Our Services
Specialist construction recruitment solutions for contractors, housebuilders, and civil engineering firms across the UK — temp, contract, and permanent.
Temporary & Contract Staffing
When your programme demands it, Phoenix Gray delivers. We maintain a live bench of vetted construction workers — tradespeople, labourers, plant operators, and supervisors — ready to mobilise across the UK at short notice. Our temp and contract division is built for the pace of construction.
- 24-hour turnaround on urgent requirements
- CSCS / skills card verified workers
- Right-to-work and reference checked
- Ongoing payroll and timesheet management
- Flexible weekly and long-term contracts
- Cover for all trades and site disciplines
Permanent Recruitment
Finding the right permanent hire in construction takes more than posting a job advert. We headhunt, screen, and present only candidates who have the technical credentials and the right cultural fit for your business — saving you time and protecting your project delivery.
- Site managers & project managers
- Quantity surveyors & estimators
- Commercial managers & directors
- Design & technical professionals
- Health & safety managers
- Senior and executive leadership roles
Volume & Managed Labour Supply
For principal contractors, major housebuilders, and civil engineering businesses requiring large-scale, consistent labour supply across multiple sites. We act as a dedicated supply chain partner — managing compliance, rotas, and reporting on your behalf.
Dedicated Account Management
A single point of contact who knows your sites, your standards and your programme.
Full Compliance Management
CSCS cards, right-to-work, references, DBS checks — all managed and recorded.
Integrated Payroll & Timesheets
Streamlined through our online timesheet portal for accurate, fast payment processing.
Managed Payroll for Construction Companies
We also offer fully managed PAYE and CIS payroll — timesheets, IR35 compliance, deduction statements and HMRC reporting handled for you, end-to-end.
Construction Disciplines We Recruit For
From groundworks to handover, we cover every discipline across the build programme.
Trades & Labour
Electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, joiners, plasterers, and general operatives.
Site Management
Site managers, foremen, contracts managers, and project managers.
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers, groundworkers, infrastructure, and utilities specialists.
Health & Safety
H&S advisors, managers, CDM coordinators, and compliance officers.
Quantity Surveying
QSs, estimators, commercial managers, and cost planners.
Plant & Machinery
Plant operators, machine drivers, and lifting specialists.
Recruitment That Delivers More Than Headcount
Social value is no longer a box-ticking exercise — it is embedded in public sector procurement and increasingly expected by major contractors. The Social Value Act 2012 requires public bodies to consider wider economic, social and environmental benefit when commissioning services, and that obligation flows directly through their supply chains into construction.
Phoenix Gray helps contractors demonstrate and deliver genuine social value through the people we place, the communities we recruit from, and the standards we hold ourselves to.
Local Workforce Sourcing
We prioritise recruiting from the communities where your project is based — reducing commute distances, supporting local employment, and helping contractors demonstrate tangible community benefit in tender submissions.
Skills & Training Support
We work with workers who are actively pursuing NVQs, CSCS qualifications, and trade apprenticeships — and we support contractors who offer on-site training pathways as part of their social value commitments.
Inclusive Recruitment
We actively recruit from underrepresented groups — including ex-forces personnel, long-term unemployed, and people returning to work — helping contractors broaden their workforce and meet diversity targets on public contracts.
Ethical Employment Standards
Every worker we place is compliant, fairly paid, and covered by proper employment protections. We operate fully within the National Minimum Wage, AWR, and modern slavery obligations — with zero tolerance for labour exploitation.
Environmental Awareness
We support clients reducing their environmental footprint through local supply — fewer worker miles, reduced accommodation costs, and site teams with a genuine stake in their local community and environment.
Tender & Procurement Support
If your bid team needs to quantify social value outcomes from your labour supply chain, we can provide data and documentation — local employment percentages, training metrics, and compliance records — to support your submission.
Social Value Reporting for Contractors
If you need to evidence social value outcomes as part of a public sector contract or framework — including Homes England, local authority, or Crown Commercial Service work — we can provide structured reporting on the people we place on your behalf. Speak to our team about how we can support your next tender.
Specialist Service Areas
Explore our specialist service pages for full detail on how we recruit for each discipline.
Temporary Construction Staffing
CSCS workers, skilled trades and site operatives at 24 hours' notice across the UK.
Permanent Recruitment
Headhunting site managers, QS, project managers and senior construction professionals.
Trades & Labour
CSCS-verified labourers, groundworkers, bricklayers and finishing trades nationwide.
Plant & Machinery
CPCS and NPORS-qualified plant operators placed quickly across UK construction sites.
M&E Recruitment
JIB electricians, mechanical engineers, HVAC and M&E professionals placed at all levels.
Site Management
Experienced site managers, project managers and foremen — temp cover and permanent roles.
Construction Recruitment by Location
We cover the whole of the UK. Explore our dedicated location pages for city-specific recruitment information.