Discover house building careers
House building careers offer you the chance to play a part in delivering the homes and communities people need, building practical skills for life and opening the door to a range of careers from hands-on trades to technical, commercial and professional roles.
There is more to building houses than you might think. From finding land and designing places to live to construction, sales and customer care, house building brings together people with many different skills.
Whether you are choosing your first career, looking for a new direction or simply exploring your options, house building careers can help you discover where you could fit and what to do next.
What is house building?
House building is the process of creating new houses and the places around them. It starts long before construction begins. Land needs to be found, developments planned and homes designed. Costs and materials must be managed, houses built safely and customers supported through buying and moving into their new home.
That means a house builder needs far more than construction skills. Technical, commercial, planning, sales, customer and business teams all play a part in turning a development idea into somewhere people can live.
Find a career that suits you
You do not need to know the exact job you want before you start exploring. Think about the kind of work you enjoy, the skills you want to use and where you would like to spend your working day.
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Construction and skilled trade careers on new-house developments.
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Technical & Design careers such as engineering, architecture and technical coordination.
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Commercial careers including quantity surveying, estimating and buying.
Explore popular job roles
Want to see what individual careers involve? Start with a selection of popular house building job roles and discover the day-to-day work, useful skills, routes in and opportunities to progress.
Bricklayer
Bricklayers play a hands-on role in turning house plans into new homes.
Carpenter
Carpenters help turn the structure of a new house into a safe, practical home.
Engineer
Engineers help turn plans for new homes into practical, buildable developments.
Site Manager
Site managers bring the different parts of a new-home development together on site.
Plumber
Plumbers install the water, drainage and often heating systems that make new homes comfortable and practical.
Roof Slater and Tiler
Roof slaters and tilers install the pitched roof coverings that protect new homes from the weather.
Explore house building careers
House building careers can take you onto a construction site, into an office or design team, out to potential development land, or into a customer-facing role. Some jobs combine several of these environments.
Explore the full careers hub to understand how different parts of the industry work together, compare your options and see where a career in house building could take you.
Different ways to get started
There is no single route into a career in house building. You could start through an apprenticeship, join after university or begin through another education or training route.
House building also offers opportunities for people bringing experience from another career, returning to work or moving on from the Armed Forces. Whatever stage you are at, explore the different routes into the industry and find the next step that works for you.
Meet people building their careers
A job title only tells you so much. Real career stories can show you how people found their way into house building, what their work is like and how their careers have changed as they gained experience.
Why choose a career in house building?
A career in house building gives you the chance to contribute to something tangible and important. There is a pressing need to provide new homes in the UK. The work brings different people and skills together to create houses, homes and communities, with opportunities to learn and develop as your career grows.
The industry is also changing. New approaches to design, sustainability, energy efficiency and construction are influencing how new homes are planned and built, creating opportunities for a wide range of skills.
Ready to look for opportunities?
Once you have an idea of the career or route that interests you, the next step may be finding a house builder. Explore employers and locations, then continue to their official careers information for current vacancies and opportunities.
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