Engineering and technical recruitment in Glasgow

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency placing engineers and technical professionals across Glasgow and the Clyde Valley. Glasgow's engineering market is anchored by naval shipbuilding, heavy manufacturing, and a substantial construction sector, with BAE Systems' Type 26 frigate programme at Govan representing one of the UK's largest defence engineering operations.

The Glasgow engineering and technical market

BAE Systems' Govan shipyard is building the Type 26 frigate fleet for the Royal Navy, employing thousands of naval architects, marine engineers, mechanical engineers, welders, and fabricators. The programme provides multi-year employment stability. The wider Clyde shipbuilding heritage continues through specialist marine and offshore engineering businesses.

Glasgow's construction market is one of Scotland's most active, driven by residential development, commercial regeneration, and transport infrastructure. Civil engineering consultancies maintain offices serving the wider Central Belt. The city's large public sector estate generates demand for facilities managers and building services engineers.

Naval and marine engineers in Glasgow earn £40,000 to £55,000. Mechanical and manufacturing engineers achieve £38,000 to £52,000. Civil engineers earn £38,000 to £52,000. Construction project managers command £55,000 to £70,000.

Glasgow's defence and heavy engineering base

The Type 26 programme at Govan is a multi-billion pound, multi-decade commitment that provides rare long-term employment stability for naval engineers in the UK. BAE Systems recruits continuously for welders, fabricators, pipe fitters, mechanical engineers, and project managers to support the build programme. The yard's apprenticeship intake feeds a pipeline of skilled tradespeople into the wider Clyde engineering market.

Glasgow's infrastructure programme is one of Scotland's most active. The M8 motorway improvements, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus, and ongoing residential development across the city and suburbs sustain demand for civil, structural, and project engineers. Scottish Water's investment programme generates demand for civil and mechanical engineers across the Central Belt. The city's large public sector estate, including NHS Scotland and local government properties, creates consistent facilities management and building services hiring.

Roles we place in Glasgow

We recruit marine engineers, mechanical engineers, naval architects, welders, fabricators, pipe fitters, civil engineers, structural engineers, project managers, site managers, building services engineers, and technical sales engineers across Glasgow. Mid-level engineers earn £38,000 to £52,000. Senior naval engineers command £50,000 to £65,000. Construction project managers achieve £55,000 to £70,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Sectors we cover in Glasgow

Our engineering recruitment team in Glasgow covers marine, mechanical, and civil engineering roles. Our construction recruitment specialists work with contractors across the Central Belt. We also cover manufacturing, property services, technical sales, and executive and leadership appointments.

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