Why work for us

Career opportunities to suit everyone

We have career opportunities right across the UK, both field, home and office based, and promote professional growth for everyone. We frequently benchmark our salaries, bonus scheme and benefits against the wider market to ensure our packages are attractive to current and potential colleagues across the UK.

In addition to a competitive salary, all NHBC colleagues have access to a wide range of additional benefits.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We aim to support you in your personal and professional ambitions and we welcome people from all backgrounds. Join us to make a difference in the industry.

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Benefits of working for us

Great reward and wellbeing

Competitive pay, defined contribution pension, private healthcare, membership subscriptions, 4 x salary life assurance and much more.

Flexible

We’re “always happy to talk flexible working” and offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave, holiday purchase, career breaks and time off for volunteering.

Sustainable

We’re committed to supporting the Government’s ambition to achieve net zero carbon by 2050 and are working to deliver positive and lasting change in the industry.

Trusted

Our purpose is to build confidence in the construction quality of new homes. As the UK’s leading provider of warranty and insurance for new homes, we are recognised and trusted by homeowners and builders alike.

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Your career with us

We pride ourselves on the expertise of our people and offer learning and development opportunities throughout our colleagues’ careers with us. 

Your onboarding and induction experience begins as soon as you sign your contract, with access to our learning and development platform so you can learn more about the business, its policies and our people before joining. When you start, you’ll have a thorough induction tailored to your role and business area.

From there, we encourage all colleagues to work with their line manager to agree a personal development plan each year – whether they are new to the business or an aspiring future leader. In addition to compulsory regulatory training, you will have access to a wide range of resources to help develop your technical, professional and personal skills. Our qualified Mind Gym coaches deliver topics that are relevant to both your development and business activity, in bite-size, interactive sessions. 

Your induction

When you join NHBC you will have both a team and a corporate virtual induction within a month of you joining.

Ongoing training

We encourage all staff to take responsibility for their own development and to work with their line manager to agree a personal development plan each year. The NHBC Operations Academy trains colleagues in the Technical Standards and Building Regulations.

Developing future leaders

Supporting managers and developing those who aspire to be managers is an essential part of our continued success. We work with specialist training providers to deliver recognised management qualifications to managers and potential managers to provide staff with all the tools required to progress their careers.

Technical Excellence

We pride ourselves on the knowledge and expertise of our technical staff. Their contribution is essential to our core aim of raising standards in new home building. With the NHBC Operations Academy training new Building Inspectors and other staff in NHBC Standards and Building Regulations.

Planning for retirement

As colleagues head towards the end of their career, we offer them the chance to attend a pre-retirement workshop, with their partner, to help them plan for later life living. 

Promoting diversity and inclusion

We are committed to promoting and encouraging diversity and inclusion in everything we do, mirroring the wider community to help us to better serve our customers, consumers and colleagues. At NHBC you can be assured of: 

  • Blind recruitment used as standard practice for each and every role 

  • An “always happy to talk flexible working” approach 

  • A gender balanced Executive Committee 

  • Diversity networks for our LGBT+, BAME colleagues and their allies, as well as a Women’s network 

  • A commitment to gender parity as a key signatory of the Women in Finance charter

  • Equalised maternity, paternity and adoption leave for all new parents, regardless of gender, sexuality or personal circumstance 

  • Corporate membership of The Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI)

  • A modern, family-friendly workplace, and a leading employer of choice for everyone

Meet the team

Our enviable reputation is founded on the quality of our people – they are what makes us great.

As with most successful companies, the strength of NHBC lies in the expertise, knowledge, passion and commitment of our people. They are the reason we are the UK’s leading provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes.

Driven by our values

Excellent:

Proud and professional in all that we do

Connected:

Collaborating, sharing and achieving success as a team

Human:

Challenging, supporting and respecting each other

Progressive:

Inspired by possibilities, learning and adapting together

Latest job opportunities

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Principal Technical Specialist

Salary: £45012 to £48662 per year

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Trainee Building Inspector

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Contact us

Our Head Office is in Milton Keynes where many of our opportunities are based. However, almost 53% of our colleagues have roles that are based from home and travel to where they need to be. We also have small regional offices in Edinburgh and Belfast and a satellite office in London.

01908 747447
Mon – Fri 09:00 – 17:00
Ask for ‘Recruitment’