Industry Placement Officer - Construction


Company:	Buckinghamshire College Group
Salary:	£28,166.13 - £28,166.13
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Aylesbury, HP21 8PD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Summary

Help Shape Future Careers in Construction

Would you like to create the workforce of the future, support the achievement of career aspiration? Are you looking for an exciting next step in your career journey, then this is the role for you.

We are seeking to recruit an innovative, outgoing and motivated individual to join our outstanding team of Industry Placement Officers.

Based at our Aylesbury Campus; you will work collaboratively with employers, staff and students to create meaningful industry placement and work experience opportunities, helping learners develop the skills, confidence and experience needed to succeed in the construction sector and beyond. This is a full-time position, working 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum.

The successful candidate will be:  

Generating new placement and work experience opportunities, as well as being the key point of contact for employers, whilst they host a student on work placement.

Establishing and developing strong relationships with employers and having a clear commitment to ensure that these relationships are sustainable

Liaising with teaching staff to ensure that work placements provide appropriate opportunities for learners to progress in both their technical and work-related skills development, relevant to their chosen vocational sector.   

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

Employee benefits include:

Pension scheme - LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)

Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme

Access to free training & continuous professional development

A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support

Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing

Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)

24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role. For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

The closing date for applications is

th September 2026

. Interviews are scheduled to take place on

th September 2026;

however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

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