Early Careers
Our early career programmes are designed to help you develop your skills, gain valuable experience, and grow both personally and professionally.
If you are considering a career in the construction materials industry, take a look at some of the programmes we have on offer or contact our team for an informal conversation about your potential.
Apprenticeships
Our apprenticeship programs are designed for individuals who want to learn whilst gaining practical experience and on-the-job-training.
Apprenticeship pathways are open to all individuals whether you are just starting out in your career, or you are looking to build on your experience and gain further qualifications.
We are evolving our apprenticeship offering to be able to offer a wide range of courses to new joiners as well as to develop our current people.
Some examples of our current apprenticeships:
- Mechanical engineering.
- Minerals laboratory technician and quality control.
- Sales and Commercial.
- Payroll and HR.
- Data and analytics.
- Finance and procurement.
If you are interested in joining Brett as an apprentice why not sign up for job alerts or contact one of our team recruitment.talent@brett.co.uk
Check out what our current apprentices are saying about us:
Katie, Mechanical Engineering Apprentice:
"As an apprentice engineer at Brett landscaping, I’ve settled in well thanks to the supportive culture on site and within my team. As a woman in engineering I feel accepted and valued, treated no differently from the rest of the team. The maintenance department are hard working and committed and this is clearly valued by management. The site at Cliffe provides myself and the other apprentices with lots of learning opportunities due to its diversity, making everyday feel rewarding”.
Jared, Mechanical Engineering Apprentice:
“As an apprentice that started off at a different company and come to Brett halfway through my time, I feel I have been welcomed with open arms into the maintenance department and have gained a large amount of engineering skills and experience. With the amount of varied equipment we have onsite I do new things everyday. The maintenance team I am part of have a variety of skills so there is always someone to help me and teach me new things. I have a good relationship within the department and I feel the morale is high. I feel comfortable talking to the management team with any issues I have and they are very supportive of me and the other apprentices”.
Graduate programme
Our graduate programme is long-established in our business as has seen many of our Graduate Trainee’s progress to leadership and other key roles here at Brett.
As a part of our Graduate Scheme, you will gain experience within all areas of our Group including Landscaping and Building Products, Aggregates (Marine and Land based), Planning, Health & Safety, Sustainability and Ready-Mixed Concrete.
You will have the opportunity to rotate and work in all of our business units, experiencing a variety of projects and job roles in all functions. This will help you develop the skills and knowledge required to become a rounded professional and a key future leader in our Group.
You will be sponsored by a Senior Business Leader and will be supported by a coaching programme.
Based at one of our head offices in either Kent, East Anglia or the Midlands this ‘hands on’ opportunity means that you can really make your mark in our business.
How to join as a graduate
We run our graduate scheme starting from September for 12 months. Applications are open from March-May, with our assessment day held in May at our Rochester, Kent site.
If you are interested in joining us as a graduate – please register for ‘job alerts’ to be notified about when applications go live.
For more information email recruitment.talent@brett.co.uk or come and to us at a careers fair!
Here’s what some of our previous graduate trainees have to say about the programme:
Katie P - Graduate Trainee, 2023
“The graduate scheme with Brett is very varied and challenging, many of the projects highlight the present and future value that the Brett group recognises in its graduates. The culture in Brett is very inclusive and welcoming, everyone is very friendly and there is always help at hand.
I have found the experience to be really fun and worthwhile, I have especially enjoyed being able to visit all of the Brett sites and gain an insight into how the business operates from every point of view.”
Michael - Graduate Trainee, 2019
“My experience as a graduate was exceptional. Brett provided invaluable support, assisting me with everything I needed and equipping me with the knowledge and tools necessary for success. Thanks to their guidance, I have advanced to the position of Production Manager at one of the landscaping sites.”
