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Maxim Recruitment can offer job seekers access to some of the most exciting and rewarding construction job vacancies in London, South East England, the Midlands and across the UK. Since 2003 we have consistently recruited for many of the most successful building and civil engineering contractors, PQS, cost consultancies, developers, engineering consultancies and claims and dispute consultancies in the UK.

We work with many of the leading UK headquartered construction dispute consultancies with offices around the world.  This allows access from a United Kingdom base, to employers who are working on some of the largest and most complex quantum and delay construction disputes in the world.

Project types we frequently recruit for include major road, rail, water, power, marine, chemical plant and infrastructure contracts as well as building construction, housing, fit out and refurbishment works. 

Insights and Industry News

Maxim Insights

Fraser River Tunnel Retendering | What It Could Mean for Construction Employers and Candidates in Canada

The Fraser River Tunnel Project has taken a significant turn, with the Government of British Columbia confirming that it will retender the main construction work after failing to finalise commercial terms with Cross Fraser Partnership.…

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Claims & Disputes Professionals | Private Equity or Privately Owned Consultancy?

The construction claims and disputes consultancy market is evolving quickly. While an increasing number of consultancies are now backed by private equity, we are also seeing more independent boutique firms being established by experienced experts and industry professionals. …

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The Difficulty of Hiring Construction Claims and Disputes Experts in Canada

Hiring construction claims and disputes experts in Canada is becoming increasingly challenging. As construction projects become larger, more complex and more commercially pressured, the demand for experienced claims, cost, damages, project controls and expert witness professionals continues to grow.…

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Construction Job Search Tips | Stop Doomscrolling

In the context of looking at construction industry job vacancies, if you feel your are doomjobbing you can easily end up feeling disheartened. The good news is that feeling this way can be avoided with a few changes in approach.…

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Clerk of Works Recruitment | Why Employers Need to Act Early

Employers looking to recruit Clerk of Works candidates in the UK have good reason to feel optimistic. Demand for construction professionals remains strong, and there are excellent candidates available for employers that plan ahead and move decisively.…

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Industry News

Passivhaus homes delivered in Salford

Willohaus, a development of 100 Passivhaus-certified homes in Salford, designed by Buttress Architects and built by Eric Wright Construction, has welcomed its first residents.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 8 July, 07:46

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Close Brothers funds Leics homes

Close Brothers Property Finance has financed the fourth phase of Mulberry Homes' Kingsbury Park development, which has a gross development value of £120m.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 8 July, 07:39

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Forgemasters tops out machine shop

Sheffield Forgemasters and contractor McLaughlin & Harvey have held a topping out ceremony for its 30,000 square metre new machine shop.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 8 July, 07:31

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Vistry expects £30m pre tax loss in first half

Vistry has released a six month trading update, and warned that it expects to deliver a loss before tax in the first half of 2026 of approximately £30m.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 8 July, 07:23

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HS2 completes 'green' tunnel

HS2 has completed its first 'green' tunnel, am 880m cut-and-cover tunnel at Copthall built by SCS (Skanska, Costain, Strabag) using 1.2m cubic metres of material excavated from nearby Northholt tunnel.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 8 July, 07:06

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