People School outreach to promote construction careers – listen to April’s 21CC podcast The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a campaign to improve young people’s engagement with higher education and built environment careers
People Amey delivers social value through prison-based skills programme The Clean, Rehabilitative, Enabling and Decent (CRED) programme aims to support prisoners’ long-term rehabilitation
People NHBC launches business graduate scheme The new business graduate programme, which starts in September 2024, is now open for applications
CIOB Community CIOB Awards 2024: Rising Star Jessica Haskett hit the ground running when she joined Kier Group’s Construction division in 2021 as a graduate design manager.
News Mayor candidates urged to focus on construction skills and retrofit CIOB is appealing to metro mayor candidates in May’s elections to prioritise construction career opportunities and retrofitting of building stock.
People One to watch: Alex Playle MCIOB, Mace The project manager at Mace explains what first attracted him to construction and what he loves about working in the industry.
People ‘Industrialised construction means we have to organise differently’ Jacqui Glass FCIOB, interim dean of The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL, says entrenched industry attitudes need to be challenged.
People Could you be a construction ambassador? Are you keen to promote the construction industry, inspire the next generation and help tackle the skills gap?
People Amey launches leadership development scheme A two-year development programme has been established for aspiring business leaders
People Could you be leveraging the power of CIOB Academy? CIOB Academy’s professional development resources have helped over 35,000 professionals in the industry gain qualifications, improve their practical skills and work towards chartered membership.
People Call for STEM professionals’ views on career break bias STEM Returners has launched its annual survey
People Employers say levy fund is ‘crucial’ for degree apprenticeships New research reveals 68% of employers would ditch degree apprenticeships if levy funding was scrapped
People Construction industry one of the UK’s most creative, analysis reveals The building and construction industry has been ranked according to the value it places on creative roles
People Construction ranked fourth for employee satisfaction A new report on workplace satisfaction shows building and construction professionals are some of the happiest across all sectors
People British Antarctic Survey seeks new talent Skilled candidates, from carpenters to plant operators, are promised a “fantastic experience” in Antarctica
People HS2 summer placements open for university students University students who live or study in the Midlands can apply to join HS2’s construction partner on an eight-week paid work placement this summer
People Government pledges to support 20,000 more apprenticeships Prime minister Rishi Sunak has promised £60m funding to help businesses create more apprenticeship places
People This much I know: ‘Gather interesting and useful knowledge early’ Howel Morris, land regeneration director at Rodgers Leask, explains how gaining industry experience provides a solid foundation for career success in the built environment
The July/August 2026 issue of Construction Management magazine is now available to read in digital format.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.