Berkeley Group |

Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England.

Our passion and purpose is to build quality homes, strengthen communities, and make a lasting positive difference to people’s lives.

We specialise in brownfield regeneration, working together with our partners to revive underused land and create unique, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy a great quality of life.

Our vision is to be a world-class business, trusted to transform the most challenging sites into exceptional places and to maximise our positive impact on society, the economy and the natural world.

Careers

We offer varied, cutting-edge and rewarding careers, working with supportive teams on UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects.

Berkeley Group build homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.

We are an innovative, entrepreneurial business, which is driven to push boundaries and lead our industry in areas as varied as customer satisfaction, build quality, brownfield regeneration, placemaking, community development, sustainability, climate action, nature recovery and health and safety.

Our talented people are the drivers of our success and we invest in their skills, progress, safety, health and wellbeing. We work as one collaborative team, ensuring that everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered to express their ideas.

Our Graduate Scheme is a two year programme that will equip you with the tools needed to have a successful career at the Berkeley Group and will give you exposure to all areas of the business.

From day one you will gain the real hands on experience on cutting edge projects while being supported and nurtured by market leading experts.

Apply online;

Complete the online application form. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance in a word processing programme in order to check spelling and word counts. We receive many applications for the scheme and the overall quality is very high. We recommend that you research the Berkeley Group and our developments. The most successful candidates put time into answering the questions on the application form and demonstrate a genuine interest in the company.

If successful attend an assessment centre;

If successful you will be invited to attend a half day assessment centre at one of our offices. The initial assessment centre will be looking at candidate’s values, beliefs, outlook and behaviour to ensure they fit within Berkeley’s culture. You will undertake a number of tasks both in groups and individually to demonstrate your skills.

If successful attend a final interview and assessment centre;

If successful you will be invited to attend a final half day assessment centre at one of our offices. These assessment centres will be attended by the directors from the divisions, they will include individual and group tasks along with a panel interview and pre-prepared presentation to our Directors.

If successful you will receive a job offer;

Successful applicants will receive a job offer within a week of attending your final interview and assessment centre

Our unique culture is the sum of our shared values, vision, traditions and purpose. Together, they shape the way we work, and how we run our business.

Berkeley’s founders believed that a strong, values-based working culture was the key driver for long-term performance, customer loyalty and brand strength. This remains at the very heart of our philosophy and we continue to cultivate, embed and reinforce our culture throughout the business.

• We are passionate about people and communities
• We strive to enhance quality, in every small detail
• We are sustainable, responsible and always think long-term

Employee Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to a maximum of 33 days with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Bupa Private Medical Cover
• Healthy Minds Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Eye Tests and Flu Jabs
• A Range of Fitness and Health Benefits

Graduate scheme benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Professional Qualifications Sponsorship
• Sponsored Quarterly Social Events
• Mentor Scheme
• Training & Development