Great careers aren’t always a straight line. They’re shaped by moments of challenge and opportunity, by confidence built over time, and by the people who encourage us to take the next step.

As we spotlight Karen Sloan, Divisional Director for Heating and Compliance at Liberty, we see how a commitment to giving – through leadership, guidance, and advocacy – helps strengthen communities, raise standards, and foster a culture where people feel genuinely valued and supported.

We recently hosted a roundtable with our partner, Premiership Women’s Rugby, to discuss tackling gender misconceptions in women’s sport and the built environment.

Building on a successful first year, we are renewing our partnership with Premiership Women’s Rugby – with the same shared goal of redefining what inclusion and equal opportunity look like in both elite sport and the built environment sectors.

Recently, Steffan Battle, Executive Managing Director of Wates Construction, shared his insights on allyship with Construction Management.

Sir James Wates CBE, former Chairman of Wates Group, has been appointed as Chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Board.

Our Developments business has announced a new partnership with Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) as its ‘Relaxed Performances’ sponsor.

At Wates, we have been awarded Level 3 – Disability Confident Leader status, recognising our dedication to supporting our people to thrive and succeed.

We’re proud to shine a light on our female leaders and hear their career advice on succeeding in the built environment.

In honour of International Women’s Day and our official partnership with Premiership Women’s Rugby, we spoke with Georgie Perris-Redding.

Wates and PWR are redefining what inclusion and equal opportunity looks like in both rugby and the built environment industry.

We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for professionals like you to thrive and grow. Join our talent community today!

The six-week course covered a range of subjects, including CVs, Disclosures, Barriers to Work, AI, Interview Skills, Job Searches, and much more.

We’re enhancing  our paternity leave policy. Effective immediately, we are increasing fully paid paternity leave from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, reinforcing our commitment to supporting employees and their families.

This International Women’s Day, our Inclusion & Diversity Director, Nikunj Upadhyay, shares her thoughts on the importance of creating long-term sustainable change,

. In honour of UN International Women’s Day 2024, we sat down with Alice to find out more about her passion for driving gender equity both at Wates and across the industry.

We’re furthering our commitment to improving gender imbalances across the construction industry by launching our second STEM Returners programme.

We’re a Disability Committed employer. If you need any adjustments to the application process we’d be delighted to discuss this with you.