Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS) have developed a truly inclusive culture with social value embedded at the heart of the organisation. Our approach has enabled us to create a sustainable legacy contributing to the long-term wellbeing and resilience of local communities. We are committed to ensuring that local people benefit from the investment of High Speed 2 (HS2), through economic growth, job opportunities for local people, and education and career pathways for young people. Our focus on social value reflects that HS2 is more than just a railway – it is a social project with huge scope to make positive improvements to communities, beyond how people travel.
Local employment is key to our vision of leaving a legacy of social growth and mobility and our aim is to support local, young, or disadvantaged people into work from our local communities. By working with Local Authorities, charities, and the community, we have worked to attract and support local priority groups such as, homeless, survivors of domestic abuse, care leavers and young people with disabilities into the workplace and provide them with a sustainable career pathway.
• 5,701 local people employed onto the project
• 689 previously unemployed and disadvantaged employees
• 316 apprentices
• Over 20,000 workplace days for NEETS and university placements
• 5 homeless people employed
• 6 return to work placements into employment
• Placement initiative created aimed at young people at risk of youth violence
