Vertical Recruitment are a major standard setter in built environment recruitment solutions in the UK for Building Surveying roles of all disciplines and specialisms.
Vertical Recruitment are a major standard setter in built environment recruitment solutions in the UK for Building Surveying roles of all disciplines and specialisms.
Based in Manchester and widely acclaimed as a leading player in Property & Construction design, engineering and surveying recruitment across the North West. We have supported some of the country’s most well-known construction brands and independent surveying consultancies in finding and matching graduates and experienced Building Surveyors with the specific project needs of our clients.
Over the past 20 years of refining our appreciation of the changing face of Building Surveying Recruitment, we’ve seen first-hand how a shortage of building surveyor talent has affected the construction industry.
Building Surveyors are a vital component in the business of construction management. With the construction industry worth around £100 billion in the UK, £multi-million projects and contracts are at stake, so it’s vital our clients remain unaffected affected by what many perceive as a skills shortage.
For this reason, Vertical Recruitment are trusted time and time again by our clients for Building Surveyor Recruitment. Whether recruiting for permanent, temporary or contract roles, our Building Surveying Consultants can immediately turn to an established talent pool of Building Surveyors of all levels of experience and capabilities. We’re immersed in the sector, and appreciate more than most, what our clients need and what the best talent is looking for.
We’re known for our effectiveness, expertise, determination and tailored solutions. We’ll leave no stone unturned to match the best Building Surveying talent to your exact needs and specific types of project. Whether you operate in the sphere of public or private construction and whether you’re looking for MRICS accredited surveyors with a specific PQE criteria or you are recruiting for a graduate BSc Building Surveying role where AutoCAD fluency is a must. We can deliver the candidate you need.
Our Building Surveying Recruitment Consultants have a truly excellent track record of filling temp, contract and permanent Building Surveying roles with reliable, qualified and reference-checked professionals.
Contact us today so we can discuss where you want to take your team and who you need to help get you there.
Building Surveyor Recruitment Specialists
When recruiting for Building Surveyor roles, as with any of the placements we work on, we want to deliver the maximum return on investment in human capital for our clients.
Our time-served experience in Building Surveying Recruitment combined with an unparalleled insight into the trends affecting the built-environment landscape have helped our strong reputation. We regularly work with Building Surveying consultancies and leading players in construction & refurbishment sectors.
We are award-winning in what we do, voted the region’s ‘Best Construction Recruitment Company’ in The Grafters Awards as recently as 2019.
Each year we are trusted by, and partner with ‘Place North West’ to produce our Built-Environment salary survey. Our survey allows us to engage directly with the Building Surveying community, giving us and our clients unique benefits and a competitive edge:
- Up to date understanding of what Building Surveyors are looking for from their careers and next roles,
- We understand what they perceive as threats to their industry,
- Our Building Surveyor talent pool remains topped up, fresh and actively engaged with us.The unique insights we possess empower our clients to make the right decisions and choices when engaged with candidates in final stage role negotiations. We provide insights that help our clients package jobs and benefits offers in ways that excite the right candidate and press the right buttons.
Our consultants possess the expertise to appraise current market conditions as well as market-wide remuneration packages, enabling us to be pro-active in our approach to assisting your recruitment process. We ensure our clients are perfectly positioned to secure the best talent in the marketplace.
We know it’s crucial that you get the right person. Our bespoke recruitment solutions and techniques mean we can unearth and attract the experience and technical knowledge you need from your ideal Building Surveying candidate. We regularly help independents right through to global corporates with Building Surveyor recruitment service for disciplines encompassing all types of roles below and more:
Graduate Building Surveyor
Chartered Building Surveyor
Senior Building Surveyor
Associate Building Surveyor
Director Building Surveyor
Building Control
Brin Gleeson
Director
0161 669 4716
brin.gleeson@vertical-recruitment.co.uk
Brin is Vertical’s longest-serving team member and has enjoyed and a successful and rapid career progression. In 2021, Brin was appointed as a Director and is now responsible for our London office, from where he...
Who We Work With
Vertical Recruitment have developed leading recruitment solutions for Building Surveyor roles, and we engage directly with all types of business with building surveying needs.
For over 20 years we have worked hand in hand with global construction companies, large UK based contractors and niche independent surveying consultancies, and with all clients we work closely with senior management to introduce you to a pipeline of building surveyor talent – perfectly matched to your technical requirements, culture, and your project needs.
We have a great deal of expertise in supporting clients with Building Surveyor Recruitment services where there is a specific criteria for PQE on specific types of project spanning:
Public Sector
- Education
- Healthcare
- Local Authorities
- Ministry of Defence
- Social Housing
Private Sector
- Commercial/Office
- Leisure
- Logistics/Warehousing
- Residential
- Retail
- Sports Stadiums
How We Can Help
Satisfying a Building Surveyor role with the best talent in the market is no small task. Building Surveyors with are in short supply and there is, as always, high demand.
Wider pressures are affecting built-environment sectors at present, with feelings of insecurity affecting both companies and candidates (Covid, Brexit, etc). Many qualified professionals are inclined to value the security of a current position as opposed to looking to the horizon. This is where the experts at Vertical Recruitment come in to their own and add real value to the process of your finding and engaging that talent.
We will apply all our experience and know-how to ensuring your objectives are best met. We’ll help with:
- Identifying the perfect hire
- Developing a job description that attracts the finest talent
- Pre-screening to ensure candidates selected for interviews have the experience and technical skills you need
- We’ll draw on our talent pipeline to ensure active and passive Building surveyors are primed to give your role the consideration it deserves
- We’ll think carefully about your culture and look for personal qualities and soft skills that match your company
- We match the needs of your role with the aspirations of our candidates.
We go far beyond recruitment-norms of evaluating candidates based solely on the quality of their CV.
Vertical Recruitment are in the business of building relationships with our clients and with our candidate talent-pool. We apply a tailored approach to work closely with all parties to ensure we’re in position to match the best talent for each role, thus obtaining the maximum value for our clients with each placement we facilitate.
We strive to get to know our clients on a deep level, well beyond face value. We will be determined in our efforts to understand exactly what you need the way we understand what our candidates are looking for. This is the only way we can be confident in assuring you or an unrivalled recruitment solution.
Our Exclusive Retained Recruitment Service
The unique retained recruitment service offered by Vertical Recruitment means you can choose to work with us exclusively appointing candidates for your consideration into present and future vacancies.
With our retained service, our efforts are simply ongoing until you secure the perfect candidate. No matter how much time this means we may put in, the costs to you will remain unchanged at the fixed level agreed at the outset of our service to you.
Unlike our peers, if you find yourselves having to increase the salary offer at the final stages to secure the best Building Surveyor for your role, our fees remain exactly where they were set and agreed at the start.
Our main competitors base their commission on the final salary package agreed between the client and the candidate, this is often higher than original starting salary for the role. This means you could be paying out a lot more in fees than you had originally bargained for, just to secure the services of that best-fit Surveyor.
With Vertical Recruitment, you will get a best-in-class Building Surveyor Recruitment service that is cost-effective with a fair and just payment structure. Our fees are broken up into equal parts, with invoicing milestones agreed upfront with you at the start of our process. Uniquely, we charge nothing upfront at all, with your first invoice only being raised when we have submitted our high-calibre shortlist.
BUILDING SURVEYOR CANDIDATE ATTRACTION & TALENT RETENTION
At Vertical Recruitment, we understand the evolving needs of top candidates. We’re uniquely positioned to assist employers in surmounting challenges associated with attracting and recruiting the right talent in this dynamic sector.
The UK has a strong reputation across the global construction industry and a competitive edge when evaluating talent in construction design and engineering disciplines. Those working on the inside are deeply aware of the distinct and ongoing challenges surrounding the availability of skills amongst built environment and building surveyor specialisms.
In recent years, the construction industry has encountered significant setbacks caused by the global pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and an escalating cost of living crisis. These challenges have created an environment of heightened market uncertainty, amplified construction costs and disrupting project timelines.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains, causing material shortages and delays in project deliveries. Simultaneously, geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions added strain, affecting the availability and pricing of key construction resources. Coupled with an increasing cost of living crisis, which includes rising inflation rates and elevated material and labour expenses, the industry has been navigating a landscape marked by unpredictability, escalating expenses, and complexities in project planning and execution.
This challenging landscape makes it crucial to rely on the support and expertise of a seasoned Building Surveyor Recruitment Agency when looking to develop your team, or to replace much needed experienced team members should they move on.
This environment makes it ever more important for your role and package to stand out from the crowd when looking to attract, engage and secure top-talent. It follows too, that it is equally critical for businesses to work hard to retain the best professionals in permanent roles.
Vertical Recruitment’s unique insight and appreciation of the hopes and aspirations of Building Surveyors gleaned from our Annual ‘Place North West’ salary review, gives us and our clients a unique and telling understanding of what Building Surveyors want from their next role.
Some of the key takeaways from our last Building Surveyor study shows that:
Quantity Surveyors are experiencing a notable increase in average salaries, now at £48,300, marking a 8.96% increase. This upward trajectory translates to an approximate annual uplift of 10%. The increased demand for construction projects, coupled with a shortage of skilled professionals, has driven up the value of Building Surveyors. Projects are expanding in complexity, requiring specialised skills, which in turn leads to higher remuneration for these professionals.
A substantial proportion of Building Surveyors (70.59%) would consider increased salary a top priority when looking at opportunities.
Interestingly, for Quantity Surveyors, the ideal package extends beyond mere salary considerations. About 37.5% of respondents expressed a strong inclination towards employers offering ‘enhanced career progression. Career progression has become a critical factor for Quantity Surveyors due to the evolving nature of the profession. Professionals seek roles that offer not just monetary benefits but also opportunities for growth, skill development, and upward mobility within their careers.
When it comes to preferred benefits, Quantity Surveyors are leaning towards bonuses (35.09%), car allowances (27.92%), and flexible work arrangements (22.26%). Quantity Surveyors are valuing benefits like bonuses, car allowances, and flexible work arrangements due to changing work preferences. Bonuses offer performance incentives, car allowances ease commuting pressures, and flexible work arrangements cater to a growing desire for work-life balance.
Building Surveying remains a highly skilled discipline where demand for top-tier talent exceeds supply. The scarcity of skilled professionals in this domain persists as a significant challenge.
Attracting Building Surveyors in the current landscape is a high-stakes endeavour. Economic uncertainties make professionals cautious about job stability and career prospects. The aging workforce and challenges in attracting younger talent highlight the need for better outreach and incentives to bring in new blood.
Contact Vertical Recruitment Today
Covering the entire range of Building Surveying skill sets and roles, our consultants are fully versed and immersed in your sector and have developed a breadth of knowledge that is unparalleled. They speak your language, understand your goals, and will appreciate your exact requirements.
We have the networks and resources to match your role with the best potential candidates who want to work on the projects in your portfolio. Contact us in confidence for a no-obligation discussion on what you need to make your recruitment drive a complete success.
From our offices in central Manchester, our team has developed into the North West’s leading Building Surveying Recruitment Agency of choice when looking for professionals for temp and permanent roles.
If you are starting your search for the best talent in Building Surveyor disciplines, we can expertly support your hunt. We work with constructions companies and Building Survey consultancies across Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and throughout the UK. Call our team today to find out more about how we can help your team plans turn into reality.