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Construction Recruitment & Staffing Agency

Site managers, project managers and skilled trades move in and out of projects on tight deadlines. Alliance runs a construction staffing agency service UK-wide — permanent, contract or outsourced — against a bench we keep actively screened, so you’re not starting from nothing when a role opens.

Construction site manager reviewing building plans on a UK construction site

Hire construction talent, quickly and easily

Need a site manager, project manager or skilled tradesperson on your team? Alliance runs permanent, contract and outsourced construction searches for 12,000+ UK businesses, so you get a shortlist of vetted candidates without carrying the search in-house.

What you get working with Alliance:

  • 12,000+ UK businesses already hired through Alliance — permanent, contract or fully outsourced construction hiring.
  • 98% offer-acceptance rate once a candidate is put forward, built on 16 years of UK recruitment.
  • 70% interview-to-offer rate — fewer, better-matched interviews, not a flood of unsuitable CVs.
Roles We Recruit For

Roles We Recruit For in Construction

From site to boardroom, these are the roles we place most often in construction.

Site Management

Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, Site Supervisor, Clerk of Works.

Project Management

Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, Contracts Manager.

Skilled Trades

Carpenter, Electrician, Plumber, Groundworker, Plant Operator.

Health & Safety (CDM)

Health & Safety Manager, SHEQ Advisor, CDM Coordinator, Site Safety Officer.

How We Staff

How Our Construction Staffing Agency Works

Whether you need a construction temp agency for short-term site cover or a construction recruitment agency search for a permanent hire, it runs through the same screening standard.

Permanent Recruitment

Direct hires onto your core site or project team.

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Construction Temp Agency Staffing

Short- or long-term cover for a project deadline, a leave gap or a sudden spike in workload.

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Recruitment Process Outsourcing

Hand us all or part of a hiring project, or add vetted staff straight into your existing team.

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Hiring OS

Run your own construction hiring process through our AI-assisted platform, with our consultants alongside you.

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Hiring Challenges

Construction Recruitment Challenges We Solve

Skilled trades are in short supply across the UK.

Site management, groundworks and specialist trades sit on the same tight shortage lists everywhere in the country. We keep an actively screened bench, so you’re not starting from a blank search each time a role opens.

Project timelines don’t leave room for a slow hiring process.

A construction site stalls fast without the right people. We run a fast, structured process — a shortlist in days, not weeks — so a delayed start doesn’t become a delayed handover.

Compliance and safety checks add time most agencies skip.

CSCS cards, right-to-work and site-specific inductions are checked before anyone reaches your interview stage, not left for you to chase after an offer.

How It Works

Four steps from brief to hire

— 01

Brief us

Tell us the role, the team and what “right” looks like.

— 02

We search

Our consultants source and screen against the skills that matter.

— 03

You interview a shortlist

Fewer, better-matched candidates, not a stack of CVs.

— 04

You hire

We handle as much of the process as you want us to.

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Why Alliance

Why UK employers choose Alliance for Construction hiring

12,000+ UK businesses have hired through Alliance. Construction searches run on the same standard — a 98% offer-acceptance rate and a 70% interview-to-offer rate once a candidate is put forward.

12,000+businesses supported with permanent, temp and RPO hiring
16 Yearsserving clients globally
98%offer acceptance rate once a candidate is put forward
70%interview-to-offer rate — fewer, better-matched interviews
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FAQ

Construction Recruitment Agency FAQs

Do you recruit skilled trades as well as site management roles?

Yes — Alliance places both. Tradespeople and plant operators go through Labour Hire & Skilled Trades; site and project managers go through Permanent Recruitment or Temporary & Contract Staffing, depending on how the role is structured.

Can you supply a construction temp agency service for a short-term site deadline?

Yes — our Construction Temp Agency Staffing service covers short- or long-term cover for a project deadline, a leave gap or a sudden spike in workload.

How quickly can you fill a construction role?

It depends on seniority and trade, but our actively screened bench means most roles get a shortlist within days of the brief, not weeks.

Do you check CSCS cards and right-to-work before you put a candidate forward?

Yes — CSCS cards, right-to-work and site-specific inductions are checked before anyone reaches your interview stage.

Talk to Our Team

Tell us about your Construction hire

Tell us what construction role you’re hiring for, and a specialist consultant will get back to you.