Graduate & Degree Apprenticeship Programme - North

Build Your Future

Launch your career in construction with our graduate and apprenticeship programme in the North. Our Northern construction business operates across three sub-regions with local offices in Oldham, Morley and Gateshead, delivering a wide range of projects in sectors including Education, Transport, Leisure, Commercial, Healthcare, Blue Light and Residential.

Projects range from around £10m to over £100m. You’ll gain experience across different teams, sectors, and stages of construction while building the foundations for a long-term career with Willmott Dixon.

Willmott Dixon is a privately owned contractor with a purpose beyond profit – delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment for future generations.

Programme Details

• Duration: 2 to 5 years (depending on academic achievement).
• Study: Earn, learn, and gain real experience alongside part-time study for a relevant qualification, paid for by Willmott Dixon.
• Salary: Competitive salary with annual increases as you progress.
• Benefits: No student debt, annual incentive scheme, annual car allowance, funded college/university/vocational study, pension and life assurance, laptop and mobile phone, travel expenses, book allowance, training and study leave.
• Progression: Structured rotations across functions like site management, quantity surveying, design, preconstruction, and new business. A proven route into management, with most trainees stepping into Assistant Management roles upon completion.
• Support: You will be allocated a buddy from day one. Opportunities to take part in trainee challenges, trainee away days, CITB college, and win Trainee of the Year. Support for professional memberships and accreditations (e.g., CIOB, RICS).

Disciplines Available (Starting September 2027)

• Quantity Surveying: Manage project costs, prepare tender and contract documents, weigh up commercial risks, procure the supply chain, and manage payments.
• Site Management: Lead the safe and efficient delivery of construction projects from start to finish.
• Preconstruction Project Management: Oversee and support projects through work-winning and preconstruction stages, developing bids and ensuring projects are planned, coordinated, resourced, risk-managed, and contractually secured.
• Design Management: Overview, monitor, and report on design programmes, provide technical support to the bid process, and support the development of innovative designs.
• New Business: Support Business Development Managers, Proposal Managers, Framework Managers, and the Communication team, learning how the business wins work and builds customer relationships.

Essential Criteria

• Right to work in the UK.
• 5 GCSE’s grade 4/C or above including English, Maths and Science (or equivalent).
• Valid driver's license.
• Minimum Level 3 qualification by September 2027 (e.g., A-Level, T-Level, BTEC or equivalent).
• For graduate roles, degree qualification by September 2027.
• (Desirable) Exposure to construction (work experience, placement, or similar).

Next Steps

• Start Date: September 2027.
• Application Closing Date: 22nd November 2026.
• Video Interview Invites: By 18th December 2026.
• Assessment Centre/Panel Interview: Early 2027.