GRAHAM Academy - Student Digital Construction Coordinator (Year Out Placement)

About The Role

Job Title: Student Digital Construction Coordinator (Year Out Placemet)

Reporting To: Digital Construction Manager

Division: Central

Location: Various, Hybrid Working

Contract Type: Year Out Placement

Job Summary

As a Digital Construction Year-Out Placement Student within GRAHAM, you will play a key role in supporting digital innovation across major construction projects. You will gain hands-on experience in the implementation of digital construction tools, technologies, and data-driven processes that enhance project delivery, collaboration, and efficiency. Working closely with project and site teams, you will help ensure digital standards are met, support the use of innovative solutions, and contribute to the successful delivery of projects throughout the construction lifecycle.

Job Description

• Support Digital Construction activities across multiple projects.
• Assist in the integration of digital tools (e.g. Autodesk Forma, DroneDeploy, 4D planning) into project workflows.
• Provide training and support to project teams on digital construction tools and processes such as Autodesk Forma.
• Collaborate with project teams, subcontractors, and clients to ensure digital deliverables meet requirements.
• Monitor and report on digital construction KPIs and performance metrics.
• Contribute to innovation initiatives and continuous improvement in digital delivery.
• Assist in project setup and coordinate with project teams to ensure proper implementation.
• Offer technical support for digital software, ensuring updates and fixes are applied as necessary.
• Coordinate hardware and software requirements for digital execution.
• Stay updated with current trends and developments in digital technologies.
• Support junior members of the team.

Personal Specification

Technical Competencies

Essential

• Currently enrolled on a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, or a related discipline, and undertaking a year-out placement as part of the course.

Additional Information

• Job is located as a Hybrid role.
• Some travel to other sites may be necessary.
• Provision of application support, outside normal working hours may be required to minimise business disruption and downtime.
• The above accountabilities are not exhaustive, and you may be required at the Company's discretion to undertake other duties from time to time.

Behavioural Competencies

• Leadership skills: Communicates and gets involved in team commitment to a vision.
• Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to audience and create detailed written documents and reports. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders. Presents a professional image and promotes the Brand.
• Initiative: Is able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working. Ability to work unsupervised and/or with minimal supervision after an initial training period.
• Team Player: Always willing to be involved in other activities to achieve company objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honesty, loyalty, and commitment.
• Planning and Prioritising: Plans and prioritises around departmental/team objectives. Able to identify opportunities and problems in the medium and long term and develop new approaches. Has a strong attention to detail with consistently accurate results. Ability to work under pressure to conform to deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Problem Solving: Looks objectively at each situation to ensure that all outcomes are thoroughly assessed before deciding on an appropriate course of action.
• Innovative: Facilitates the change process, helping others to see the need and value for change and proactively managing the implementation. Translates the change vision into a plan of action while maintaining focus and persistence in guiding others to accept new ideas. Anticipates and deals effectively with resistance to change.
• People management and Team Leadership: Coordinating with the team towards achieving objectives and accomplishing tasks. Sharing information and exchanging experiences. Working with a positive attitude towards others.

The Recruitment Process

• The closing date for applications will be Friday 8th January 2027.
• Interviews will commence in February 2027.
• Successful candidates will be notified in March 2027.
• All successful applicants will join the business by September 2027, with some opportunities to start earlier where possible.

GRAHAM Routes to Becoming a Digital Construction Coordinator

Industrial Placements

Our industrial placements can last from 3-12 months, dependent on your college/university curriculum. On your placement, you will be given the support, guidance, and experience which will lay the foundations for a great future in a Construction career. Show us what you can do and your placement could lead to a company scholarship award and an offer of employment when you graduate.

Our Commitment

At GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are dedicated to making our policies and guidance accessible to all applicants and employees. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance. A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients, and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant's experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.