Building Contracting

The Building Contracting division at Maxim Recruitment includes the following specialist areas:

  • New build contractors
  • Speculative housing developers and house building contractors
  • Specialist subcontractors working in both building and housing
  • Refurbishment contractors working in the commercial, office and private sectors
  • Fit out contractors working in the commercial, retail and office sectors
  • Specialist shop fitting contractors and subcontractors

What Types of Jobs Do We Have in the Building Contracting Sector?

We cover all the professional skill sets in building contracting including:

A Busy Sector

There are a lot of challenging and rewarding career opportunities available within the Building Contracting sector at the current time. Maxim Recruitment have a large number of exclusive job vacancies within building contracting and we can provide you with professional career advice and access to the very best employers in this sector in the UK and around the world

Recent Recruitment Assignments

Maxim have filled job vacancies for a number of leading UK and international building contracting clients on the following types of projects:

  • Major refurbishment works on UK Government office buildings in Central London
  • Retail park developments across the UK
  • A variety of school and college refurbishment projects in Essex, London and The Midlands
  • Major shopping mall developments in Qatar and Dubai
  • Major casino developments in Macau

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St. Modwen enters Scotland after Miller acquisition

Following its acquisition by Miller Homes in 2025, St. Modwen Homes has launched four developments in Scotland, its first in the country, which will see it deliver 268 new homes.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 3 November, 08:45

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STA launches timber structure thermal bridging guide

The Structural Timber Association, with Timber Development UK, Swedish Wood and Knauf Insulation, and drawing on expertise from Studio Partington Architects and Briary Energy has launched a Structural Timber Thermal Details platform, a free library of psi values for timber frame construction.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 3 November, 08:36

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Galldris adopts safer charging at Sizewell C

Galldris has installed an Armorgard VoltHub at Sizewell C, aiming to improve safety around lithium ion battery charging.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 3 November, 08:27

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John Sutch builds tree from top down in Liverpool

John Sutch Cranes has installed a new Christmas tree outside John Lewis in Liverpool, using a Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 3 November, 08:17

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Transpennine route bridge replaced

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