From today, HS2 is advertising 34 apprenticeship roles and 16 graduate placements across key project areas including engineering, commercial, project controls, IT, procurement, health and safety, and data.
Roles within HS2 Ltd
Five new apprenticeships are available within HS2 Ltd’s project controls and commercial teams, based in Birmingham and London.
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) – West Midlands
BBV is launching 26 apprenticeship vacancies across a diverse range of site-based and office-based roles, including:
- Construction quantity surveying
- Civil engineering
- Materials testing
- Geospatial technology
- Health and safety
- Procurement
- Information management
- Data analysis
BBV is also prioritising local candidates who are currently unemployed, particularly for Level 3 apprenticeships equivalent to two A‑Level passes.
Shilpi Akbar, Head of Stakeholders and Communities at Balfour Beatty VINCI, said:
“Today, we’re launching 26 apprenticeship opportunities for people who want to learn new skills and kick-start a career in the construction industry. We’re encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds from the West Midlands to apply for these exciting and wide-ranging roles and play a crucial role in delivering Britain’s new high-speed railway.”
London Construction Partners
- Mace Dragados is recruiting a logistics apprentice.
- Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA, building Old Oak Common Station, is hiring apprentices in civil engineering and quantity surveying.
- Skanska Costain STRABAG (SCS) will launch 15 new apprenticeship vacancies later this month across engineering, IT, project controls, and commercial roles.
Graduate Programme Opens for 2026 Intake
HS2 has also announced 16 new graduate placements across engineering, commercial and project controls. The two‑year programme allows graduates to rotate through multiple teams, gaining broad industry experience in either Birmingham or London.
Building Future UK Infrastructure Capability
To date, HS2 has welcomed 2,032 apprentices onto the project — a number expected to grow throughout 2026 as HS2 continues its programme-wide reset to improve sequencing, cost certainty, and delivery efficiency.
Rebecca Young emphasised the value of apprenticeships at any stage of life:
“It’s never too late to start a new career and apprenticeships are a brilliant option for those seeking something new. With fully funded training costs and time allocated for study, there’s never been a better time to consider an apprenticeship.”
As HS2 progresses, the 33,000‑strong workforce is not only building a transformative high‑speed rail line but also developing the specialist skills required for future national infrastructure challenges. Once open, HS2 will enhance connections between London and the West Midlands, free up capacity on the West Coast Main Line, and support long-term economic growth.
Image credit: HS2
