Open to graduates from all degree backgrounds, our two-year ASPIRE Programme is designed to nurture our future business leaders.
Our programme is tailored to support your career development in your chosen discipline, whilst building your understanding of how our departments work together to build and sell communities.
With plenty of support and mentorship, we aim to equip you with the confidence, industry knowledge and skillset, to develop you into a future leader of a FTSE 100 company.
Programme Structure
ASPIRE is tailored to give you a rounded insight into the housebuilding lifecycle alongside your chosen discipline, so you’ll rotate around each area of our business in your first year (Land & Planning, Technical, Commercial, Construction, Sales & Marketing and Finance). If you’re applying for a role in Group Support, your rotations will be tailored to compliment your chosen discipline.
In year two, you’ll re-join your chosen team, where the projects are more impactful, the challenges greater and the experience more focused on preparing you for your role post-programme.
Development
Throughout the programme, you will engage in specific training and development modules delivered exclusively to ASPIRE graduates to provide you with the skillset and self-awareness to be successful. You’ll also experience several development modules, including ‘Communicating with Confidence’, ‘Becoming a Leader’ and ‘Conflict Management’.
Support
You will be supported throughout the programme, receiving direct mentoring from a senior leader or Head of Department, who will share insight and guidance during scheduled review meetings. A dedicated programme lead will also support you through the development modules and graduate projects. In addition, you’ll work closely with your graduate cohort, growing together over the programme and building solid relationships that will support you throughout your career.
Our graduates are based all over Britain, but locations of roles will vary each year.
Minimum 2:2 degree-qualified or hold an equivalent or higher qualification.
Right to work in the UK. Full drivers licence (except if you’re applying for a role in London).
Find out more about the programme by downloading our brochure.
Applications for 2024 have closed. Make sure you apply before applications close in your location, as we don’t recruit outside the application window.
We ensure that our salary and remuneration packages are competitive within the industry and are adjusted for inflation.
£26,000 – £29,000 starting salary depending on location.
Beth, Olivia, and Sally discuss how the ASPIRE Programme has helped them grow.
We’re interested in your potential, as well as your experience. You will need to:
Show confidence to take the lead, take ownership and make it happen
Deliver and always strive for excellence
Act with honesty and integrity, be dedicated to excellence in design, quality, sustainability and delivery
Desire to learn, grow and succeed, and help those around you do the same
Value and respect others as individuals
Embrace new ideas
Put our customers first
Interested in pursuing a professional qualification in your chosen area during or following the programme? We aim to support you wherever possible. Depending on your discipline, this could be with:
We have Structured Training Agreements in place with both organisations. Funding is also available to help you achieve chartered status through the Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) process.
The ACA qualification takes between three and five years to complete, studying part time around your work commitments. It’s made up of a number of elements including 450 days of work experience and 15 exam modules.
The CIOB Professional Development Programme usually takes between one and three years to complete. To be eligible for this programme, you’ll need a qualifying university degree.
The CIAT-accredited programmes blend design, building technology, and construction management. To be eligible for this programme, you’ll need a qualifying university degree.
Many of our senior leaders, including a number of Managing Directors, Departmental Directors and Heads of Function are a part of the wider ASPIRE alumni community, having been on programme themselves across the past 16 years.
We understand how important our employees are to the success of our business, which is why we offer a generous benefits package to show our appreciation.
Discounts on home purchase, gym memberships and chosen brands.
We offer enhanced Family Friendly policies so you can spend more time with those you love.
We accept any degree discipline. Whilst it helps to have a relevant degree, our previous cohorts have studied everything from property & construction-related degrees to psychology, geography and business studies.
You should only apply to the one role you feel you’re best suited to. However, during the ASPIRE programme, you’ll have lots of opportunities to build your understanding of the wider business.
During the programme you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of development modules, designed to give you the knowledge and skills to grow professionally. These will focus on your personal development, as well as providing insight into our wider business, with topics ranging from ‘personal growth’ through to speaking to our Group Support functions.
Our programme is structured with clear milestones built into your Personal Development Plan. When you’ve successfully completed your programme, you will be promoted and begin your first role in your team.