Engineering and technical recruitment in Birmingham

YP Recruitment is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment agency placing engineers and technical professionals across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. Birmingham is the UK's second-largest engineering and technical labour market, with demand spanning HS2 construction, automotive supply chain, advanced manufacturing, civil infrastructure, and a growing automation sector.

The Birmingham engineering and technical market

HS2 is reshaping Birmingham's civil and structural engineering market. Major construction packages running through the city centre and out towards Curzon Street station create sustained demand for tunnelling, civils, MEP, and project engineering talent. This work will continue for years and has drawn major contractors and consultancies into the area.

Automotive engineering in the broader conurbation is anchored by JLR at Castle Bromwich and Solihull, with Birmingham itself home to hundreds of tier-two suppliers. The city's manufacturing base covers a wide range of sectors, and its commercial construction pipeline is one of the most active outside London. National Grid's West Midlands infrastructure programme is a consistent source of electrical and civil engineering demand.

Birmingham's professional services cluster, including offices for Arup, Atkins, Mott MacDonald, and WSP, generates consistent demand for civil, structural, and building services engineers working on UK-wide infrastructure programmes from a Birmingham base.

Roles we place in Birmingham

We recruit civil engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, project managers, site managers, quantity surveyors, manufacturing engineers, and technical sales engineers across Birmingham. Civil and structural engineers on HS2 earn £47,000 to £68,000. Automotive engineers earn £40,000 to £55,000. Senior engineering managers command £63,000 to £84,000. For a detailed breakdown, use our salary checker.

Key employers

Major technical employers in and around Birmingham include Balfour Beatty, Skanska, and Costain on HS2 packages, JLR's Castle Bromwich and Solihull facilities, National Grid, Amey, and a range of specialist engineering consultancies. The city's diverse manufacturing base includes food, pharmaceuticals, and precision engineering businesses.

Sectors we cover in Birmingham

Our engineering recruitment team in Birmingham covers civil, structural, mechanical, and project engineering roles. Our construction recruitment specialists work with HS2 contractors and consultancies. We also cover manufacturing, property services, technical sales, and executive and leadership appointments.

Browse Birmingham roles

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