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1. THE CONSTRUCTION AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT

2. WHAT IS
CONSTRUCTION AND
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT?

3. IT CREATES
WHERE WE LIVE...

4. … WHERE WE PLAY...
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5. …AND WHERE WE WORK.

6. FROM HISTORIC AND
CULTURAL BUILDINGS...

7. … TO SHOPS...
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8. … CONNECTING OUR CITIES...

9. … ENABLING OUR
TRAVEL…
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10. ENTERTAINMENT...ENTERTAINMENT...

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... PROTECTING
LISTED BUILDINGS...

12. ... AND PROVIDING ENERGY.
ALTOGETHER A
FANTASTIC INDUSTRY!

13. SOME INTERESTING FACTS
AND FIGURES
ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
•
Employs 3,000,000 people – 8% of the
working population
•
232,000 jobs to be created in the next
five years (2016 – 2020)
•
Industry predominately made up of
small companies
•
The average 18-21 year olds in
construction earn £15,145 – compared
with an average of £9,594 in other
industries

14. •
It builds the world we live in
•
It provides a fantastic
career
•
With great benefits
•
And amazing progression
routes.
CONSTRUCTION IS
AN EXCITING
CAREER

15. WHAT MAKES
IT AN EXCITING
CAREER?
•
Careers to suit everyone’s skills
•
Variety – every day is different
•
Opportunities for travel – work abroad
•
Enter at any level from apprentice to
graduate
•
Well paid with job satisfaction “I built
that!”
•
Freedom to start your own business

16. Architect
Architectural Technician
Bricklayer
Surveyor
Heating Engineer
Building Surveyor
Steeplejack
Roofer
Quantity Surveyor
Carpenter
Site Manager
Demolition
Stonemason
Town Planner
Health & Safety Officer
Scaffolder
Quantity Surveyor
Electrician
Plumber
Plant Engineer
Plasterer
Steel fixer
Site Engineer Landscape Architect
BIM Manager
Dry Liner
Civil Engineer
Glazier
Ceiling Fixer
Project Manager
Joiner
CRAFT, TECHNICAL AND DESIGN CAREERS…
CAD Operative

17. •
Bricklayer
£16,000 -
£30,000
•
Carpenter
£17,000 -
AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARIES
FULLY QUALIFIED
AND EXPERIENCED

18. •
Architect £35,000
- £50,000
•
Buyer £22,000 -
£33,000
•
Building Surveyor

19. A PROJECT
LIFECYCLE
Design Team
Surveyors
Quantity Surveyors
Project Manager
Construction Team
Engineers
Planners
Architects
Designers
Client
Legal Team
Finance
Team
Buying
Building Control
Facilities Management
Marketing, IT & HR

20. ME AND
MY CAREER
•
My Career Path
•
My Role and Project
•
My Future Progression

21. MY CAREER PATH

22. MY ROLE AND
PROJECT

23. MY FUTURE
PROGRESSION

24. THE
FUTURE…
IS YOURS!