Construction sectors
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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
| Role | Typical experience | Qualifications | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Director — Construction | 15–25 years | Chartered (CIOB/MRICS), MBA preferred | €180k–€300k + package |
| Commercial Director | 12–20 years | MRICS, NEC/JCT expert, P&L responsibility | €150k–€220k + bonus |
| Operations Director | 12–18 years | CIOB, multi-project delivery | €140k–€200k + package |
| Head of Projects | 10–16 years | Prince2/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
| Role | Typical experience | Qualifications | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Civil Engineer | 10–15 years | Chartered Engineer (IEI/ICE) | €85k–€120k |
| Infrastructure Project Manager | 8–14 years | Prince2/APM, €20M+ project value | €90k–€130k + car |
| Section Engineer — Earthworks | 5–10 years | CivEng degree, earthworks/structures | €55k–€75k |
| Quantity Surveyor — Civil | 5–12 years | MRICS/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
| Role | Typical experience | Qualifications | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Quantity Surveyor | 7–12 years | MRICS/SCSI, JCT/NEC, main contractor | €75k–€110k + package |
| Project Manager — Commercial | 8–14 years | APM/Prince2, €30M+ commercial projects | €90k–€130k + car |
| Site Manager — RC Frame | 6–10 years | CIOB/SMSTS, frame and envelope | €70k–€95k |
| Design Manager | 8–14 years | Architectural/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
| Role | Typical experience | Qualifications | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEP Design Manager | 10–16 years | Chartered (CIBSE/IEI), Revit MEP, BIM | €90k–€130k |
| Electrical Project Engineer | 5–10 years | Electrical degree, LV/HV systems | €60k–€85k |
| Commissioning Manager | 8–14 years | CxGBS/ACG, CIBSE membership | €80k–€110k |
| BIM Coordinator — MEP | 5–10 years | Revit 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
| Role | Typical experience | Qualifications | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Manager — P6 | 8–14 years | Primavera P6, major project planning | €85k–€120k |
| Commercial Manager | 10–16 years | MRICS, main contractor, NEC/FIDIC | €100k–€150k + bonus |
| Lead Estimator | 8–14 years | CostX/Causeway, tendering | €85k–€120k |
| Claims & Dispute Consultant | 10–18 years | Delay analysis, NEC/FIDIC | €110k–€160k |
Indicative market ranges — confirmed on brief.
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