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Welcome The future of our business is important to Faithful+Gould and we continue to invest in our people in order to drive our business forward in years to come. To get the best from you, we are committed to providing a broad range of opportunities to help you develop skills and build career paths. We are proud to be consistently in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers and The Time Top 25 Best Big Companies to work for. Faithful+Gould was founded back in 1947 with four quantity surveyors in Bristol. We are now a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group and a world-leading project and programme management consultancy, working in 55 locations and 26 of these in the UK and Europe. We pride ourselves on building long term relationships with our clients because we are trusted to deliver. This has meant we can work on exciting projects across the globe and across various sectors from the world’s tallest hotel in Dubai and a giant petrochemical plant to London’s Heathrow Airport. We hope that our diverse range of experience enables us to not only stand out within the construction industry but also shape our individuals through their career development. So why not join me and around 2,400+ colleagues in helping turning bold ideas into reality. You can help us lead the way.
Jon Sealy
UK and Europe Managing Director
Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers
The Times Top 25 Best Big Companies
Winner of the Building Awards
About Faithful+Gould We are a worldwide integrated project and programme management consultancy. Wherever in the world, we support clients with the construction and management of their key assets, important projects and programmes. High profile projects we have worked on include the World Trade Center site and ITER and our clients include such companies as GSK, EDF, Michelin, Rolls Royce, Intel, Exxon and Coca-Cola Co. With a turnover in excess of £230 million we employ over 2,300 passionate and experienced professionals operating from a network of more than 50 offices throughout Asia Pacific, UK and Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
Turnover in excess of
£230m 2,300+
passionate and experienced professionals
Global network of offices worldwide
Do you want to work on some of the most prestigious, innovative and demanding construction challenges around the globe? From the world’s tallest hotel and giant petrochemical plants to London’s Heathrow Airport and the Freedom Tower in New York? Do you want to work for a company whose success is built on hiring, training, developing and retaining the very best people? Do you have the drive to keep on learning and achieve professional status? Are you a good communicator who relishes taking on new challenges, analyzing problems through applying technical knowledge to make sound decisions and create innovative solutions which exceeds expectations? As one of the world’s leading project and programme management consultancies, our cutting-edge independent advice and support enables our clients to turn bold ideas into reality and deliver their most important projects and programmes. You can help us lead the way.
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1. John Wayne Airport, Orange 2. Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Centre Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Plant 3. Hoola, Tidal Basin Road 4. Heathrow Airport 5. Metro West, Dublin 6. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 7. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
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What We Do Project Management
Quantity Surveying
Through effective project management we control and deliver construction projects to cost and on programme, minimising risk whilst maintaining safety, achieving quality and maximising investment returns. At the heart of our integrated project and programme management consultancy, our awardwinning construction project management teams operate across our network of national and international offices. Working as a project manager you will form an integral part of an established team. Our project managers are involved in some of the world’s largest construction projects as well as some of the most complex, requiring meticulous planning to ensure successful delivering to our clients and stakeholders.
Our cost and change management systems actively control cost at all project stages to deliver ‘no surprise’ financial conclusions. We provide a range of cost management services, tailored to meet the requirements of each client, including: cost control; tender documentation; risk and value management; and information technology. We incorporate change management procedures into project procurement to allow full cost control and to enable informed, timely decisions to be made. You’ll join us as a Quantity Surveyor and will help provide expert advice to our clients on construction costs. Our Quantity Surveyors work on a wide variety of schemes, in all sectors, including new university campuses, commercial office developments and refurbishment of listed buildings. INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Our industry leading infrastructure team is an ideal place to start your career. From high speed rail to smart motorway schemes, we deliver solutions to keep the world moving. We provide a range of cost management services, tailored to meet the requirements of each client, including cost control, tender documentation and risk and value management. You’ll be part of a dynamic team, gaining the chance to develop your skills, providing technical solutions on a variety of infrastructure projects. We work closely with our high profile clients to become a trusted advisor, working with suppliers, contractors, the public and multidisciplinary teams.
As a member of our property team, you will enjoy exposure to a wide variety of schemes, in all sectors, including new university campuses, office towers, commercial office developments, refurbishment of listed buildings and museums, large residential scheme, theme parks, the list is endless! You will learn to guide design teams, ensuring projects are designed within our clients’ budget and you will work with contractors, on site, managing construction costs for our clients.
Building Surveying Building surveying is a core service delivered by Faithful+Gould. Our services include party wall, dilapidations, technical due diligence, surveys, landlord and tenant relations and compliance. Our scope is not limited, nor is our potential. We are one of the leading providers of building surveying services within the UK, our national team will support you through your APC and beyond. As a building surveyor you need to enjoy being out of the office. The nature of our projects and the work we do is hands on, you will likely be liaising directly with the client and project team as well as members of the public on a fairly frequent basis.
Strategic Asset Management How property and real estate are economically and sustainably managed are critical success factors for most organisations. The Strategic Asset Management (SAM) and Sustainability team optimise our clients’ property strategies by aligning it to their business goals. We will review what property is needed and how it is used, serviced and maintained over its lifetime. We are a technical consultancy within the facilities and asset management sector of the built environment. We work with our clients, nationally and globally, to help them plan for the future and deliver the change.
We are a people business, a people business that wants to make a positive difference; a difference to the communities in which we live and operate, our client’s projects, and the careers of our talented workforce. Our graduates are the next generation of that workforce – they’re our future experts, and Faithful+Gould is committed to providing training and development to ensure that they, like all Faithful+Gould staff, have the best opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Matt Patterson HR Director
Graduate Application Process Step
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Find the right role for you
Register your interest
Situational Judgement Test
Using our vacancy matrix, or the online ‘graduate role finder’ will lead you to one or more options. Spend some time considering them, as you can only apply to one role and we want it to be the right one for you.
So you’ve chosen the role and you’re ready to apply. We’ll ask you to kick things off by completing a short registration process designed to gather some basic details about you.
Our video based situational judgement test uses a series of multiple choice questions and presents you with a number of different work-based scenarios. It’s been designed as bespoke for Faithful+Gould and all of the scenarios presented are based on typical situations you may find yourself in once you join Faithful+Gould as a graduate.
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As an equal opportunities employer Faithful+Gould is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the assessment process. If you require reasonable adjustments before taking any of our online tests and you wish to discuss this please contact us at graduates@atkinsglobal.com
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As the name suggests it is a test, so it’s really important that you focus on your answers and take it seriously, as the outcome will determine whether you progress to the next stage of the process. You’ll only have one opportunity to do it - so take your computer somewhere quiet, go through the introduction guidelines and use the test question to give you a feel of what to expect.
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Full Application
Telephone Interview
Graduate Assessment Centre
Focus your application on the graduate job and the industry you are applying to.
We’ll arrange this at a time that suits you. Here we’ll want to find out more about who you are and how you’ve learnt from your experiences to date.
Your assessment centre will consist of:
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Have the job description to hand and pull out the key skills and experience the employer seeks. Use these to help you work out what information to include and make sure you have shown how your skills, qualifications and experience match the requirements. Take your time and make sure you spell check!
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6 2 HR exercises: • Group discussion • Written exercise 2 technical exercises: • Technical test • Technical interview
“After completing my initial application I was invited to take a Situational Judgment Test containing various scenarios I may come across in the office. I passed and was processed onto the next stage, a telephone and face-to-face interview. The face-to-face interview was with my future manager and office director; a great opportunity to show my skills and passion for the profession, whilst allowing me to ask questions about office life and day-to-day work. The next stage in the process was the Assessment Centre which involved group discussions with other shortlisted candidates as well as written and verbal exercises. Here I gained a greater insight into the culture of Faithful+Gould. Since joining I have learnt more in the first six months than I ever would have expected.”
Robyn Catherwood
Graduate Quantity Surveyor. BSc Chemistry MSc in Quantity Surveying
3 year APC programme 80% APC success rate 65% National RICS average)
The main events in the Graduate Development Programme calendar:
APC training agreement and programme Non-cognates – course sponsorship and study days 6 month review with Graduate Recruitment lead Working in a professional, open plan office APC Mentoring - Assigned supervisor and counsellor
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APC workshops/drop in centres Webinar updates + CPD sessions every other month Graduate Lunch + Learn Sessions ‘Graduate Hub’ Intranet site Business-wide graduate reps and social events
Graduate Induction 2 day event with your fellow graduate cohort (approx. 300 graduates)
APC induction Event with hosted dinner 2 day event with overnight stay
Graduate summer event Year
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End of Programme 2 day event with a hosted dinner
Professional review and a 6-12 month career plan
Roles Graduate Building Surveyor Graduate Quantity Surveyor This job will be split into 2 teams and candidates will be asked to select a team:
Commercial Property Infrastructure
Graduate Project Manager Graduate Strategic Asset Management Consultant
Graduates are vital to the future success of the organisation. At Faithful+Gould we invest heavily in those in the early stages of their careers. When you join as a Graduate, we aim to support you right through to professional accreditation and beyond. Graduates provide new insight in to ways of working, challenging the norm and adding real value to the business from day one. As an accredited Investors in People employer, we have a focus on the development of our people by understanding career aspirations and identifying opportunities to allow individuals to reach their potential. It doesn’t stop once professional accreditation is achieved either, with Performance Development Reviews taking place twice a year and a range of management and further technical in-house training programs available, we aim to provide all employees with the access to development opportunities throughout their career.
Mark Donlan HR Director
Placements & Internships If you’re currently at university, undertaking a placement or internship with us will help you get a better understanding of the areas that inspire you the most. You’ll be able to develop your technical skills and gain valuable experience to add to your CV. You’ll also be making important contacts in the industry and if you do well, you’ll be able to fast track through part of our graduate recruitment process later on. In fact, this would be the ideal starting point for a graduate career with us.
Our paid undergraduate opportunities include 8 month to a year long industrial placements and count towards your university degree.
Selection process For both summer and industrial placements we advertise in September for opportunities the following summer.
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Find the right role for you
Take your time reading the job descriptions and learning about us, you can only submit one application so we want to make sure it’s the right one for you.
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Register your details
You’ve chosen the role and you’re ready to apply. We’ll ask you to kick things off by completing a short registration process designed to gather some basic details about you.
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Situational judgement tests
With your computer, find somewhere quiet where you’ll be able to focus. We’ll present a range of work-based scenarios to you in video format and you’ll select the most / least likely outcome from a list of options. This shall take around 20 mins and needs to be done in one attempt.
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Full Application
Here you’ll give us some more information about you, your experience, and education. This will take a little time, so find somewhere quiet and give us as much information as possible. You can save as you are going along.
Interview
Interviews are conducted either face to face or over the telephone. You’ll be offered a selection of times and we’ll arrange this at a time that suits you. Here we’ll want to find out more about who you are and how you’ve learnt from your experiences to date as well as your future aspirations.
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Meet Our People Undertook a placement year with Faithful+Gould in our LA office
2012
Gained experience on a variety of projects including LAX Airport and the Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi
2013
BSc Construction Management, MSc Construction Project Management
Received funding from Faithful+Gould for final year university fees Graduated from Nottingham Trent University with 1st class hons in Construction Project Management
2014
Joined Faithful+Gould’s Graduate Development Programme Articles featured on Faithful+Gould’s global company website Bought a house Graduated from Birmingham City University with a Masters in Construction Project Management Joined the Project Process Management team taking an active role in developing the service Secondment to University of Wolverhampton leading an IT upgrade programme
Jack Sweet
2015 2016 2017
2007
Joined Faithful+Gould’s Graduate Development Programme
2009
Graduated from University of Greenwich with MSc in Construction Management. A Faithful+Gould sponsored part time course. Assisted on the refurbishment of Imperial War Museum Became a Chartered Building Surveyor
2010
Assumed nation lead of BIM activity Lead RBS Asset Investment Programme Promoted to Senior Building Surveyor
2011
Completed Faithful+Gould’s Management Development Programme Got married
James Butler
Director. BEng Product Design and Manufacture, MSc Construction Management
2012
Assumed responsibility for major national Key Account
2014
Promoted to Associate Director Started a family Lead major refurbishments for 4 Russell Group universities
2015
Assumed UK & Europe ‘People Strategy’ lead Promoted to Regional Director
2016
Completed Faithful+Gould’s Career Development Centre Programme £1.75m regeneration programme lead for a London Borough National Framework Director for major public sector framework
2017
Promoted to Director
Joined the Atkins Management Consultancy Graduate Programme
2013
Completed the Atkins 3 Peaks Challenge
2014
Transferred to Faithful+Gould’s Strategic Asset Management Team Began tailored development plan and BFIM Level 4 Diploma 3-month Royal Mail secondment Helped to develop the Graduate Strategic Asset Management Programme and lead Graduate recruitment
2015
Promotion to Consultant
2016
Bought a house Ran the Asset Management Team Royal Parks Half Marathon Completed the Faithful+Gould Women’s Development Programme and Management Development Programme Participated in the UK 70470 Challenge Lead Atkins Corporate FM Re-procurement
2017
Sarah Cranke
Consultant. BSc Geography, MSc Environmental Management
2008
Joined Faithful+Gould’s Graduate Development Programme Part of Atkins London to Brighton bike ride team Assistant Project Manager for the national prison refurbishment programme
2009 2010
Given first lead Project Management role Graduated from University of Greenwich with MSc in Project Management, a Faithful+Gould sponsored part time course Academic paper published in the International Journal of Project Management
2011
Because a Chartered Project Manager Promotion to Project Manager Lead Project Manager on HMYOI Cookham Wood – a government early adopter project for BIM & collaborative working techniques
Helen Brydson
2013
Completed the Faithful+Gould Women’s Development Programme
2014
Project team awarded the Constructing Excellence London & South East BIM award Completed the Faithful+Gould Management Development Programme
BSc Geography, MSc Project Management
Became an RICS Professional Groups board member Awarded High Commended in the Women of the Future Awards
2015
Gained place on RICS Construction Journal Editorial Committee Promotion to Associate Director
2017
Became a graduate mentor through the APC process Bought a house Lead Project Manager on £65 million high profile London refurb project
Graduated from the University of Salford, with BS Hons in Building Surveying
2013
Joined Faithful+Gould’s Graduate Development Programme
Charlotte France
Graduate Building Surveyor. BScHons Building Surveying
Secondment to the University of Salford working in the project delivery team within the Estates department
2014
Won the University of Salford’s ‘Outstanding Project of the Year’ awards, awarded by the university’s Vice Chancellor
2015
Successfully delivered a new Multifaith Centre for the University of Salford. The project was shortlisted for the RICS Community Benefit Design Award
2016
Nominated and shortlisted for the RICS Young Surveyor of the Year award
2017
“I spent my first few months at Faithful+Gould working with my mentor and line manager to develop a personalised training programme suited to my careers aspirations and the team’s needs. In addition to commencing the APC, I have continued to be involved with and take responsibility for work on a variety of projects ranging in size, complexity working across teams and helping me to gain exposure within the company.”
Nour Hallowayvz Graduate Consultant. BSc Economics and Accounting
Rewards Settling-in Payment of £5,000 Half paid in first monthly salary and half when you achieve your professional qualification.
Competitive Salary 6-monthly salary review in the first two years.
Flexible Holidays 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays. Option to buy an additional 15 days – or sell up to 5.
Other benefits Optional Private Healthcare Cover Pension Plan Bike4work Scheme Health Club & Leisure Discounts Mobile Phone Discounts Season Ticket Loan Professional Support • Lunch & learn sessions • Tailored development plans • APC Coaching • Team socials and nights out • Sporting events • 2 ‘giving back’ days a year • Quiz nights • Industry exposure • Assigned line manager and buddy • Strong graduate community
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