Balfour Beatty partners with RENAISI to support refugees into employment

Balfour Beatty has teamed up with RENAISI – an independent social enterprise committed to challenging the root causes of economic exclusion– to provide skilled refugees with lifelong, safe and fulfilling careers on some of the most significant and innovative construction and infrastructure schemes in the UK.

Balfour Beatty has already offered 11 positions to refugees, nurturing their existing knowledge, and building on the skills developed in their country of origin, across various roles ranging from engineering and planning to software engineering. 

Following a successful pilot in Balfour Beatty’s Transport, Energy & Power Major Projects business, the company is now rolling out its partnership with RENAISI more widely across the UK.

This latest partnership further demonstrates Balfour Beatty’s commitment to providing individuals with access to lifelong careers and attracting the next generation of talent, whilst also contributing to the company’s drive to tackle the industry’s skills shortage by breaking down the barriers that minority groups face to widen the existing talent pool.

Paul Raby, Human Resources Director at Balfour Beatty, said: “Our collaboration with RENAISI marks another step forward for Balfour Beatty as we strive to offer individuals – no matter their background – the opportunity to develop and hone their skills whilst working on some of the largest and most important infrastructure schemes in the UK.

“Through our partnership, we hope to lead the charge in inspiring others and hope that by providing secure employment opportunities for refugees, we will welcome a new pool of talent to the construction and infrastructure industry.”

Hannah Brooke, Head of Partnerships at RENAISI, said: “RENAISI takes great pride in collaborating with Balfour Beatty. They provide refugee professionals with opportunities that truly harness their skills and expertise, bringing immense advantages to Balfour Beatty while transforming lives. Together we are continuously learning from our successes and challenges to expand our impact. We encourage employers from every sector to follow their example.”

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Notes to editors:

• Balfour Beatty (www.balfourbeatty.com)  is a leading international infrastructure group with over 25,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
• We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
• Over the last 114 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at the fifth busiest airport in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
• Balfour Beatty is committed to creating an environment where all our employees can be themselves at work and perform at their best. With a number of major infrastructure projects in the pipeline, Balfour Beatty aims to meet current and future skills demand by attracting and retaining the best available talent and is committed to removing the barriers to minority groups across the industry to widen the talent pool.  

About Renaisi:

• Renaisi strengthens communities by challenging the root causes of economic and social exclusion.
• Renaisi’s excellent team, 25-years’ experience, and unique cross-sector model drives real social change, step-by-step, in partnership and with those at the heart of the issue playing a central role.
• Locking people out of society leads to poverty, poor health and wellbeing – and the cost is economic, as well as social. Yet despite incredible effort and commitment from so many, we’re simply not seeing the depth of change needed to turn things around.
• Something is broken.
• As leaders in place-based change and experts in using learning to drive change and understand the intersecting and complex nature of social challenges, we have the potential and the responsibility to explore the challenges that exist within our society.
• We push things forward by:
  • Empowering people experiencing economic and social exclusion
  • Enabling organisations – from community groups and charities to local authorities – to understand and improve their impact
  • Supporting funders to learn about the value and role of their investments
  • Working with businesses to be more inclusive employers
  • Encouraging place-based organisations and practitioners to strengthen their approaches
• Find out more at www.renaisi.com

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