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Management Training Programme — Page 01/02 BUILDING YOUR FUTURE Head Office MANAGEMENT One Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3SD TRAINING Telephone 020 8508 5555 Email PROGRAMME [email protected] Website www.higginsconstruction.co.uk MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 01/02 05 The Higgins Family 15 Where you could work MANAGEMENT 07 The Management 17 Current Management TRAINING Training Programme Trainees 09 Management Trainee Roles 21 Management Trainee PROGRAMME Programme successes 13 Working at Higgins KNOWLEDGE EXPERTISE C O L L A B O R A T I O N G O O D P E O P L E MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 05/06 OVER 50 YEARS OF THE HIGGINS FAMILY JOURNEY A family run company with values focussed on the needs of clients and the well being of staff. One day in 1960, a young building estimator told a friend and colleague, "I'm going to start up on my own in building" The response was immediate "I'll come with you" On the 1st of March 1961, Derek Higgins founded what is now Higgins Construction PLC. Anyone can say they can build. But we can deliver. We take on any challenge to breathe new life into communities and transform lives. Building is the key element of what we do, but we do a whole lot more! We put community needs and safety first for every project. We develop relationships with people, forging success through partnerships and collaboration. Using over 50 years of experience, we create solutions that overcome any financing or development obstacle, in any economy, on time and to budget. Our goal is to develop buildings that help communities thrive. We make the impossible possible. A family run company. MANAGEMENT TRAINING Big enough to grow in, PROGRAMME — but not so big you’re PAGE 07/08 THE just a number. MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME The Higgins’ Management Training Programme was created to identify an array of young talent to work and develop careers within the Construction Industry and Built Environment. The programme allows individuals to get a taste for a number of core disciplines throughout the company before deciding on a discipline to specialise in. Once enrolled on the programme, flexible rotations allow trainees to spend 3­4 months in four different departments before selecting one area of the business to pursue their career. During term times trainees will be working a four day week, Whilst at Higgins, each management trainee will be enrolled in with the remaining day spent at an industry accredited a mentor programme whereby a senior employee will provide University working towards a Construction related BSc (Hons) individuals guidance on their career at Higgins as well as degree. The programme fully funds the degree and allows assistance with their studies. individuals the opportunity to ‘earn whilst they learn’ without the burden of debt once the course has been completed. At Higgins we recognise the importance of young potential and Individuals will earn a competitive salary and will benefit from provide the building blocks for management trainees to performance based annual pay rises. advance to senior levels of management and Directorship. Key benefits Key £ Performance related Personal Four day annual pay rises development plan working No student loan Annual leave One day at 21 plus 5 study Travel university Mentor days allowance per week programme MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 09/10 MANAGEMENT TRAINEE ROLES Construction After Sales Management Co­ordinating intermediate and end of Managing site construction activities to defect work with sub­contractors, residents ensure that works are completed on time, and clients, agents and customers. within budget and to the required quality in respect of workmanship and materials. Commercial Estimating / Maintaining financial control of the Pre Construction contracts allocated, reporting monthly against budget, making timely Managing all commercial aspects of projects sub­contractor payments. Preparing and up until agreement of price, including submitting valuations on a regular basis to working with clients, consultants, our ensure that the organsiation receives full supply chain of subcontractors, suppliers payment for all works. and other internal teams. MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 11/12 Health and Safety Planning Assisting in the preparation of health and safety Preparing logic linked programmes, method strategies and developing internal policies and statements, logistics plans, labour histograms, carrying out regular site inspections. scaffold schedules for tender submissions. Communicating health and safety information Preparing logic linked master programmes, to site management and staff and advising information required schedules, target employees and sub­contractors on how to programmes and carrying out progress minimise and avoid risks and hazards in the monitoring at contract stage. workplace. New Business Technical Ensuring that the annual marketing plan Coordination objectives are achieved, managing events Leading the pre­construction phase and and external client relationships. managing the delivery of high­quality drawn Generating work opportunities from the information, developed to programme and development of the client base aligned with within budget, complying with all statutory the annual marketing plan. requirements. MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 13/14 £280m + 14 230 turnover projects on site employees 30% of employees WORKING have been through a Management Training AT HIGGINS Programme At Higgins you are treated as an individual and given the opportunity to grow and develop your career with fantastic support from the team. Annual Student of the On our Management Trainee Programme you get to Year Award choose what direction you take. You will get experience working in all parts of the company. You will not need to specialise in a particular discipline until your second year at the business. Higgins Construction PLC is a regional contractor based in London and the South­East. As a family owned company, trainees are fully supported throughout their 100% have received career. training in the 1st year MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 15/16 We construct and develop throughout Greater London and the South East. WHERE YOU We currently have 14 live projects ranging from £10 million to £80 million with a number of much larger opportunities in the COULD WORK short term pipeline. ST BERNARD’S CLAPHAM PARK, WOODENNE KING SQUARE OCEAN ESTATE, CHOBHAM FARM, COLVILLE ESTATE CENTRAL EALING HOSPITAL, CLAPHAM ESTATE, PECKHAM ESTATE, ISLINGTON TOWER HAMLETS STRATFORD HACKNEY CHELMSFORD, SOUTHALL CHELMSFORD Client: Catalyst Housing Group Client: Metropolitan Housing Client: Notting Hill Client: London Borough Client: East Thames Group Client: Higgins Homes PLC Client: London Borough Client: Notting HIll Genesis Homes: 270 Trust Ltd Home Ownership of Islington Homes: 225 Homes: 154 of Hackney Homes: 426 Homes: 201 Homes: 333 Homes: 140 Homes: 116 MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME — PAGE 17/18 ALEX ASSISTANT PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR 3“I left school and started a Civil Engineering degree at Plymouth University but after three months realised that it was not what I wanted to do so decided to leave and pursue a career in the design/technical side of the construction CURRENT industry. I contacted a number of construction companies whilst working part time and was fortunate to get offered MANAGEMENT an interview at Higgins. I joined three years ago as Pre­Construction Management Trainee with the opportunity to complete a degree in Construction Management. I am TRAINEES really pleased I have taken this path as I am now getting on the job experience and learning, whilst getting paid and completing my degree. The degree is part time over five years, which is exactly the same length as the original full­ time degree but my career will be much more advanced once I have finished. After initially being office based, I am now working on site which I really enjoy. It has greatly increased my understanding of the job as I am not just looking at things on paper; I am able to see how elements work practically and where changes may need to be made in terms of the buildability. The company offers a great deal of support and mentoring and within my team, four or five have already gone through the same process and degree which really helps. I was promoted to Assistant Project Co­Ordinator in August 2018 and hope to be Project Co­Ordinator once I am qualified and then move up from there.” JAMES HAYLEY ASSISTANT CONTRACT SURVEYOR LIAISON AND ADMINISTRATION CO-ORDINATOR 4“After leaving school with A levels I started a politics degree but knew fairly quickly that this was not the route I 4“I joined Higgins when I was 18 after applying for a wanted to take. I began working at a small contractor as a temporary role as Administrator based on a project in Camden. Trainee Surveyor and then came across the opportunity to I was really keen to stay with the company and interested in a join Higgins and enrol on their Management Trainee career in site management so was really pleased to be offered Programme. I grabbed the chance as it allowed me to work a permanent role. I moved to King Square in Islington and was and get qualified at the same time. I enrolled on a part time given the opportunity to study for site management whilst Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Degree working alongside the team handling resident liaison. Higgins with one day at university per week, with Higgins covering all has been so supportive, mentoring me along the way and my costs. I have also been able to gain hands on experience mapping out the different courses I should take. All my working on various major projects and given the courses have been funded so I haven’t had to pay for any and I responsibility and autonomy to make decisions and manage really feel like I have a career path in place. I am just jobs.
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