Construction recruitment across the North East
Permanent construction recruitment for contractors, housebuilders, subcontractors and consultancies across Tyneside, Wearside, Teesside, Northumberland and County Durham, led by specialist recruiter Rachel Scott.
Or call Rachel directly on 07957 537 634“She took the time to properly understand our business, our culture, and exactly what we were looking for, which made the whole process smooth and stress-free.”
Specialist construction recruitment for North East employers
The North East construction market is close-knit. Commercial and site teams move between the same contractors, people know each other, and reputations travel. A recruiter who sends an unsuitable CV or approaches the wrong person carelessly can do real damage to an employer’s name. We treat every search as if we were representing our own business.
Our work covers housebuilding, residential and highways civils, infrastructure, commercial main contracting and specialist subcontracting such as roofing, cladding and fire stopping. We recruit for national names with regional offices and for growing local firms that need their first dedicated QS or estimator.
Whatever the size of the business, the approach is the same: understand the role properly, then show you only candidates who match it.
Why North East contractors use a specialist
A generalist agency will often advertise your role, forward whoever applies and hope one of them sticks. A specialist works the other way round. We start from people we already know in the region, talk to them about your business properly, and only introduce those who are interested and suitable.
That means fewer CVs in your inbox, less time spent interviewing people who were never right, and a better chance that the person you hire is still with you in three years.
Disciplines we recruit across the region
Quantity surveying
From assistant QS to commercial director. Quantity surveyor recruitment
Civil engineering
Estimators, planners, site agents and engineers for civils contractors. Civil engineering recruitment
Estimating and planning
Estimators and planners for building, civils and specialist contractors.
Site and project management
Site managers, contracts managers and project managers.
Design and technical
Design managers, technical managers and draftspeople.
Business support
Finance and office roles within construction companies.
Where we recruit in the North East
We recruit across the whole region and into Yorkshire. Our home patch is County Durham.
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Gateshead
- North Tyneside
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
- Washington
- Durham
- Darlington
- Middlesbrough
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Hartlepool
- Redcar
- Cramlington
- Ashington
- Morpeth
- Hexham
How a search with us works
We meet and take the brief
Rachel comes to you, in person where possible, to understand the role, the team and the kind of person who will last in it.
We search our network
We approach people we already know in the North East construction market, alongside targeted searching for the specific skills you need.
You see a short, matched shortlist
Every CV has been spoken to and checked against your brief. No padding, no long lists of near-misses.
We manage interviews and the offer
We arrange interviews, gather honest feedback from both sides and handle the offer, notice and counter-offer conversations.
We stay in touch after the start date
We check in with you and your new starter through the first months so small issues get sorted early.
What our clients say
“No pressure, just clear concise information and candidates that match the remit requested.”
“She consistently goes above and beyond, never giving up until she finds the right person for each role.”
Frequently asked questions
Do you recruit in Newcastle and Teesside?
Do you only work in the North East?
Do you recruit for housebuilders?
Do you work with subcontractors as well as main contractors?
What types of roles don’t you recruit?
Hiring anywhere in the North East?
Give Rachel a call or send a message with the role. We’ll tell you honestly what the market looks like and how we’d approach it.