Construction & Design

The Construction and Design team has been at the forefront of establishing First People Solutions Group as a leading UK recruitment consultancy.

We comprehensively deal with vacancies at every stage of the construction process from tender through to design, project management and onsite delivery, through to final commercial stages.  We are backed up by our team of trades and labour consultants who support a project from beginning to end with the provision of temporary and permanent tradesmen.

We pride ourselves on our relationships with the leading UK and International firms and on our knowledge of current and future major construction projects. This is aided by our activities in the industry such as membership of various Construction Associations and regular attendances at major construction design functions and industry forums. 

Our team have supplied personnel to some of the most significant PFI projects in the UK including the governments current partnership with the private sector to new build and refurbish Britain's schools and hospitals.

Candidates

We are here to guide you through the recruitment process by matching your lifestyle and aspirations to the right opportunity.  We possess sole and preferred supplier status with some of the most significant companies in the sector which ensures that you have the pick of the best jobs available.

Our service also extends not just to staff employment but could also help if you are considering contract work for the first time.  Our consultants can advise of whether it is the right time to consider contract work and whether there would be a continuity of contract assignments available for you.  Topics such as IR35, hourly rates and duration of contracts and projects can be explained in detail, allowing you to make a qualified decision on what your next move should be.

Clients

We understand every stage of a construction project, therefore our recruitment solutions are designed specifically to meet your needs.  We can source candidates in a variety of ways including use of our exclusive database of multi-disciplined engineers, website databases, referrals, advertising campaigns or from applying our specialist search methods. It may also be via a wide panel of recruitment suppliers managed by us through our managed vendor service.
 
Our resourcing strategies will result in you being able to consider among the key personnel working on some of the UK's major construction and design projects currently underway. 

In the current construction market the mainstream methods of searching for personnel is not enough.  Once we understand your current project workload our search methods will be focussed on delivering what is required to help reach your construction project deadlines.

Sectors & Disciplines

Our team have dedicated recruitment consultants working in the following sectors:

• Main Contractors
• House Building
• Civil Contractors
• Consulting Engineers
• Architecture
• Local Authorities
• Building Surveying
• M&E Services
• Facilities Management
• Utilities
• Management Contractors
• PQS
  

We have an unrivalled database of personnel that offers the following disciplines: All disciplines cover the civil, building, house-building and design industries

• Architects
• Architectural Technicians
• Civil Engineers
• Structural Engineers
• Civil Technicians
• Structural Technicians
• Contraction Managers
• Project Managers
• Site Agents/Managers
• Contracts Managers
• Construction Directors
• Associate Directors
• Design Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Commercial Managers
• Estimators
• Foremen
• Setting Out Engineers
• Bid Managers
• Project Director

Trades & Labour:

• Joiners
• Plasterers
• Approved Electricians
• Plumbers
• Roofers / Slaters
• Site Labourers

Plant Operatives:

• Telehandlers
• Cherry Picker
• Scissor Lift
• Counter-balance

Contact Us : For further information regarding the exciting opportunities available and to discuss your career options confidentially by calling our Construction & Design Division on 0800 027 0143.