Careers in Construction HELP INFLUENCE, BUILD AND TRANSFORM! Engineers Architects Carpenters & Joiners Electricians Plumbers


Studying Construction will help you explore how your physical environment is designed, created, valued and used by individuals and communities. It will also enable you to develop skills to help influence, build and even transform the landscape of your future. The construction industry is one of biggest in the UK, with over two million people employed in over 700 types of job. That’s a massive range of opportunities, so quite a difficult landscape to navigate! If you choose to study Construction, you will become more familiar with some of these job roles, be introduced to the professional bodies and frameworks that monitor the work, and then see how your skills match up to industry requirements.


Newham Construction students learn about the ancient art of stone masonry at the Tower of London.


Ever wondered how a building is constructed? Why it was designed like that? What does it mean to the people living and working in and around it? If so, Construction might be for you!


There are a wide range of jobs and careers in the Construction and Built Environment sector, examples include:


Project Managers Bricklayers Surveyors


Plant Operatives Planners


And many more!


There are plenty of employment opportunities in the construction sector in East London due to the extensive regeneration projects in the area.


ROUTES INTO CONSTRUCTION


Labourer Carpenter Joiner Roofer


Floor Layer Plant Operative Painter & Decorator


Good team worker Physically strong Eye for detail


Willing to get your hands dirty


A head for heights Careful & accurate Good with numbers Basic understanding of health & safety


LEVEL 1


e.g. City & Guilds L1 Foundation


Construction Award


NVQ L1 Construction and Property LEVEL 2


e.g. Construction BTEC Extended Certificate L2


Geography GCSE


Design Technology GCSE


Civil Engineering Technician


Project Manager Plumber


Building Surveyor Electrician


Able to work on your own


Strong practical ability Able to read technical drawings


Able to follow instructions and be accurate in all work Good at planning and organising things


LEVEL 3 e.g. Geography A-level


Advanced Certificate in Construction L3 BTEC


Construction and the Built Environment Advanced Diploma


City & Guilds L3 Certificate in Plumbing


Civil Engineer


Building Services Engineer Architect


Chartered Surveyor Quantity Surveyor Town Planner


Construction Manager


Logical thinker & doer Problem solver Able to negotiate Good at IT


Able to lead the planning process Team manager as well as player Calm under pressure Good at maths and physics


Level 4 Higher National Diploma (HND)


e.g. HND Building Studies University of Greenwich


Level 5 Foundation Degree (FD)


e.g. FD in Construction Management – UEL


Level 6 Degree e.g. BEng Civil Engineering with Architecture City University


BA (Hons) Urban & Environmental Planning


London South Bank University


BE FOCUSED, WORK HARD, HAVE A GOAL...


Internationally renowned architect Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad and gained her Degree in Maths from the American University of Beirut before moving to London to study architecture. Zaha was the first female to be awarded the Pritzer Prize (‘The Nobel Prize for architecture’!) and designed the London Aquatic Centre for the 2012 Games. Zaha’s futuristic design was inspired by water flow. The secret of her success? ‘Be very focused, work very hard but ... you really have to have a goal.’


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SKILL LEVEL


SAMPLE JOBS


Photo by Steve Double


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