Technical Trainee

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From roads to sewers and all the utilities you expect from a modern, functional dwelling, our engineers are a vital part of ensuring each home meets and exceeds our customers’ expectations. Whilst the Designers are responsible for designing the right mix of standard house types, open spaces and social areas to create places our customers really love to live in.

As a Technical Trainee, you will learn all aspects of design and engineering in order to later decide where you will focus your career. This is an exciting opportunity to train to become a qualified technical professional by joining the Management Trainee programme. It’s perfect for someone either leaving school or college with A levels or a Construction related qualification or someone who has already gained their degree in an Architecture or Civil Engineering focused discipline and wants to develop their experience.

To be a successful in the Technical team your strengths should be problem solving, attention to detail and the ability to build relationships with others as you will need to work effectively across teams.

The Management Trainee Development programme:
The ideal candidate:
The Technical Trainee role best suits those who are looking to start their career and wish to develop into a fully qualified technical professional. Whether you are joining after school or college or having completed your degree, our development programme is designed to get you there. We ask for the following minimum qualification levels and requirements:

Maths and English GCSE (Grades A*-C or 9-4) preferred

Minimum qualification level of BTEC Level 3 qualification in Construction and the Built Environment or Construction related OR ‘A’ or (AS) levels e.g. Maths or Science related subject

Computer Literacy

Full driving licence or working towards a licence preferred

Individuals seeking employments at Taylor Wimpey should know that we foster a culture of inclusion and value diversity positively which creates a better workplace and delivers stronger outcomes. We commit to treating all our job applicants and employees fairly and with respect, irrespective of background, disability or any other protected characteristic. If you require any assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Checks and eligibility to work:
To be successful in this role you must be able to prove eligibility to work in the UK.

If you are successful at interview and the Company considers making an offer of employment, you may be asked to give your consent to the following pre-employment check[s] being undertaken by our third-party provider, Experian (or any other appropriate third-party provider that the Company chooses to engage).

The type of checks made will depend on the role in question but may include any or all the following

Criminal records (DBS);

Credit reference

DVLA

The purpose of such checks will be to assess your suitability for the role. If it subsequently transpires that you have given incorrect, false or misleading information, your application will not be taken further.

What we will offer you:
Taylor Wimpey is a FTSE 100 business and one of the largest residential developers in the UK, building new homes and communities across England, Scotland and Wales. We are passionate about building new homes and communities with a focus on sustainability.

Our people are important to us and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do. Our employees enjoy many standard benefits including access to the Taylor Wimpey House purchase discount scheme, pension (including company contributions), quality health cover, share save schemes as well as many flexible benefits such as buying additional holiday days, retails discounts, free Bupa health assessments and so much more. Our benefits work perfectly with our culture where you feel valued as a member of a successful team.

We offer industry leading subsidised professional training and development, which support our employees to excel and fulfil their career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. This in turn drives a strong succession of high performing customer centric leaders, really putting customers at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies, skills and experiences that each person brings to the company.

We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning business and are proud to feature in the top companies to work for on Glassdoor, voted for by our employees. If you are looking to join a thriving, company going through an exciting period then please get in touch. To read more about what it’s like to work with us then have a look at our Glassdoor profile by clicking here .

The technical team at Taylor Wimpey are responsible for the design of our sites above and below the ground. They are made up of Engineers and Design Executives. The Engineers are responsible for establishing all of the infrastructure that connects a new development and putting in place all important things that enable a community to thrive.