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The designing and planning aspect of the construction industry covers a wide area from architecture to town planning, interior design, sustainable environmental design and much more.

Designers and planners help to create or interpret designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments, this could be designing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, making decisions regarding the management and development of towns, cities, villages and the countryside or designing internal spaces. 

The future of the construction industry is digital, building information modelling (BIM) is the future of design and long term facility management; it allows everyone involved in a project to understand the building through the use of a digital model enabling errors and clashes to be resolved in the early stages. The digital model will hold all of the information needed to design, construct and maintain the building in the future.

Whichever job role interests you in this sector you will need to have loads of imagination and creativity but once full trained you will have a rewarding and interesting career. 

Specialisation in architectural concepts and design whilst definitely a part of this job area, is heavily creative - you can find more about that under Architecture which sits within Creative Industries.

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Apprentice Site Engineer (field based) - Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
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24th April 2025
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£28,360 a year
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Employer description About us: Would you like to work for one of the most successful construction and infrastructure companies in the UK? Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers some of the UKs most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors o...
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Apprentice Site Engineer - Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
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24th April 2025
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£28,360 a year
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Employer description Morgan Sindall deliver some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors of energy, water, nuclear, highways, rail and aviation for public and private customers. Working on projects and long-term frameworks,...
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Apprentice Quantity Surveyor - TAMDOWN GROUP LIMITED
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16th May 2025
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£18,000 a year
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Braintree, Essex
Employer description Tamdown is a provider of infrastructure and groundworks across a range of developments in South-east. We are passionate about driving excellence on site, providing the highest level of service to our customers. Customers rely on Tamdown ag...
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Construction Apprentice - FP MCCANN LIMITED
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29th April 2025
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£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age
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Ely, Cambs
Employer description FP MCCANN is the UK's largest manufacturer and supplier of precast concrete solutions. In Northern Ireland, we also offer quarrying, ready mix, surfacing, dry silo mortar, construction and FP MCCANN HOMES. From our 12 UK based manufacturin...
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Construction MEP - Public Sector and Life Sciences - Cambridge MACE LIMITED
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1st May 2025
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£22,200 a year
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Cambridge, Cambs
Employer description At Mace, we are global experts in shaping the built environment. From development and consultancy, to construction and operations, we connect expertise across the entire property lifecycle to help our clients, people, communities and socie...
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