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For engineering professionals looking to find their next role.
Our recruitment experience in engineering jobs
Our deep expertise, extensive employer network and range of jobs make us your lifelong career partner.
As a leadership partner to over 700 engineering employers and with over 50 years of recruiting experience, we’re ready to connect you to a range of engineering roles that you won’t find anywhere else.
Your skills are in high demand, with engineering employers looking to leverage the potential of artificial intelligence and robotics, support sustainable design and energy use, and pilot the concept of digital twins.
With 75 expert engineering consultants, 12 centres of excellence, and two specialism businesses in defence and Rail, we’re deeply rooted in the engineering landscape. From temporary and contractor roles to permanent positions, from entry to executive level, we’re focused on bringing you unrivalled opportunities in engineering that give you flexibility, choice and variety.
Our specialist engineering recruiters have an in-depth experience placing passionate people in organisations both in the private and public sector, and on projects across different industries. This includes: aerospace, aviation, FMCG, energy and renewables, general manufacturing, automotive, ports and marine, MOD and defence, nuclear, utilities, EV and emerging technologies, alternative energy, oil and gas, petrochemical, scientific and rail.
Hiring for a range of roles from graduate engineers to programme managers and operations directors, across civil engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, design engineering and project controls, our experience placing engineering professionals in the right role is unparalleled.
Take a look at our extensive choice of engineering roles here.
We’re proud to work with exemplary organisations of all sizes across the engineering industry. From smaller firms to international organisations, our network covers a range of locations, including Portdown (NI), Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, London and Norwich.
Our nationwide reach offers you both unlimited access to incredible roles in engineering and a range of unique regional insights that will help you find your ideal opportunity.
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There is a huge demand for engineering professionals. To meet this, the numbers of engineering apprentices and graduates will need to increase greatly, and it’s seen as one of the most challenging functions when it comes to filling jobs. A commitment to a number of ambitious projects and net zero emissions is not only boosting investment in industries and infrastructure, but creating demand for engineering professionals.
We hire for a range of senior positions across engineering, including design managers, quality managers and commercial managers.
Browse our latest engineering job opportunities.
Due to the shortage of talent, engineering salaries are highly competitive and continue to rise. Operations directors can typically expect a salary ranging from £60,000 to £90,000, whilst a project manager would usually command around £60,000, or £70,000 in London.
A programme manager will typically earn between £50,000 and £70,000.
For a comprehensive breakdown of salaries in engineering, Our Salary Checker helps to find the average salary for your industry, job title and location - see how you compare!
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A consultant will reach out and discuss your application, career history and future ambitions.
Your dedicated consultant will meet you virtually or in one of our many offices near you.
We listen, provide impartial career advice to place you in the right job, with the right organisation.
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