What's it really like to have a construction job? Take a look at these stories from people working in construction jobs across the UK. Find out how they got into the industry, what they do, and tips on working in their fields.
Angie Kerr
Safety & Training Administrator
Dave Stewart
Senior Lightning Protection Supervisor
Craig Miles Fletcher
Highways Engineer
Neil Horner
Director/ Project, Programme and Portfolio Manager
Jake Horoszczak
Bricklaying Apprenticeship (A Day in the Life...)
Ben Stansfield
Commercial Graduate (Trainee Surveyor)
Andrew Hutton
Apprentice Joiner (Andrew Hutton)
Liam Sargeant
Trainee assistant manager
Josh Short
Apprentice Civil Engineer
Tom Arkley
Site manager - management trainee
Adam Landreth-Smith
Section Engineer
Charlotte Readman-Holland
Graduate
Kelly Mellowship
Learning and development officer
Christopher Evans
Architectural assistant
Verity Bailey
Graduate Trainee (Land and Planning)
Hayden Wills
Hayden Wills - Trainee Build Manager
Stephen Parsonage
Apprentice Joiner (Stephen Parsonage)
Darryn Skinner
Trainee Construction Manager (A Day in the Life...)
Daniel Young
Trainee CAD Technician
Emily Louden
HR Undergraduate
Rebecca Gill
Painting & Decorating Apprenticeship (A Day in the Life)
Angharad Rosser
Community Engagement Officer
Darren Evans
Graduate Quantity Surveyor
Dan Ellis
HSEQ Advisor
Ellie Reed
Lift modernisation apprentice
Paul Hutchinson
Environmental Manager
Piotr Janowski
Graduate Civil Engineer - Piotr Janowski
Kieran McCabe
Asbestos Removal Operative
Michael Brearey
Construction Director
Jess Rooney
Assistant Site Manager (Jess Rooney)
Richard Smith
Trainee Carpenter
Katie Evans
Lead Digital Engineer
James Wood
Site manager (sub-agent)
Kim Palfrey
Apprentice Carpenter
Chris Lane
Graduate design manager
Sophie Turner
Trainee Site Manager
Carl Bugler
Senior Assistant Engineer
Sonia Jamieson
HSQE Manager Job Description (Courses to Become?)
Kathryn-Jane Benson
Framework Coordinator
Ella Sherrington
Commercial Apprentice
Christopher Alves
Assistant Engineer
Ryan Donoghue
BIM Coordinator
Amy Griffiths
Assistant Site Manager (Amy Griffiths)
Alex Roberts
Sustainability Manager
Callum Gemmell
Assistant quantity surveyor
Matthew Williams
Design manager
Tim Sargent
Procurement manager
Ian Galbraith
Head of HS&E – geographical and construction
Jamie Stewart
Supply Chain Development Manager
Dafydd Andrews
Land management trainee
Christopher Lloyd-Evans
Trainee build manager
Cheston Stanley
Trainee Quantity Surveyor Job (Day in the Life)
Jack Chami
Mechanical and Electrical Co-Ordinator/Building Services Engineer
Alfie Allen
Commercial Trainee (Surveyor)
Damian Adcock
Assistant Accountant
Christabelle Paradzai
Apprentice site technician
Gavin Smith
Infrastructure design engineer
Mirna Ayoubi
Assistant Design Manager (Mirna Ayoubi)
David Atkinson
Director
Brianne Asbury
Trainee Designer