Graduate Commercial Data Analyst – 2025 Development Programme - Kent

Kent, England, United Kingdom

12/2/2024

Description And Requirements

Graduate Commercial Data Analyst – 2025 Development Programme - Kent

We are excited to launch our Graduate roles, starting in September 2025!

Are you ready to kickstart your career in a team where you can make a difference?

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Our graduate programme will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you will have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.

Working as part of our Building Services team, potentially working in Healthcare, Defence, Education and commercial sectors, we are looking for a Graduate Commercial Data Analyst to join our facilities management team in Kent, with regular travel to our other teams in London and Watford.

What you'll do:

• Use specialist tools to scrutinise and format data, generate detailed information and statistics, identify trends, efficiencies and new opportunities or risks.
• Extract commercial data and liaise with Senior Commercial Managers to develop strategy for developing, validating and analysing data to meet the contract requirements and Skanska internal governance.
• Identify trends and early warning notices from commercial data to prepare and notify of any risks or opportunities.
• Preparation of any ad-hoc commercial reports required.
• Assist when required in the preparation of any periodic information e.g. forecast background detail, subcontractor performance and additional works analytics.
• Ensure commercial bids are monitored via trends and analytics of change.
• Ensure digital transformation opportunities identified and progress on contract.
• Capture contract change and variations to maximise commercial opportunities.
  
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Studying towards (in your final year) or having completed a degree in a digital or technology related subject that is accredited by a recognised industry body
• A keen interest in the use of current and emerging digital solutions technologies to drive commercial performance
• A keen interest in emerging technologies within the construction industry
• Commercially minded
• Excellent communications skills and attention to detail
• Values driven and passionate about sustainability
• Enthusiastic about learning and developing new ways of thinking
• This role requires travel to different project locations. As such, we would expect you to have a driving licence or work towards obtaining one within your first year of working with us.
  
  

What we offer:

• You will be a part of a community of 100+ graduates and apprentices
• Starting salary: From £30,000
• We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship
• Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams
• Professional and social events
• Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
• Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice
• Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins, Nationalities & Ethnicities), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing
• My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions
  
  

Skanska graduate programme

The two-year graduate programme provides a pathway to develop a complete skill set, developing both technical and interpersonal skills. The programme includes interesting courses and on-the-job learning.

Programme start date: September 2025

This role is based: Kent with regular travel to London and Watford

No. of vacancies: 1

About Skanska

Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water.

At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. For example, if you were eligible for extra time during exams at school or university, please let us know as we can offer you more time to complete any online assessments, if applicable.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. If you have any questions, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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