Graduate Development Programme 2027

Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP) is a structured learning environment providing graduates with the skills and experience they need to be a successful consultant. Over the two-year programme, you will receive market-leading training through our technical training academy as well as a range of soft-skills and on-the-job learning.
The GDP is blended with external qualifications and professional accreditation including SCSI , APM, CIOB and ICE to ensure you become an industry-leading professional. With everything logged on our online learning platform, a graduate development manager, central development team, line manager and buddy, you will have all the tools and support needed to excel and achieve your career goals.
The programme is designed to be:
A platform to enhance knowledge and gain first-hand experience
A training schedule to support and capture your learning and development needs and achievements
A learning tool document to track and report the development of your capabilities
Project Management
Project management reduces risk and helps clients deliver projects in a consistent and improved manner. Project managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the various aspects of the project, working collaboratively with different disciplines. In your role, you will support the project management commissions, taking responsibility for effectively delivering a vast range of tasks to the highest quality standard. Some of the key responsibilities will be establishing effective processes and systems to be used throughout the project, producing project plans and preparing written project communication materials. Turner & Townsend Confidential
Cost Management (Quantity Surveying)
Cost management is vital in delivering the best value to our clients and maximising their return on investment. You will support the commission manager by delivering a wide range of tasks to the highest quality standards. Key responsibilities include: estimating and producing cost plans, drafting the procurement documentation, checking and analysing tenders, conducting cost checks and valuations, analysing the numbers for the final accounts and liaising with the client, contractors and designers. If you have completed or are completing a degree in quantity surveying this is the programme for you.
Controls and Performance
Controls and performance is a vital part of modern project delivery. Working with big data, software and complex systems, the project team will look to you as the oracle of knowledge to support informed decision making. If you are interested in risk, project planning, cost control or implementing the latest project management software, then a career in controls and performance may be for you. Suitable for both the analytical mind and the social butterfly, you will excel as you build project delivery plans, interrogate million pound cost estimates and roll out the processes and tools necessary to track and control project performance.
Digital Services
Our team believes that a better-built industry is a better-built world. We connect strategy, data, and technology to transform performance. We do so by:
Leveraging technology and digital ways of working
Implementing robust governance frameworks for successful digital initiatives
Streamlining project execution with advance technology and connected data
Organising project data and enabling automation.
The graduates we recruit are strategic, analytical thinkers who see solutions where others see challenges. They come from diverse backgrounds, but usually have a strong degree, a genuine enthusiasm for how the world works, and a love for learning on the job.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Excellent communications skills
Problem Solver
Commitment to making a difference
Driven by quality
Exceeding expectations
Collaborative
Commercial thinking
Passion for the construction industry
Desire to learn
A relevant degree in a discipline aligned with the role you're applying for. This could be in:
Project Management
Cost and Commercial Management
Quantity Surveying
Engineering
Mathematics/Physics
Data & Analytics
Construction Management
Building Surveying
Consulting disciplines: such as asset or facilities management
Turner & Townsend are not currently offering sponsorship employment permit sponsorship to candidates for roles under the Critical Skills or General Employment Permit schemes.
Our graduate programme is designed to foster long-term development, training, and career progression. For this reason, we are unable to consider applications from individuals on time-limited immigration permissions (such as Stamp 1G or Stamp 2), where future employment would require sponsorship under the Irish employment permit system. This includes those on the Third Level Graduate Programme or other temporary permissions that do not provide a clear pathway to long-term employment without sponsorship.
We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible to work in Ireland without the need for an employment permit, now or in the future. This includes Irish and EEA nationals, as well as individuals holding Stamp 4 or other long-term residency permissions that allow full access to the Irish labour market.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid