Careers in the Built Environment

September typically starts the clock ticking for a new academic year.  Millions around the world start on a year-long learning journey of decisions from teenagers selecting to follow a GCSE’s, A levels or College, University or an Apprenticeship and then there are those who are early or mid-career that want a career change.

Choosing a career journey or next career step can be a daunting experience.  There are many fantastic organisations and websites that help support this decision-making process in choosing the learning and development options that are right for you.  Once the study is over, then the process starts on getting that 1^stwork place opportunity that is right for you.

However, what very few talk about and promote is a career in the Built Environment. Whether that is in planning, design and architecture, materials technology, construction, maintenance, logistics, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement as some examples of specialist areas.

For the past three decades, there could not be a better time to train for a career in the global built environment sector.  It’s a sector that experiences constant technology driven change from materials, working practices on a global footprint.

There remains a global shortage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers to meet the demands of a consistently growing built environment and construction market.

Looking forward a couple of decades and there is no slow down predicted.  In fact, the forecast reality is quite the opposite.  There are many social and political factors driving the global construction economy, which is estimated to grow by over 30% by 2030 to $15.2 Trillion (Oxford Economics, 2021), and expected to double up again to reach $30 trillion by 2050 (Vairagi et al., 2023).

Adding to the employment opportunity complexity which includes hybrid working at a global level, we are seeing more and more sectors and markets competing in the hiring of skilled knowledge-based workers in and from the built environment sector.  Much of this demand is enabled through a skill base adapting to the growing application of digitalisation (gaming tech), industrialisation (high tech manufacturing), sustainability leadership of the design, build and maintenance of buildings and assets of the built environment.

This landscape is creating many global opportunities for individuals as skills are increasingly transferable, significantly reducing the risk of the impact of recession and downturn on career trajectory.

As the built environment sector continues to evolve, in creating new roles and disciplines around social value, sustainability, visualisation, creative writing, there are increasing opportunities for social sciences, humanities and arts graduates need to join the sector.

The sector offers opportunity for continued professional development, global travel, and unrivalled career development and opportunity.

From LDNY’s experience, we see an industry that is diverse and one that constantly reinvents itself, with an increasingly interconnected global workforce of professional networks, a sector that rewards enthusiasm, hard work and innovation, and one that can have future positive influence on the worlds global net zero targets.

LDNY really do believe there is a role for everyone across the many industries and businesses operating across the built environment.

Buoyant industries today include clean energy including Nuclear New Build, Renewable Power Generation and Storage, Defence, Data and Digital Sectors, High Technology Manufacturing, Infrastructure which includes Rail, Roads, Bridges, Water, Fuel storage and distribution, New Cities including Hospitals & Schools, Housing as examples.

Sectors can include Manufacturing, Construction, Design, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architecture, R&D, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Finance, Asset Management and Maintenance.

It’s a sector that has a need for both new entrants and experienced staff to develop skills and retrain for the new roles and specialisms as they develop in response to policy and regulation changes, and modernisation of working practices.

At LDNY we can help you manage your career development or your business resources.  LDNY can find your first or next role to fill or place.  We also love to help you manage your personal or career journey.

Joining our community will give you exclusive insights in to trends and opportunities and tools to effectively manage your career.

September typically starts the clock ticking for a new academic year.  Millions around the world start on a year-long learning journey of decisions from teenagers selecting to follow a GCSE’s, A levels or College, University or an Apprenticeship and then there are those who are early or mid-career that want a career change.

Choosing a career journey or next career step can be a daunting experience.  There are many fantastic organisations and websites that help support this decision-making process in choosing the learning and development options that are right for you.  Once the study is over, then the process starts on getting that 1^stwork place opportunity that is right for you.

However, what very few talk about and promote is a career in the Built Environment. Whether that is in planning, design and architecture, materials technology, construction, maintenance, logistics, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement as some examples of specialist areas.

For the past three decades, there could not be a better time to train for a career in the global built environment sector.  It’s a sector that experiences constant technology driven change from materials, working practices on a global footprint.

There remains a global shortage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers to meet the demands of a consistently growing built environment and construction market.

Looking forward a couple of decades and there is no slow down predicted.  In fact, the forecast reality is quite the opposite.  There are many social and political factors driving the global construction economy, which is estimated to grow by over 30% by 2030 to $15.2 Trillion (Oxford Economics, 2021), and expected to double up again to reach $30 trillion by 2050 (Vairagi et al., 2023).

Adding to the employment opportunity complexity which includes hybrid working at a global level, we are seeing more and more sectors and markets competing in the hiring of skilled knowledge-based workers in and from the built environment sector.  Much of this demand is enabled through a skill base adapting to the growing application of digitalisation (gaming tech), industrialisation (high tech manufacturing), sustainability leadership of the design, build and maintenance of buildings and assets of the built environment.

This landscape is creating many global opportunities for individuals as skills are increasingly transferable, significantly reducing the risk of the impact of recession and downturn on career trajectory.

As the built environment sector continues to evolve, in creating new roles and disciplines around social value, sustainability, visualisation, creative writing, there are increasing opportunities for social sciences, humanities and arts graduates need to join the sector.

The sector offers opportunity for continued professional development, global travel, and unrivalled career development and opportunity.

From LDNY’s experience, we see an industry that is diverse and one that constantly reinvents itself, with an increasingly interconnected global workforce of professional networks, a sector that rewards enthusiasm, hard work and innovation, and one that can have future positive influence on the worlds global net zero targets.

LDNY really do believe there is a role for everyone across the many industries and businesses operating across the built environment.

Buoyant industries today include clean energy including Nuclear New Build, Renewable Power Generation and Storage, Defence, Data and Digital Sectors, High Technology Manufacturing, Infrastructure which includes Rail, Roads, Bridges, Water, Fuel storage and distribution, New Cities including Hospitals & Schools, Housing as examples.

Sectors can include Manufacturing, Construction, Design, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architecture, R&D, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Finance, Asset Management and Maintenance.

It’s a sector that has a need for both new entrants and experienced staff to develop skills and retrain for the new roles and specialisms as they develop in response to policy and regulation changes, and modernisation of working practices.

At LDNY we can help you manage your career development or your business resources.  LDNY can find your first or next role to fill or place.  We also love to help you manage your personal or career journey.

Joining our community will give you exclusive insights in to trends and opportunities and tools to effectively manage your career.