Taylor Wimpey is one of the largest homebuilders in the UK, operating from 23 regional offices across England, Scotland, and Wales. We were formed by the merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow in 2007, and have operations in the UK and Spain. We aim to be the developer of choice for customers, employees, communities, and shareholders.
Here at Taylor Wimpey, we foster a culture of equality, inclusion, and diversity and commit to creating an environment where everyone can be their whole self at work. Our Board of Directors is now 50% women, and we are proud to have recruited over 50% women into our Graduate programme in the last 3 consecutive years. Our BAME representation for all of our early entry programmes is also growing year on year helping us create a more diverse workforce for the future.
We integrate sustainability into the design and construction of our homes and developments and are working towards our target to reduce carbon emissions from customer homes in use by 75% by 2030. Our standard house types integrate energy efficiency measures and other sustainability features, and from 2021, a working from home area that can help customers reduce their travel footprint.
Graduate Design and Planning Executive – Part of the Taylor Wimpey Management Development Programme
Locations available: Leicester, Warwick, Wolverhampton or Glasgow. Follow the link for more information.
The role of a Design and Planning Executive at Taylor Wimpey is key to the success of every home and community that we build. A Design and Planning Executive holds the important responsibility of designing the communities that our customers call home through the design and creation of houses, open spaces and social areas.
This is an exciting opportunity to train to become a qualified Design and Planning Executive by joining the Taylor Wimpey Management Trainee programme. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who has already gained their degree in an Architecture, engineering, construction or planning focused discipline and wants to develop their experience.
To be a successful Design and Planning Executive your strengths should be an attention to detail, problem-solving skills and the ability to build relationships with others as you will need to work effectively across teams.
What Taylor Wimpey can offer you
Our people are important to us and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do. Our benefits work perfectly with our culture where you feel valued as a member of a successful team.
As part of the Management Development Programme, you will benefit from a variety of training and development opportunities. Beginning with a 4-day residential induction, your development will be continually supported through skills workshops, on-the-job learning, and gaining professional qualifications.
In addition to receiving first class training, we will also provide you with the exposure to our senior leaders across the business providing you with an opportunity to showcase your talents. We embrace diversity and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies, skills and experiences that each person brings to the company.
As well as promoting remote and hybrid working throughout the business where possible, at Taylor Wimpey we believe that agile working is key to the wellbeing of our employees as well as the success of the business. We have both the technology and guidance to our management teams in place to ensure our workforce is able to operate flexibly and efficiently.
What you need to apply
