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Apex Recruitment Partners

Construction sectors

One Sector.Total Commitment.

We do not split our attention across industries. Every consultant at Apex lives and breathes construction. That focus produces better shortlists, faster fills, and stronger long-term placements.

Specialist desk

Executive Search

Board-level and C-suite appointments for construction firms, developers, and infrastructure investors. Our executive search practice is retained, discreet, and exhaustively thorough. We map the market, identify exceptional leaders, and manage the appointment from brief to boardroom.

Every search begins with a strategic brief — not just a job description. We produce a longlist, run competency interviews, add psychometrics where required, and present a shortlist of three or four people with detailed briefing notes.

  • Managing Director appointments
  • Commercial Director searches
  • Head of Projects / Operations Director placements
  • Non-Executive Director appointments for construction boards
Indicative roles for Executive Search
RoleTypical experienceQualificationsIndicative range
Managing Director — Construction15–25 yearsChartered (CIOB/MRICS), MBA preferred€180k–€300k + package
Commercial Director12–20 yearsMRICS, NEC/JCT expert, P&L responsibility€150k–€220k + bonus
Operations Director12–18 yearsCIOB, multi-project delivery€140k–€200k + package
Head of Projects10–16 yearsPrince2/APM, €50M+ portfolio€120k–€170k + bonus

Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.

Specialist desk

Civil & Infrastructure

Roads, rail, water, energy, and heavy civil engineering — the backbone of national development. We place engineers, managers, and directors who understand public-sector procurement, JV structures, and long-term programme delivery.

Civil and infrastructure briefs across Ireland, the UK, and the Middle East.

  • Road and highway construction
  • Rail and metro systems
  • Water and wastewater
  • Energy and renewables infrastructure
  • Tunnelling and earthworks
  • Marine and coastal works
Indicative roles for Civil & Infrastructure
RoleTypical experienceQualificationsIndicative range
Principal Civil Engineer10–15 yearsChartered Engineer (IEI/ICE)€85k–€120k
Infrastructure Project Manager8–14 yearsPrince2/APM, €20M+ project value€90k–€130k + car
Section Engineer — Earthworks5–10 yearsCivEng degree, earthworks/structures€55k–€75k
Quantity Surveyor — Civil5–12 yearsMRICS/SCSI, NEC3/NEC4€60k–€90k

Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.

Specialist desk

Commercial & High-Rise

Office towers, mixed-use developments, retail schemes, and residential high-rises. The commercial desk demands people who understand tight programmes, complex stakeholders, and the commercial pressure of speculative development.

  • Grade A office developments
  • Mixed-use urban schemes
  • Build-to-rent residential
  • Hotel and hospitality construction
  • Retail and shopping-centre fit-out
  • Refurbishment and repositioning
Indicative roles for Commercial & High-Rise
RoleTypical experienceQualificationsIndicative range
Senior Quantity Surveyor7–12 yearsMRICS/SCSI, JCT/NEC, main contractor€75k–€110k + package
Project Manager — Commercial8–14 yearsAPM/Prince2, €30M+ commercial projects€90k–€130k + car
Site Manager — RC Frame6–10 yearsCIOB/SMSTS, frame and envelope€70k–€95k
Design Manager8–14 yearsArchitectural/engineering, BIM proficient€85k–€120k

Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.

Specialist desk

MEP & Technical

Mechanical, electrical, and public health engineering — the systems that make buildings function. From data centres with MW-scale cooling loads to hospitals with life-critical services, this desk demands consultants who know a design engineer from a commissioning engineer.

  • Commercial offices
  • Data centres
  • Healthcare and hospitals
  • Pharmaceutical and cleanroom
  • Education
  • Industrial and manufacturing
Indicative roles for MEP & Technical
RoleTypical experienceQualificationsIndicative range
MEP Design Manager10–16 yearsChartered (CIBSE/IEI), Revit MEP, BIM€90k–€130k
Electrical Project Engineer5–10 yearsElectrical degree, LV/HV systems€60k–€85k
Commissioning Manager8–14 yearsCxGBS/ACG, CIBSE membership€80k–€110k
BIM Coordinator — MEP5–10 yearsRevit MEP, Navisworks, BIM Level 2€55k–€80k

Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.

Specialist desk

Project Controls & Commercial

Planners, cost managers, estimators, and commercial managers who keep complex projects on time and on budget. In an era of thin margins and aggressive programmes, project controls people are the difference between profit and loss. We understand Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject, and CostX — and the pressure those tools sit under.

  • Planning and programming
  • Cost management and quantity surveying
  • Estimating (pre-contract)
  • Commercial management (post-contract)
  • Risk management and claims
Indicative roles for Project Controls & Commercial
RoleTypical experienceQualificationsIndicative range
Planning Manager — P68–14 yearsPrimavera P6, major project planning€85k–€120k
Commercial Manager10–16 yearsMRICS, main contractor, NEC/FIDIC€100k–€150k + bonus
Lead Estimator8–14 yearsCostX/Causeway, tendering€85k–€120k
Claims & Dispute Consultant10–18 yearsDelay analysis, NEC/FIDIC€110k–€160k

Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.

Not sure which desk you need?

Tell us about the project. We will route you to the right specialist.

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