Northamptonshire women invited to explore careers in homebuilding at Delapre Point

Applications are now open until 20 September for a hands-on placement at Tilia Homes’ Delapre Point development in Northampton.

Women in Northamptonshire who are considering a new career are being invited to apply for a practical introduction to working in homebuilding at a new development in Northampton.

Housebuilder untypical, through its Tilia Homes brand, is offering placements at Delapre Point in Northampton as part of the Women into Home Building programme. The deadline for applications is 20 September.

Participants will receive online training and industry insight before spending two weeks gaining experience on a live construction site. The programme is designed to help women see first-hand the range of roles available in homebuilding, including site management, technical, commercial and customer-facing careers.

Delapre Point will deliver a collection of two, three and four-bedroom homes on the edge of Delapre Lake. The placement gives successful applicants the chance to understand how a development of this scale is built and the different skills involved in bringing new homes to the area.

Amelia Maydom, Head of Learning & Development at untypical, said: “We want more women in Northamptonshire to see homebuilding as a career with real opportunities to learn, progress and take on leadership roles.

“Delapre Point is a great place to gain that insight. Participants will spend time on a live Northampton development, meet people working across the site team and discover that there are many routes into the industry, whatever their previous experience.

“With applications closing on 20 September, we would encourage anyone who is curious about a career change or returning to work to find out more.”

Women into Home Building is an initiative from the Home Builders Federation, delivered by Pathway CTM. Over three weeks, participants complete online learning followed by a two-week placement with a participating homebuilder. Travel and childcare support may be available through the programme.

The initiative has already helped more than 60 women secure jobs in homebuilding nationwide including Claire Follows, who joined the homebuilding industry through Women into Home Building and is now a Trainee Assistant Site Manager with untypical.

Claire said: “The programme helped me recognise the transferable skills I already had. As a single mum returning to work after caring for my children, it gave me the confidence to see that people from all walks of life can build a career on site.”

Women interested in applying for the Delapre Point placement can find out more and apply at www.pathwayctm.com/WIHB. Applications close on 20 September.