HS2
Ltd


has
launched
a
search
for
30
graduates
in
a
range
of
disciplines
to
join
its
31,000-strong
workforce
this
year.

The
news
comes
in
the
wake
of
the
latest
report
about
the
high
speed
project
from
the
Commons
Public
Accounts
Committee,
which
has
said
that
delays
and
rising
costs
are
damaging
the
country’s
reputation,
and
that
the
struggling
project
has
become
a
‘casebook
example’
of
how
not
to
run
such
a
scheme.

HS2’s
new
chief
executive
Mark
Wild
has
admitted
that
there
has
been
a
‘failure
in
management’.

But
construction
is
continuing,
and
digital
engineering
graduates
will
be
given
the
chance
to
join
the
staff
building
the
stations,
bridges
and
viaducts,
while
there
will
be
further
opportunities
in
HS2’s
environment,
finance,
project
management,
project
controls,
procurement,
digital
analytics,
asset
management
and
commercial
groups.

HS2
Ltd
said
the
programmes
are
designed
to
help
graduates
develop
a
broad
understanding
of
major
infrastructure
projects.
Learners
will
complete
six-month
rotational
placements,
working
in
different
departments
concerned
with
their
specialist
subject.

Head
of
people
development
Karen
Davis
said:
‘Stepping
straight
into
a
role
that
complements
to
your
studies
is
every
graduate’s
dream,
and
I’m
delighted
that
we’re
able
to
extend
this
opportunity
again
this
year.

‘The
sheer
scale
and
significance
of
HS2
makes
it
a
great
place
to
learn
and
those
who
join
us
will
have
the
opportunity
to
work
alongside
some
of
the
very
best
in
the
industry,
putting
them
on
track
for
a
rewarding
future.’

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