Project Manager Graduate Programme Peterborough 2023

Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies.

We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water.

Anglian Water @one Alliance is a collaborative organisation made up of our seven partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We understand we need to build an enthusiastic and talented workforce which can provide us with innovative and different ways of working to keep the water flowing throughout our regions for years to come.

With this in mind, we have created a brand-new Project Management Graduate role which will see you gain a holistic understanding of the @one Alliance through rotational placements and a structured support programme across our teams. The end goal would be that you would build the knowledge, skills and expertise to be a future Senior Leader in our organisation!

What you’ll do

• Complete value-added projects across our Project Delivery, Commercial, Engineering, Solutions and Site/Commissioning teams. You’ll not only develop your project management skills, but you’ll also implement tangible improvements which you can look back on with pride.
• Develop an understanding of project management techniques which promote collaboration, synergy and outperformance to deliver against our overall goals and objectives
• Lead a variety of projects across different teams whilst honing your stakeholder engagement and management techniques
• Use theory, innovation and investigatory techniques underpinned by data and evidence, suggest new ways of working/ approaching work
• Be accountable for your own development by working outside of natural comfort zones and learning from mistakes
• Utilise your presence in different teams to share knowledge and create efficiencies where possible

Who you are

• You will hold or be in your final year of achieving a Business Studies or Project Management degree. Whilst previous project management and continuous improvement exposure would be beneficial, we are more focused on your potential to grow and behaviours.
• Always operating with the customer at the heart of what you do
• Motivation and ability to pick up new IT systems quickly and optimise their outputs to produce data and analysis to underpin your ideas to enhance procedures and processes, and ultimately, outputs
• Have excellent communications skills and attention to detail
• Enthusiastic about learning and developing new ways of thinking

What we offer

• Clear learning and development opportunities to build your knowledge, skills, and behaviours to prepare you for your career at Skanska beyond the graduate programme
• Support and guidance from experienced commercial teams
• Professional and social networks
• Project management and leadership development mentoring
• Opportunities to volunteer at least one day per year
• Competitive benefits package
• You may find an area of our business which you thrive in and are passionate about, which we will fully support you with

Skanska Graduate Programme

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.

As part of the graduate programme, teams will embark on projects to solve business challenges. These projects provide exposure to graduates and senior colleagues in the company and build a strong professional network whilst improving the business.

• Programme start date: September 2023
• Applications closing date: 30th November 2022
• Location: You will be based in our Peterborough office

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.

Flexible Working

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

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. 

Closing Date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

If you are an enthusiastic Graduate who is looking for an opportunity to deliver and develop your skill set in a dynamic, supportive and exciting environment, please apply today!

As part of your application, please include a cover letter addressing the below points:

• Why are you interested in joining the @one alliance?
• What behaviours and values will you bring to the role and @one alliance?