We are excited to launch our Graduate roles, starting in September 2025! Are you ready to kickstart your career in a team where you can make a difference?
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our graduate programme will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you will have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
We are looking for Graduate Project Managers to join our Infrastructure @one Alliance team in Peterborough, who will gain a holistic understanding of the @one Alliance through rotational placements and a structured support programme across our teams. The end goal is to develop you into a future leader in our organisation.
What you'll do
- Complete value-added projects across many different teams including Project Delivery, Commercial, Engineering, Solutions, Site/Commissioning teams.
- Develop an understanding of project management techniques which promote collaboration, synergy and outperformance to deliver against our overall goals and objectives.
- Lead a variety of projects across different teams whilst honing your stakeholder engagement and management techniques.
- Use theory, innovation and investigatory techniques underpinned by data and evidence, suggest new ways of working/ approaching work.
- Be accountable for your own development by working outside of natural comfort zones and learning from mistakes.
- Utilise your presence in different teams to share knowledge and create efficiencies where possible.
What you'll bring to the role
- You will hold or be in your final year of achieving a degree in Business related or Project Management subject, however, we can be flexible. We are more focused on your motivation, values and forward thinking.
- Enthusiastic about learning, personal and professional growth
- You have a strong interest in innovation, sustainability and making a positive impact
- You enjoy solving complex engineering challenges
- You work collaboratively towards shared goals and targets
- You are motivated to work in the water sector environment
- This role requires visits to sites within the Anglian Water region. As such, we would expect you to have a driving licence or work towards obtaining one within your first year of working with us.
What we offer
- You will be a part of a community of 100+ graduates and apprentices
- Starting salary: From £30,000
- We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship
- Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams
- Professional and social events
- Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
- Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice
- Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins, Nationalities & Ethnicities), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing
- My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
- You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions
Skanska graduate programme
The two-year graduate programme provides a pathway to develop a complete skill set, developing both technical and interpersonal skills. The programme includes interesting courses and on-the-job learning.
- Programme start date: September 2025
- This role is based in: Peterborough
- Number of roles: 2
About Skanska
Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water.
At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
About the @one Alliance
Skanska is part of the @one Alliance together with seven other partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment and SWECO). Collaboratively, with our extended supply chain, we are delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We ensure safe and resilient supply of water to our customers.
You do not need any technical water sector qualification or experience; however, you will enjoy working in the water sector environment. Check out the @one Alliance website to find out more about the projects we deliver.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. For example, if you were eligible for extra time during exams at school or university, please let us know as we can offer you more time to complete any online assessments, if applicable.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. If you have any questions, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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