Engineering and technical recruitment in Brighton

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency placing engineers and technical professionals across Brighton and East Sussex. Brighton's engineering market is driven by construction, utilities, building services, and a growing marine and coastal engineering sector.

The Brighton engineering and technical market

Brighton's construction sector is sustained by residential development, commercial regeneration, and the city's ongoing growth as a professional services hub. Coastal engineering, flood defence, and utilities infrastructure create specialist demand for civil and environmental engineers along the Sussex coastline.

Building services and facilities management are significant employers given Brighton's large hospitality and commercial property estate. The city's proximity to Gatwick Airport adds logistics and infrastructure engineering demand. Sussex's university sector generates a graduate pipeline and creates property management engineering roles.

Civil and structural engineers in Brighton earn £44,000 to £60,000. Building services engineers achieve £42,000 to £58,000. Construction project managers command £63,000 to £81,000. Site managers earn £52,000 to £69,000.

Brighton's coastal and construction engineering demand

Brighton's coastal position creates specialist demand that inland cities do not have. Sea defence maintenance, coastal erosion management, and marine infrastructure all require civil and environmental engineers with specialist knowledge. Southern Water's sewage and water treatment infrastructure across Sussex generates demand for mechanical, electrical, and process engineers.

The city's growing technology sector competes for automation and control systems engineers. Brighton's proximity to Gatwick Airport adds logistics infrastructure and building services engineering demand. The South Downs National Park boundaries constrain development, concentrating construction activity within the city and driving up demand for skilled project managers and site engineers on complex urban sites.

Roles we place in Brighton

We recruit civil engineers, environmental engineers, building services engineers, project managers, site managers, utilities engineers, mechanical engineers, facilities managers, and technical sales engineers across Brighton. Mid-level engineers earn £44,000 to £60,000. Senior engineers command £58,000 to £75,000. Construction project managers achieve £63,000 to £81,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Sectors we cover in Brighton

Our construction recruitment team in Brighton covers site management, project management, and civil engineering roles. Our engineering recruitment team covers mechanical, electrical, and utilities roles. We also cover property services, manufacturing, technical sales, and executive and leadership appointments.

Browse Brighton roles

View current engineering and technical jobs in Brighton, or register your CV to hear about roles before they are advertised. Brighton sits within our South East region.