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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

An Update on Infrastructure Developments in Malaysia

The economic and construction outlook is optimistic in Malaysia and here Richard looks at 3 major rail infrastructure development programs in the planning which should keep construction engineers, project managers, planning engineers and rail system engineers busy for the next 10 years.…

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The advantages of using a specialist construction recruiter

In this blog post, Daria discusses the advantages of working with a specialist recruitment agency like Maxim Recruitment and how we can support you with your next career move in the UK or overseas.…

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Opportunities in Norway for Civil Engineering Quantity Surveyors

Are you a Quantity Surveyor looking to go international? Our construction client in Norway has the perfect opportunity for you!…

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How to Avoid Damaging Your Professional Construction Career

Although some of these basics may sound clichéd and banal, it never hurts to go over the seemingly obvious, even the best of us can be prone to momentary lapses in the awareness of the obvious.…

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Industry News

Housebuilding a challenge for Ibstock

Ibstock, reporting its first half results, saw revenues down 15.1% at £164m from £193m, and an £8m profit before tax in 2025 slipping to a £27m loss in 2026.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 August, 07:40

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RICS survey sees modest recovery in Q2

The latest RICS UK Construction Monitor survey saw respondents' assessment of construction activity improving slightly in the second quarter of 2026.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 August, 07:29

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FMB helps bring sustainable insulation to market

Builders merchants MKM will stock Sisalwool sustainable natural fibre insulation, after the Federation of Master Builders Scotland brought together the two businesses.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 August, 07:09

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Mitie, Revera break ground on 400MWh BESS

Mitie Power & Grid, and Carlyle-backed partners Revera Energy, have broken ground on the Windyhill Battery Energy Storage Site near Glasgow. In the first phase, the 400MWh site will store enough energy for 50,000 homes for two hours, with a second phase of the same scale planned.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 August, 06:58

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National Highways plans rapid bridge demolition

National Highways plans to demolish a 50-year-old bridge at Junction 6 on the M42, on the north section of the junction roundabout, after it finding damage and corrosion to its concrete and steel.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 August, 06:47

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