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Construction recruitment, built like a job site.

Premier Construction Recruitment (PCR) places permanent site, project, commercial and trades talent for UK contractors, developers and main contractors. Eighty-four five-star reviews and counting because we run one consultant per client and we never relay the brief.

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Consultant model

Nationwide reach

how we run

Three things we hold the line on

Construction recruitment that holds up on Monday morning takes more than a database. It takes consultants who know the difference between a Tier 1 main contractor and a regional developer, and a process that does not collapse under pressure.

One consultant per client

The recruiter who walks the site with you is the recruiter who runs the search and signs the candidate off. No internal handoffs to a delivery team you have never met.

Tight, vetted shortlists

Three to five candidates per role. Each pre-screened, CSCS-confirmed where relevant, references checked and salary banded against current market.

Site-floor realism

Our consultants have walked sites and read drawings. Briefs are scoped against how a programme actually runs, not against the JD in isolation.

our disciplines

Ten disciplines, one consistent approach

From senior site managers to skilled trades, here is the spread of UK construction roles PCR recruits for permanently.

Site Managers

Site managers and senior site managers for new build, fit-out and refurbishment programmes.

Project Managers

Project managers and senior PMs across residential, commercial and infrastructure projects.

Construction Managers

Construction managers and contracts managers running multiple sites or large schemes.

Quantity Surveyors

Assistant, intermediate and senior QSs, plus commercial managers, across main and sub-contractors.

Site Engineers

Setting-out engineers and section engineers across civils, residential and commercial schemes.

H&S Officers

Health and safety advisors, officers and managers (NEBOSH/IOSH) for site and head-office roles.

Civils Engineers

Civils, highways, drainage and structures engineers across infrastructure programmes.

Bricklayers

Permanent bricklaying gangs and direct-employed brickwork operatives for ongoing schemes.

Carpenters

1st-fix and 2nd-fix carpenters, formwork carpenters and joinery teams for permanent placement.

Plant Operators

Excavator, telehandler, dumper and crane operators with current CPCS or NPORS tickets.

our process

From brief to first day, in four moves

A repeatable rhythm you can plan around, whether the role is a senior QS at a regional developer or a CPCS-ticketed plant operator on a civils job.

Brief

30-minute scoping. Role, programme, must-haves, deal-breakers, timeline.

Source

Active network plus targeted outreach. Right-to-work, CSCS and references confirmed.

Shortlist

Three to five strong matches with notes on programme experience and notice period.

Place

You select, we coordinate. Follow-up at week one, month one and month three.

Where PCR fits

Construction is a sector where the cost of a poor hire is loud. A site manager who cannot hold a programme, a QS who misreads a contract, a carpentry team that walks off mid-project. The recruiter who placed them rarely has to live with the fallout, but the contractor does.

That is why PCR was built around accountability. One consultant per account, a real screen against the role rather than the JD, and the same person at week one and month three of the placement. We work with main contractors, sub-contractors, regional developers and civils firms across the UK, and we run the same process whether the role is a head-office construction manager or a permanent skilled trades hire.

We focus on permanent placements because that is where we can make the strongest case for our process. Stop-gap site cover is a different game with different metrics.