Amey welcomes ex- Infantry Corporal into the business

2022年2月7日

Amey recognises the incredible skills that Service personnel bring to our business and in 2020, we formed an alliance with BuildForce, the construction led military recruitment programme, and pledged to support Service leavers and veterans as they make the sometimes difficult transition from military to civilian life.

Over the last two years, we’ve placed around 20 leavers and veterans within our business and supported others with work experience placements and CV writing. Our network of 30+ BuildForce mentors, many who are ex-military themselves, offer support and guidance to those looking to begin their second careers and reassure them that their expertise in areas such as communication, leadership and quick decision making are essential to a business like ours.

Josh Pike is our latest BuildForce recruit who joined our service delivery team in London at the beginning of January. Josh has an Army background, having served for more than ten years as an Infantry Corporal in 1st Battalion Royal Anglians (The Vikings).

乔什说：“Six months before I was due to leave the Army, I began to think about my future and after scrolling through LinkedIn I came across BuildForce. I left my details in order to be inducted and sent in my CV, from then the opportunities started to arise. I was approached by Amey to attend a few very swift and successful interviews which led to me accepting the role of Small Projects Delivery Manager working in Central London.”

Josh wasn’t particularly looking to work in the FM sector but found that almost every skillset he used within the Forces is transferable to civilian life in one way or another but has found that his leadership, communication, and quick decision making, along with his strong military work ethic, have been the most useful.

“桌子的另一侧与以前的武装部队有很大的不同。我知道引起遗产或财产的问题所带来的挑战和过程，但我在军队时很幼稚。当士兵报告某件事时，我可以同情，并始终尽我所能尽快纠正它。我还了解武装部队成员的工作角色和职位以及他们的工作角色涉及什么。”

Josh is genuinely enjoying his time with Amey’s friendly and professional teams and is keen to promote the fantastic work that BuildForce do in connecting Service personnel to organisations such as ours.

“由Buildforce提到，这意味着Amey从武装部队中确切地知道我对我的期望。他们知道我的优势，但也知道我在FM行业知识等领域不会那么强大。”

We asked Josh if he had any advice for others who are thinking about starting their second careers and aren’t sure where to start.

“我对服务生的建议是'支持自己'。平民雇主喜欢前武装部队，以获得您带给党的众多可转移技能。我知道这是陈词滥调，但这确实是真的。不要害怕与LinkedIn或您以前从未见过的人接触 - 我发现这很不舒服，但大多数人确实想提供帮助，尤其是军事社区。

尽早与Buildforce联系，并与该行业的专业人员一起利用他们的许多网络研讨会，因为他们为特定的工作角色提供了真正的见解。团队真正关心，在您需要时是友好的面孔。最后，做自己 - 建筑业最好的事情是背景，根源和价值观与武装部队相同。”