How did you start in the construction industry?
it all started me doing work experience when i was on when i was at school it was with a local company, family friends and i did a weekend in accountants and a week with a construction company
From a young age fell in love with it really enjoyed it enjoyed being on site learning new things every day
How long have you been in the construction industry?
Including obviously a year at university starting out and then seven years post university, seven years in total i’ve been in
the industry
What Advice would you give to youngsters coming into the industry?
If i was getting started in construction now there’s a really good saying that someone said to me when i was younger and it would be like a sponge so just absorb everything up, learn as much as you can just soak everything in
If you’re getting if you get into industry you need to basically learn from the people around you take the good things they do and get stuck into them and obviously disregard the bad things the bad habits other people do and just try and grow and learn with it really
If some are unsure about getting into the industry, how would you encourage them?
I think it’s it’s saying that everyone says but every day is different it’s a problem-solving industry it’s challenging you work with a really wide range of people from architects subcontractors if you’re if you’re interested in it get out there speak to people build relationships because that’s what part of the industry is about
How does oneway help with both short-term and long-term vacancies?
Yeah so we’ve got um long term with one way one of our project managers who works through the company now was sourced through one way on the permanent side and we regularly lose use one way in the temp solutions to fill labour um direct labour either shortages or new areas that we work in where we sort of dipping our toe in a little bit and we want to
get some temporary labour and sort of work things out as well so yeah we’ve used both sides of business and really
pleased with both
You can start a career in construction, from straight out of school to later in life.
There are many ways to get started, such as through an apprenticeship, a higher apprenticeship (the same as the first year of a degree), or an entry-level job where you can learn.
Many big construction companies and consulting firms have programmes for recent college graduates that have set start dates each year.
We would suggest checking out the “What are my options” section of Go Construct’s website or the National Careers Service’s website to learn more about getting into the construction industry.
Furthermore, reach out to OneWay here