Colas
Colas is a transport infrastructure contractor specialising in the design, construction, and maintenance of highways, airports, and traffic technology.
The UK Home Office lists Colas as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker route). They can sponsor work visas. We read every advert and list only roles that don't rule out sponsorship. Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show Colas assigned 25 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 30 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship Colas assigned each year, from Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. One certificate is assigned for each sponsored hire, visa extension or change of employer, so a person can be counted more than once. “1–5” is withheld by the Home Office; the 2025 figures list only sponsors with 5 or more (“—”). Matched to this employer by its name on the sponsor register. Sources: FOI 2025/12841 (2021–24), FOI2026/03501 (2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence timeline Pro
Every change we've seen on the Home Office register for Colas, and what its recent adverts say about sponsorship.
See this employer's full licence history: when it was licensed, rating and route changes, and when it last offered sponsorship in an advert.
Unlock with ProAbout Colas
Colas is a transport infrastructure contractor that designs, constructs, and maintains highways, aviation, and defence infrastructure. Founded in 1923, the company operates globally across several countries, delivering civil engineering projects and managing strategic road networks.
The company is structured into asset management, contracting, and industrial divisions. It manufactures and installs traffic signage, manages traffic systems, operates mobile asphalt plants, and provides street lighting maintenance to improve energy efficiency for local authorities.
Open roles
30 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.