Jobs in construction

Jobs in construction

There are exciting job opportunities to help build the Olympic Park. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has a wide range of management, administration, professional, technical and trades/operatives roles available on the Olympic Park.
The ODA’s Jobs Skills Futures jobs brokerage has sourced hundreds of people for jobs on the Olympic Park alone. Our aim is for people who were previously unemployed before working on London 2012 construction to make up 7% of the on-site workforce.
Construction workers on the Olympic Park
Construction workers on the Olympic Park.


Jobs on offer from our contractors include:

Operatives

  • Traffic Marshalls
  • Banksmen
  • Industrial electricians and plumbers
  • General operatives/groundworkers
  • Highways construction
  • Landscape labourers
  • Pipe Fitters
  • Plant Mechanics
  • Plant operators
  • Welders

Professional

  • Civil engineers
  • Graduate trainees
  • Quality surveyors
  • Surveyors

Office

  • Administration
  • Catering and cleaning
  • Data entry
  • Document controllers
  • Finance 
  • Yard operatives
  •  Security officers

The ODA is committed to helping groups that are traditionally unrepresented in the construction industry to develop their skills and gain employment. These include women, disabled people and people from the black, asian and minority ethic communities.

For more information on job opportunities contact your local employment brokerage service or Jobcentre Plus