22% of the construction workforce is over 50, and 15% are in their 60s - this skills gap means there is a huge opportunity for young people to fill it. However, there are concerns the industry isn’t doing enough to sell itself with a damaging lack of awareness among key demographics on the wide variety of opportunities that construction has to offer.
In order to address pressing issues such as diversity, sustainability and talent & skills, Morgan Sindall Construction believes it is imperative to listen and learn from the latest intake into the industry in order to tap in to their own experiences and hopes for the future.
Danielle Ford - project surveyor, Gardiner & Theobald
Joe Higgins - assistant quantity surveyor, Rex Procter and Partners
Jordan Ambler - assistant planner, Morgan Sindall Construction
James Layton - quantity surveyor, Morgan Sindall Construction
Nick Theos - project manager, Morgan Sindall Construction
Tom Wilson - quantity surveyor, Morgan Sindall Construction
James Speck – trainee estimator, Morgan Sindall Construction
Lewis Mannion – graduate design manager, Morgan Sindall Construction