Digital construction is inherent in the way we work.
Digital construction methodologies have revolutionised the way today’s building and civil engineering projects are procured, delivered and handed over. At Sir Robert McAlpine, we facilitate a collaborative culture and working environment, which underpins our integrated project teams.
With a long-established passion and dedication to construction technical excellence, we are ideally placed to help deliver Britain’s digital construction future. We invest in industry-leading software and mobile applications. So we can deliver cost efficiencies and top performance – each and every time.
Why work with us?
We’re an employer that genuinely stands apart from our peers. Here’s why there is nowhere else like Sir Robert McAlpine to do the job you love.
Represent an iconic industry name
We’re a family-owned business with a 150-year history and a prized reputation, both within our sector and outside. When you work here, you are representing a company that lives its commitment to ethical, honourable behaviour – and helping continue a proud legacy as we enter the next chapter of our story.
Work at the forefront of our sector
The talent of our workforce is the key to our expertise, within engineering, in evolving fields, and in wider business functions. So you will work alongside, and learn from, some of the best people in the industry. It’s an environment that will inspire you to be at your best to find enterprising solutions to the toughest problems. There’s huge satisfaction to gain from delivering the level of quality that is our hallmark.
Feel part of a nationwide family
We’re a family-owned business with a family culture like no other in the sector. Our people really do feel part of something bigger: one team, united by shared values and a common purpose. The strength of our family is that we bring so many diverse personalities together. It’s fantastic to work alongside so many friendly, helpful colleagues who are happy to share their knowledge, and want to see you succeed.
Achieve more from your career
Whoever you are, whatever your background, you will find incredible potential to achieve what you want from your career. We’ll trust you with responsibilities that build your experience and track record, and we’ll set ambitious goals that stretch your skills and abilities.
Make a contribution that matters
You will be joining a team with a shared commitment to innovate, engineer, build and transform – to deliver growth, commercial success, sustainability and a wider benefit to society. Your efforts will help optimise the impact of our projects on end users and the diverse communities in which they live.
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Why we’re a good digital employer
At Sir Robert McAlpine, we are committed to driving technological advances in construction project delivery through the provision of innovative services, intelligent reporting and pioneering digital tools. We believe the future of construction is digital, with data and technology set to play an increasingly integral role in delivering successful projects – faster, with greater quality, consistency leading to improved productivity.
At the highest level within Sir Robert McAlpine our executive board understand the value of Digital construction to our project delivery and business success mandating the utilisation of BIM on all projects with a requirement that our projects have a defined level of consistency and level of maturity.
The business further endorses this through our digital construction policy that is fundamental in demonstrating the importance of digital both internally and externally. We have established a strong digital foundation and business performance benchmarks that we utilise to help deliver successful construction programmes and business outputs.
With a dedicated Head of the Digital construction that reports into the executive board we have direct access to influence and support the future business direction and our Digital Construction strategy is intrinsic to our overall company 5-year strategy.
At SRM there is an established sense of community within the Digital Construction function team enabled by regular updates, open two-way communication, inspired leadership, access to regular (internal & external) training, and a culture that recognises areas of excellence as learning opportunities celebrating individual performance as well as shared team achievement.
SRM recognises the potential that technology brings to making construction safer, more efficient, and more sustainable and values the contribution of the Digital Construction team as integral to how we delivery and go to work.
Being a large and well-structured Digital Construction team in an organisation that is open to innovation means that there are multiple opportunities for development and promotion within SRM. Our internal Personal Development framework is seen as a critical part of our line management strategy with the development of our staff and performance related remuneration at the fore of the strategy.
Investing in future talent as a proud Investor in People we have developed a dynamic and skilled BSI accredited in-house team with diverse capabilities to deliver a variety of high-quality skills and services.
We believe in cultivating our digital construction talent and in shaping the next generation of construction talent through our own digital apprenticeship programme to ensure a sustainable and high performing team.
In addition to an underlying ethos of equality, support, and community SRM also has generous benefits and policies in place from flexible working policies, Gender parity when it comes to family leave (26 weeks paid leave), subsidised electric car leasing schemes to private healthcare, a generous leave allowance, a system for instant recognition and reward, and most of all an environment that encourages authentic relationships and genuine care for colleagues.
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