BUILD & CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTING UK SALARY SURVEY 2017

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1 THE HIGHFIELD COMPANY BUILD & CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTING UK SALARY SURVEY

2 Introduction 2 benchmarking is vital, particularly in industries like Building and Civil Engineering Contracting where the recruitment landscape is dynamic and ever changing. No matter what happens in the industry and employment trends, salary alone should never be the sole reason for someone to accept a new job. However, it is important for employers to keep up to date with salary data to ensure they are able to attract the top talent from the relevant candidate pools, and more importantly retain their staff with market rate remuneration. It is also shrewd for candidates to keep their fingers on the pulse of the high/low/average salary levels for their job role. The Highfield Company specialises in the recruitment of all levels of Construction and Civil Engineering staff. This document will compile and compare our own salary survey data of construction and engineering jobs in the UK for the use and records of our clients, candidates and wider network. For more information on the Highfield Company, visit or get in touch with us now on +44 (0)

3 Contents Building Contracting Operational functions 5 Commercial functions 7 Civil Engineering Operational functions 11 Commercial functions 14

4 4 Construction Market in the UK 2017 The UK Construction market has enjoyed another buoyant year so far meaning recruitment in the sector has been extremely busy again. There are still major skill shortages across the UK with full order books and pipelines meaning companies are continuously demanding more skilled professionals. A busy market also drives high levels of staff movement between businesses, and as a result salaries are usually driven up. It is important to keep a close eye on the salary trends here. London is busy as ever, and more developments in the Midlands and North have meant that all over the UK we are seeing recruitment increase and demand of skilled professionals grow, particularly in the Commercial and Planning disciplines. The housing market in particular is poised to continue its steady growth, although the impact of last year s EU referendum and the triggering of Brexit has yet to really take hold. The following salary information is based on our own placement data, which you can use to reliably understand the salary levels of different positions in the build contracting industry. Gideon Towers, Director of Build Contracting team gideon@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his LinkedIn profile THE TENDER MARKET HAS BEEN VERY COMPETITIVE THIS YEAR. NOTABLY ESTIMATORS AND DECENT PROJECT MANAGERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY Managing Director, leading Regional Contractor, South

5 Build Contracting Survey - Operations Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated 5 Based on project sizes 100m+ unless otherwise stated LONDON Position Site 55-63,000 57,500 Construction 65-85,000 72,000 Sr. Site running site. No.1 on package / No.2 on project. (8+ years exp) Project ,000 87,000 No.1 on project site 50m+ responsible for all aspects on job (12+ years exp) Project Director , ,000 No.1 on major project 100m+ responsible for all aspects of job (20+ years exp) MEP 80-94,000 82,500 No.1 MEP on site, project based (10+ years exp) Planning 79-98,500 88,000 No.1 planning on site, project based (10+ years exp) Design 83-90,000 84,500 No.1 design on site, project based (10+ years exp) SOUTH (outside of London) Position Site 48-53,500 50,000 Construction 54-65,000 58,000 Sr. Site running site. No.1 on package / No.2 on project. (8+ years exp) Project 68-80,000 76,000 No.1 on project site 50m+ responsible for all aspects on job (12+ years exp) Contracts 80-91,000 83,500 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (15+ years exp) MEP 62-70,000 68,000 No.1 MEP on site, project based (10+ years exp) Planning 55-66,500 57,000 No.1 planning on site, project based (10+ years exp) Design 52-68,000 58,500 No.1 design on site, project based (10+ years exp) Meet Phil Hart, our Managing Associate for Build Contracting in London. p.hart@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his Linked In Profile 4

6 Build Contracting Survey - Operations Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated MIDLANDS Position Site 38-45,000 42,500 Construction 45-51,000 47,000 Sr. Site running site. No.1 on package / No.2 on project. (8+ years exp) Project 55-68,000 62,000 No.1 on project site 50m+ responsible for all aspects on job (12+ years exp) Contracts 82-88,500 84,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (15+ years exp) MEP 68-72,000 68,000 No.1 MEP on site, project based (10+ years exp) Planning 52-62,000 55,000 No.1 planning on site, project based (10+ years exp) Design 55-65,000 57,000 No.1 design on site, project based (10+ years exp) Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated NORTH Position Site 35-44,500 40,500 Construction ,000 46,000 Sr. Site running site. No.1 on package / No.2 on project. (8+ years exp) Project 55-66,000 60,500 No.1 on project site 50m+ responsible for all aspects on job (12+ years exp) Contracts 75-84,500 80,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (15+ years exp) MEP 63-72,500 64,500 No.1 MEP on site, project based (10+ years exp) Meet Maria McElvenney, our Managing Associate running the Midlands office. m.mcelvenney@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view her Linked In Profile Planning 50,500-60,000 56,000 No.1 planning on site, project based (10+ years exp) Design 50-61,500 52,000 No.1 design on site, project based (10+ years exp)

7 Build Contracting Survey - Commercial Based on project sizes 100m+ unless otherwise stated LONDON Position Assistant Quantity 26-40,000 33,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (2+ years exp) Quantity 45-65,000 55,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (5+ years exp) Senior Quantity 57-70,000 63,500 Managing the commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (8+ years exp) Commercial 68-90,000 82,500 No.1 Commercial function managing all commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (10+ years exp) Estimator 43,500-70,000 61,500 Pricing jobs, delivering tenders with specialist software (3+ years) Senior Estimator 71-90,000 80,500 No.1 in bid management, delivering tenders, work winning (8+ years) Meet Martin Collins, one of our Associates in the Build Contracting team. m.collins@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his Linked In Profile Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated SOUTH (outside of London) Position Assistant Quantity 29-33,000 31,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (2+ years exp) Quantity 40-62,500 49,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (5+ years exp) Senior Quantity 55-64,000 59,500 Managing the commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (8+ years exp) Managing Quantity 68-83,000 71,500 No.1 Commercial function managing all commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance across 3+ projects (10+ years exp) Estimator 35-56,500 45,500 Pricing jobs, delivering tenders with specialist software (3+ years) Senior Estimator 55-71,000 60,500 No.1 in bid management, delivering tenders, work winning (8+ years) 7

8 Build Contracting Survey - Commercial Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated MIDLANDS Position Assistant Quantity 25-32,000 28,500 Working across pre and post contract duties (2+ years exp) Quantity 35-46,000 40,500 Working across pre and post contract duties (5+ years exp) Senior Quantity 45-65,000 57,500 Managing the commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (8+ years exp) Managing Quantity 50-74,000 62,000 No.1 Commercial function managing all commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance across 3+ projects (10+ years exp) Estimator 45-56,000 51,500 Pricing jobs, delivering tenders with specialist software (3+ years) Senior Estimator 55-65,500 60,000 No.1 in bid management, delivering tenders, work winning (8+ years) Meet George Davis, our Associate based out of the Midlands office. g.davis@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his Linked In Profile Based on project sizes 5-30m unless otherwise stated NORTH Position Assistant Quantity 20-30,000 25,500 Working across pre and post contract duties (2+ years exp) Quantity 39-42,500 40,500 Working across pre and post contract duties (5+ years exp) Senior Quantity 47-55,000 50,000 Managing the commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (8+ years exp) Managing Quantity 52-74,000 61,000 No.1 Commercial function managing all commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance across 3+ projects (10+ years exp) Estimator 41-54,000 45,500 Pricing jobs, delivering tenders with specialist software (3+ years) Senior Estimator 45-65,000 55,000 No.1 in bid management, delivering tenders, work winning (8+ years)

9 4 WE HAVEN T REALLY NOTICED HUGELY INCREASING SALARIES. ALTHOUGH SALARIES REMAIN HIGH IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH, THEY DO SEEM TO HAVE LEVELLED OFF Group Managing Director, Main Contractor, London

10 Civil Engineering Market in the UK 2017 Civil Engineering in the UK has been having an excellent year the market has grown considerably and we are not expecting it to slow down in the foreseeable future. There have been some interesting recruitment trends that it is important for employers and job seekers alike to be aware of but all typical of a healthy and robust market. Over the past twelve months, many major projects have been awarded or moved to construction such as HS2, Thames Tideway and Hinkley. Most contractors on these major projects draw on their own staff resources from other projects which in turn requires roles to be back filled, although these resources are often not sufficient. It is interesting to see the effects these patterns have had on average salaries as companies are all looking to attract the same staff and must offer more than just the basic package/rate. Speed of recruitment is also vital; too much hesitation and a company can easily lose a star candidate to their competition. Companies are thinking harder about what they need to do to attract staff subsistence for the right person makes a big difference, but we are finding also that a bigger focus on company culture and overall ethos has become imperative in making a business stand out as an attractive employer. Many companies are now retaining our services and thus allowing us to allocate proper resources to finding the right person for their specific requirements. The salary survey here has been drawn from our own placement data, which can be used to help you understand and compare the salary levels of the major different job roles/levels in the UK Civils market. Toby Ball, Director of Civil Engineering team toby@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his LinkedIn profile AS A NUMBER OF LARGE INFRA PROJECTS IN THE NORTH SUCH AS ABERDEEN HARBOUR, THE FORTH BRIDGE AND AWPR HAVE FINISHED; LOTS OF GOOD TECHNICAL PEOPLE HAVE HEADED SOUTH FOR PROJECTS LIKE HS2 AND HINKLEY Project Director on one of the UK s biggest Civil Engineering Schemes 10

11 Civil Engineering Survey - Operations RAIL MAJOR PROJECTS ( 100m+) Region London South North Region London South North Position Site Engineer 34-47,500 41, ,000 Qualified civil engineer, organising and supervising materials and people 37, ,000 36,000 Position Site Engineer 32-50,000 44, ,000 Qualified civil engineer, organising and supervising materials and people 39, ,000 37,500 Site Agent 47-56,000 53, ,000 51,000 43,500-52,000 48,000 Site Agent 48-58,500 55, ,000 52,500 47,500-56,000 50,000 Project Engineer 45-57,000 52, ,000 48, ,000 46,000 Preparing schedules, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project (5+ years exp) Project 61-75,000 65, ,000 No.1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (8+ years exp) 64, ,000 61,500 Project Engineer 45-57,000 52, ,000 48, ,500 44,000 Preparing schedules, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project (5+ years exp) Project 65-78,000 73,500 63,500-75,000 No.1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (8+ years exp) 70, ,000 66,500 Contracts 65-78,000 70,000 61,500-76,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (10+ years exp) 67, ,000 67,000 Contracts 69-80,500 76, ,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (10+ years exp) 70,500 64,500-78,000 70,000 Meet Peter Morse, our Associate in the Civil Engineering sector UK p.morse@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his Linked In Profile 11

12 HIGHWAYS Region London South North Position Site Engineer 30-38,000 35, ,000 Qualified civil engineer, organising and supervising materials and people 31, ,000 Site Agent 38-50,000 46, ,500 37,500-48,500 30,000 44,000 Project Engineer 40-52,000 45,500 37,500-50,000 44, ,000 42,000 Preparing schedules, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project (5+ years exp) Project 52-63,000 58, ,000 No,1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (8+ years exp) 55,000 46,500-60,000 53,500 Contracts 62-77,000 72, ,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (10+ years exp) 72, ,500 68,500 Meet Sharon O Donnell, one of our UK Consultants in the Civil Engineering sector s.odonnell@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view her Linked In Profile

13 POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION Region London South North Position Site Engineer 35-38,000 36, ,000 Qualified civil engineer, organising and supervising materials and people 34, ,500 34,000 WATER Site Agent 40-46,500 43, ,000 Project Engineer 42-47,000 44, ,000 40, ,000 42, ,000 38,000 41,500 Preparing schedules, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project (5+ years exp) Project 47-60,000 54, ,000 No.1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (8+ years ecp) 49, ,000 47,000 Region London South North Position Site Engineer 30-40,000 37, ,000 33,000 26,500-37,000 Qualified civil engineer, organising and supervising materials and people Site Agent 34-55,000 48, ,500 45, ,000 31,000 42,500 Contracts 55-70,000 64, ,500 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (10+ years exp) 60, ,000 56,500 Project Engineer 35-46,500 42, ,500 41,000 33,500-42,000 39,500 Preparing schedules, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project (5+ years exp) Project 57-68,000 65, ,000 No.1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (8+ years exp) 62, ,500 62,000 Meet Rosie Hall, one of our UK Consultants in the Civil Engineering sector r.hall@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view her Linked In Profile Contracts 70-75,000 71, ,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (10+ years exp) 68, ,500 66,500 13

14 Civil Engineering Survey - Commercial TELECOMS Region London South North Position Site Agent 29-35,000 32, ,500 Running day to day activities on project site (3+ years exp) Project 35-46,000 38, ,000 No.1 on project site responsible for all aspects of job (5+ years exp) Contracts 42-52,000 48, ,000 Managing Project s on 3+ projects simultaneously (8+ years exp) 31, ,000 35, ,500 46, ,500 30,000 35,000 44,500 COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS Region London South North Position Assistant Quantity 29-37,000 33, ,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (2+ years exp) Quantity 35-45,000 42, ,000 Working across pre and post contract duties (5+ years exp) Senior Quantity 49-54,000 51, ,000 30, ,000 36, ,000 46, ,000 Managing the commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (8+ years exp) Commercial 68-80,000 74, ,000 67, ,500 29,000 36,500 45,500 69,000 No.1 Commercial function managing all commercial inputs of project delivery and financial performance (10+ years exp) Estimator 37-55,000 51,500 27,500-46,000 Pricing jobs, delivering tenders with specialist software (3+ years) 38, ,000 38,500 Senior Estimator 57-75,000 64, ,000 No.1 in bid management, delivering tenders, work winning (8+ years) 61, ,000 62, Meet Tim Grounsell, one of our Senior UK Freelance Consultants in the Civils Sector t.grounsell@thehighfieldcompany.com Click to view his Linked In Profile

15 THE PRESSURE ON OUR SALARY SCALES FOR COMMERCIAL STAFF ON BOTH OUR BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHEMES HAS BEEN AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, NOT THE SENIOR LEVEL. QUANTITY SURVEYORS WITH 5-10 YEARS EXPERIENCE SEEM TO BE GETTING OVER PROMOTED WITHIN CERTAIN COMPETITORS OR THEY ARE GOING FREELANCE. Group Commercial Director, Building & Civils Contractor

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