About Wates
At Wates, we are proud to be a family-owned business, where our people are our greatest asset. We recognise and support great talent, and provide challenging and engaging work for our people with amazing multi-million-pound projects. To us, a career within construction is more than just building. It’s also a chance for us to positively impact the communities where we live and work. Together, we inspire better ways of creating the places, communities, and businesses of tomorrow.
Employees
We currently have around 3,700 permanent employees working across different businesses in the Group, from construction to residential development and property services, and from operational roles on sites to office-based roles.
Early Careers at Wates
Our Early Careers programmes offer a range of exciting development opportunities to undergraduates, graduates, school and college leavers as well as to trade professionals. No matter what your background or aspiration, we will help you find the right path where you can explore, grow and thrive as a professional.
Level 2 & 3 Apprenticeship Programmes
Our Higher and Degree Apprenticeships provide support on the way towards obtaining a Bachelor’s degree and full chartership. We provide numerous placements, ensuring a range of practical experience across the business in a variety of disciplines.
Year Out Placement
Our year out placement is the first step to understanding more about Wates and applying the knowledge you’ve gained in your degree so far. It’s open to students currently studying a construction-related degree.
Graduate Programme
Our Graduate Programme is an ideal opportunity to get your career off to a great start with Wates. We provide rotations around our business, ensuring a full breadth experience across our variety of departments and disciplines.