning Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability programmes underpin our vision to become the most trusted partner in the built environment, leaving a positive legacy for the communities in which we work and live.

Construction
Leatherhead
3,000 employees