Build your future with us
Launch your career in construction with our exciting Graduate and Apprenticeship programme within our London & East region. Based from our offices in Hertfordshire, you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience working on exciting construction projects across North London, the Northern Home Counties, and East Anglia, helping to shape the communities of tomorrow.
Willmott Dixon is a privately owned contractor with a purpose beyond profit - delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment for future generations.
Our programme is 2 to 5 years in duration (depending upon your level of academic achievement) and will give you the chance to earn, learn and gain real experience alongside a part-time study for a relevant qualification that is paid for by Willmott Dixon.
What makes our program stand out?
- Earn, learn and gain real experience – competitive salary with annual increases as you progress.
- No student debt.
- Structured rotations – exposure across different functions including site management, quantity surveying, design, preconstruction and more.
- Fast-track progression – a proven route into management, with most trainees stepping into Assistant Management roles upon completion.
- Real responsibility – you’ll support the delivery of live projects.
- You will be allocated a buddy from day one.
- Recognition – opportunities to take part in trainee challenges, trainee away days, CITB college and even win our coveted Trainee of the Year.
- We support professional memberships and accreditations i.e - CIOB, RICS etc.
Starting in September 2027, we have opportunities in the following disciplines
- Quantity Surveying: Your role is about managing the costs of a project on site. This will include preparing tender and contract documents, weighing up commercial risks, procuring the best supply chain and managing payments for completed work.
- Site Management: You play a vital role in turning plans into reality, leading the safe and efficient delivery of construction projects from start to finish.
- Estimating: Working at the heart of the pre-construction team, you will evaluate project requirements, build robust cost plans and support the successful delivery of tender submissions.
- Planning: You play a key role in bringing construction projects to life, creating detailed schedules and coordinating activities to ensure projects are delivered on time and within programme.
- Sustainability: You will partner with preconstruction and project teams to champion sustainability, helping ensure construction projects meet ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential criteria
- Right to work in the UK.
- 5 GCSE’s grade 4/C or above including English, Maths and Science (or equivalent)
- Have a valid driver’s license.
- All applicants must have a minimum level 3 qualification by September 2027, such as A-Level, T-Level, BTEC or equivalent.
- For graduate roles, you will need to be degree qualified by September 2027.
Desirable criteria
- You have had some exposure to construction (work experience, placement or similar).
What you’ll get
- Competitive salary + annual incentive scheme
- Annual car allowance
- Funded college/university/vocational study
- Pension and life assurance
- Laptop and mobile phone
- Travel expenses n- Book allowance
- Training and study leave
- The opportunity to work on flagship projects that make a real difference
Next step
Our Management Trainee roles start in September 2027.
- Applications closing date 22nd November 2026
- Video interview invites sent by the 18th December 2026.
- Assessment centre or panel interview to take place in early 2027.
