The mass recruitment drive is in response to a surge in building and civils contract wins by the company.
The expansion will see Skanska’s current UK headcount of 5,200 rise to nearly 7,000 employees.
Skanska said there will be a focus on commercial building in London and projects for health and pharmaceutical clients, as well as across the road, rail, utilities and energy sectors.
Mike Putnam, President and CEO, Skanska UK said: “With more focus on infrastructure investment, we have seen our visible pipeline of new work growing strongly during the last nine months, giving us increased confidence about the future.
“Having the right people with the right skills in the right numbers is therefore a priority for us.
“We are accelerating our recruitment activity significantly across all our operations, to fill roles at all levels of the company and in many parts of the UK.”
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