Skanska, one of the UK's leading contractors, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build for a better society.
Who we are
Skanska, one of the UK's leading construction contractors, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build for a better society.
With our Swedish heritage, we are built on a strong purpose and sound values. Our order book is very healthy, and we have a strong pipeline of future work and prospects.
Our priority to our early careers colleagues is providing exciting and genuine opportunities for you to grow your personal and professional potential across a range of interesting and challenging projects. We create an inclusive environment and genuinely care about making a positive impact on the environment and world around us.
Personal development
‘Shaping the next generation of leaders’ is our two-year graduate programme that will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you’ll have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions, and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
The programme provides a pathway to develop a complete skill set developing both technical and interpersonal skills, with the opportunity to work towards membership of your chosen profession.
This includes courses, on-the-job learning with senior members of the team, solving business challenges, building a strong professional network and starting to take on responsibility for small leadership tasks.
Equity, diversity & inclusion
Here at Skanska, we thrive by embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams.
Wellbeing
We have a range of employee networking groups and offer a volunteering day every year to help give back to the community.
Browse through our videos and check out our employee profiles to learn more.