Options with building and construction management
Employers of building and construction management graduates are interested in your technical subject and professional skills. Find out what you can do with them…
Jobs directly related to your degree include:
The technical, management and professional skills developed during your degree are also welcomed by employers in other career areas such as finance, marketing, logistics, personnel and general management.
Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don’t restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here. To find out what jobs would suit you, log in to My Prospects.
Many building/construction courses offer chances to complete placements, or you could try to secure summer work with relevant companies. Make the most of any work placements you undertake as a lot of companies use placements as a way to recruit future employees. Placements also provide a good opportunity to find out more about the structure of the industry and the skills and qualities needed for entry to particular jobs. Temporary work with a relevant company can also be useful for making contacts and networking.
Search for placements and find out more about work experience and internships.
The UK construction industry is dominated by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a relatively small number of larger companies. The private sector is a major source of employment. Local government and government bodies also offer employment opportunities.
Typical employers include:
Find information on employers in property and construction, engineering and manufacturing, and other job sectors.
Studying to degree level means you are able to assimilate new information quickly, analyse and critically examine various information sources and use them in decision making, research a problem in depth, and gather, summarise and present information.
Building and construction management courses help you develop:
Courses that include group project work and seminars enable you to develop teamwork and communication skills. Courses with a placement year can build skills in self-reliance and initiative, business awareness and the ability to build business relationships.
Postgraduate courses are available in areas such as construction management, construction project management, sustainable management, construction law and international construction management. Masters conversion courses, accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) , are also available in building surveying and quantity surveying.
Industry professionals use further technical study as a means of career development or to achieve chartered status with professional bodies such as RICS and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) .
Direct entry onto a research degree (MPhil or PhD) is also possible with a good honours degree, as is entry on to the MBA (route into general management).
For more information on further study and to find a course that interests you, see postgraduate study in the UK and search courses and research.
Nearly three-quarters of building and construction management graduates are employed six months after graduating. Just over half of these work in professional and technical occupations. Around 10% are in full-time further study or combine study and work.
For a detailed breakdown of what architecture and building graduates are doing six months after graduation, see What Do Graduates Do?
Graduate destinations data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
