Major Projects Group
On Wednesday 26 May 2021, we held a webinar to hear from our major projects and their forthcoming skills and employment needs. We’ll be adding Q&A from the webinar soon and in the meantime, you can view the recording here:
We’re working with a range of major projects across our geography through a Major Projects Group and skills sub-group. Collectively, these projects will offer a wide range of job opportunities in the coming months and years. Soon, we’ll be launching a report to describe these jobs and skills needs more fully and to support local areas to prepare. In the meantime, some further information about the projects is as follows:
Project
Lower Thames Crossing
Lower Thames Crossing – Highways England
The proposed Lower Thames Crossing is part of the biggest investment in the country’s road network for a generation. It will be the longest road tunnel in the UK. The new LTC apprenticeships page is already featuring opportunities.
London Resort
London Report Holding Company is proposing to develop a world-class, sustainable, next generation resort which will be in Ashford in Kent.
Ebbsfleet Garden City
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Up to 15,000 new homes and a Garden City in north Kent. One of a number of housing developments across the South East LEP area.
Public Health England
PHE Harlow will be PHE’s future 40-acre campus and headquarters. Up to 2,750 staff including scientists, technicians, finance, human resources, communications and marketing.
Bradwell B
New nuclear power station in Maldon, with new jobs to include construction, engineering, business and training opportunities.
Stansted Airport Growth
Transformation Stansted Airport
An upgrade to the airport and a new arrivals terminal.
Hoo Peninsula
Medway Council has secured £170m from government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) to deliver essential transport and environmental projects on the Hoo Peninsula that will support new housing, leisure and employment opportunities to be realised.
Thames Freeport
DP World and Forth Ports are bidding for a Thames Freeport, with London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury and Ford’s Dagenham engine plant at its heart. This highlights the role of the River Thames. The proposal includes a Thames Freeport Skills Accelerator.
Freeport East
This is a cross LEP Freeport from the Port of Felixstowe (Suffolk, New Anglia LEP) and Harwich International.