Careers

Build a career, not just a CV.

We hire engineers, trades, designers, and managers who want to leave a site better than they found it. If that's you, we'd like to meet.

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Meridian Build crew on site
Why Meridian

Six reasons people stay.

Average tenure across the firm is 8.4 years. Half our partners started as graduates or trades on a Meridian site. There are reasons.

  • You'll own real work

    From your first month, you carry a piece of the project. Not coffee runs, not shadow assignments — work the team needs you to deliver.

  • We invest in your craft

    Average £4,200 per person per year on training, certifications, and conferences. Plus paid time to study for chartership.

  • Promotion from within

    Eight of our 14 partners came up through Meridian. We post every senior role internally first, and we mean it.

  • Real safety culture

    0.41 TRIR. Stop-work authority for everyone on site. No bonus structure rewards a manager for shipping unsafe work.

  • Family-grade benefits

    Enhanced parental leave (26 weeks fully paid for any parent), private health, mental-health support, and a 7% pension match.

  • Hybrid where it makes sense

    Site roles are site roles. Studio-based teams average 3 days in, 2 days remote — set per team, not by HR diktat.

Engineers and trades on a Meridian Build site
Life here

A site is a classroom
with real consequences.

Our graduates are on a live jobsite by month three. Apprentices rotate across self-perform crews and supervisor shadowing. Senior staff still spend a week a quarter on site — because the practice doesn't get sharper from a desk.

MEET THE TEAM
Open roles

Currently hiring.

Six positions open across our offices. Don't see your role? We accept open applications year-round — see the form below.

  • Site Engineer — Brooklyn

    Brooklyn, NY Full-time · £58–72k

    3+ years on commercial or mixed-use programmes. Reports to senior site engineer. Posted 12 days ago, closes in 3 weeks.

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  • Sustainability Lead — London

    London, UK Full-time · £85–110k

    Lead embodied-carbon strategy across UK programmes. SBTi or LCA experience required. Posted 5 days ago.

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  • BIM Coordinator — Manchester

    Manchester, UK Full-time · £48–58k

    Revit + Navisworks. Coordinate clash detection across multidisciplinary models on three live programmes.

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  • Senior Project Director — Hamburg

    Hamburg, DE Full-time · €140–180k + LTI

    10+ years delivering aviation or transport infrastructure. P&L responsibility on a single $80m+ programme.

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  • Quantity Surveyor — Singapore

    Singapore Full-time · S$110–140k

    RICS-chartered or APAC equivalent. Cost management across our APAC pipeline. Posted last week.

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  • Apprentice Carpenter — Multiple

    UK — Multiple Apprenticeship · Year 1 £22k

    Level 2 starts available across our UK sites. 18-month rotation, paid from day one, college time fully funded.

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Benefits

What you get on day one

  • Health

    Private medical, dental, and optical. Mental-health support with same-week access to a clinician.

  • Family

    26 weeks paid leave for any parent. Phased return. Childcare voucher scheme for school-age kids.

  • Pension

    7% employer match from month one. Profit share kicks in after 12 months.

  • Time off

    28 days plus bank holidays. Two paid volunteer days. A sabbatical option after five years.

  • Learning

    £4,200 a year for training, plus paid time for chartership and qualifications.

  • Mobility

    Cycle-to-work, EV salary sacrifice, and inter-office moves supported with a relocation package.

  • Site kit

    PPE, boots, comms, and a kit allowance refreshed annually. We don't ask anyone to buy their own.

  • Recognition

    Quarterly peer-nominated awards with a £500 prize. Annual partner-led recognition for craft and care.

Apply

Send us your CV.

Tell us which role you're applying for — or, if you're sending an open application, the kind of work you'd like to be on. Our talent team replies within five business days.

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Candidate FAQ

Questions before you apply

  • What does the interview process look like?

    Three stages: a 30-minute screen with talent, a 90-minute technical interview with the hiring team, and a half-day on a live site or in our studio with the team you'd join. Every candidate gets feedback within five business days, regardless of outcome.

  • Do you sponsor visas?

    Yes. We hold UK Skilled Worker, Tier 2 ICT, and equivalent permits in the EU and US. Sponsorship is offered when the role and the candidate justify it — we don't pre-screen on nationality.

  • Can I apply if I don't tick every box on the JD?

    Yes — and we'd rather you did. The job description is a description, not a contract. If you're 60% there and curious, send the application.

  • What about apprenticeships?

    We run rolling intakes twice a year (March and September) across carpentry, formwork, MEP, and project-coordinator routes. Applications open three months before each intake.

  • Do you do graduate schemes?

    Yes — engineering, construction management, and quantity surveying tracks. Two-year structured programme, four six-month rotations, with chartership support included. Applications open every autumn for the following September start.