Veidekke

Environmental & Social Information • Jul 2, 2025

Record number of graduates apply for jobs at Veidekke

Record number of graduates apply for jobs at Veidekke

This spring, Veidekke received a total of 2,100 applications from young people

aspiring to build a future in the construction industry as skilled workers or

engineers. This represents an increase of more than 360 percent over the past

three years. In addition, more than 1,100 engineering students applied for just

50 summer internship positions.

"We're extremely pleased to see so many young people wanting to join us.

Veidekke is Norway's largest construction and civil engineering company, and we

therefore need a strong influx of new, talented employees. The high number of

applicants is likely due to Veidekke's solid performance in recent years-despite

challenging times in the construction industry-and increased visibility through

our recruitment efforts," says Tommy Johansen, Head of Employer Branding at

Veidekke.

Veidekke plans to hire around 140 apprentices and 50 recent graduates from

universities and technical schools in Norway. Unfortunately, this means many

applicants will not receive an offer. At the same time, the company wanted more

candidates for apprenticeships in carpentry, asphalt, and concrete work in

certain regions.

"The competition for young talent is fierce-not only from other contractors and

consultants, but also from entirely different industries. This year, university

and college students ranked us as the most attractive employer among

contractors, and the same goes for apprentices and vocational students in

construction. While it's nice to perform well in such rankings, our top priority

is to recruit the right people," Johansen continues.

Veidekke has long worked to attract young engineers and skilled workers to both

the company and the industry. Since 2016, significant resources have been

invested in raising the status of vocational education and encouraging young

people-especially women-to choose careers in construction.

Approximately 20% of applicants to Veidekke's graduate engineering program are

women, which is slightly below the proportion of female graduates in the field.

"We're still fairly satisfied, as many women traditionally choose careers in

consulting. Among apprentice applicants, 14% are young women. That's actually

quite high and will, over time, help increase the proportion of female skilled

workers in our company. Today, that figure stands at just 3%," Johansen

concludes.

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

|Year|From vocational schools|From colleges/universities|Total|

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

|2022|310 |263 |573 |

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

|2023|644 |847 |1 491|

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

|2024|700 |1 038 |1 738|

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

|2025|832 |1 250 |2 082|

+----+-----------------------+--------------------------+-----+

For further information, please contact:

Head of Employer Branding Tommy Johansen, Veidekke, tel. +47 95 22 44 82,

tommy.johansen@veidekke.no

Communications Manager Helge Dieset, Veidekke, tel. +47 90 55 33 22,

helge.dieset@veidekke.no

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Veidekke (http://www.veidekke.no) is one of Scandinavia's largest contractors.

In addition to undertaking all types of building and civil engineering

assignments, the group also maintains roads and produces asphalt and aggregates.

Veidekke emphasises stakeholder involvement and local experience. Its annual

turnover is approximately NOK 41 billion, and half of its 8,000 employees own

shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has

posted a profit every year since its inception in 1936.