People Willmott Dixon champions gender diversity in skilled trades Contractor has committed to increasing female representation in trade roles
People ‘My goal is to make construction accessible to young people’ The assistant framework manager at SCF Hampshire Council on choosing a construction career, Tomorrow’s Leaders, and changing perceptions in the industry.
People ‘You can run a family and be a quantity surveyor’ Balancing a busy career and family life is possible with the right support from your employer, says project surveyor Billie Kelleher
People Tarmac site supervisor: ‘There’s never a quiet day’ A setback during the pandemic helped Alexander Michael, packed aggregate and macadam site supervisor at Tarmac, find the right career path. He spoke to Nadine Buddoo.
People Five top tips for construction job interviews Dave Stitt FCIOB, professional certified coach at DSA Building Performance, shares some essential advice for construction professionals hoping to ace a job interview.
News Third of young would consider construction career, CIOB survey shows Sixty-eight percent of young people aged between 16 and 24 hold a positive view about working in the industry, a new report published by the Chartered Institute of Building has found.
People Construction careers advice is key to housing targets, CIOB says New report shows a broadly positive perception of construction careers, despite a lack of new talent joining the industry
People Job spotlight: document control manager, J Coffey To mark National Careers Week, Jasmine O’Neill discusses her unconventional route into construction and why age doesn’t determine success
People Women into Home Building expands placement opportunities Fully-funded careers programme aims to help attract more women to the homebuilding sector
People Tomorrow’s Leaders show how to master networking Taking the awkwardness out of networking and making it work for you was the theme of an event, Master Your Networking Game, held at Manchester Metropolitan University by CIOB’s Tomorrow’s Leaders, Generation 4 Change (G4C) and Constructing Excellence.
People One to watch: Will Renals, VolkerFitzpatrick The site manager with the civil engineering and rail specialist on why he chose construction, and why apprenticeships are important to the industry.
People Meet Winvic’s Ukrainian whizz kid Trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova from Ukraine is making her mark in the construction industry. Nadine Buddoo spoke to her.
People ‘EDI means different things to different people’ Do one-size-fits-all EDI approaches work in a global construction context? Dr Florence Phua FCIOB talks about her research on this issue.
People Using football to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals Fest Hub founder and civil engineer Emmanuel Afolabi is turning the disappointment of missing out on his dream career into a mission to inspire young people into STEM
People Apprentice of the month: ‘At my girls-only school, construction was never offered’ Ava Parnell, assistant estimator at McCarthy Stone, is CIOB’s January apprentice of the month.
People Industry experts deliver careers advice in West Yorkshire Young professionals and construction students in West Yorkshire gained valuable careers tips and advice at a joint industry event organised by the CIOB West Yorkshire Hub.
People One to watch: Rohit Malhotra, AtkinsRéalis What made you choose a career in construction? What else might you have done? Growing up in Dubai, surrounded by iconic structures like the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa, my…
CIOB Community CIOB London Tomorrow’s Leaders spearheads two career events When faced with rejection, young professionals should persevere, get as many qualifications and training as they can and say yes to every opportunity. These were some of the insights offered…
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.