Construction recruitment in Nottingham

The Nottingham construction market

Nottingham's city centre regeneration programme has been one of the most active in the East Midlands, with the Broadmarsh area redevelopment transforming the southern gateway into the city centre. The Nottingham Castle restoration and heritage quarter investment have employed project managers and quantity surveyors with heritage and conservation experience. Nottingham City Council's capital programme, one of the largest local authority programmes in the region, generates consistent demand for construction managers across housing, education, and public realm schemes.

Vistry Group and Keepmoat both operate active residential sites across Nottinghamshire, employing site managers and project managers with volume housebuilding experience. The student accommodation sector, driven by the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University's combined student population of over 60,000, creates specialist construction management demand for BTR and purpose-built student accommodation schemes. Bowmer and Kirkland, headquartered in the East Midlands, delivers commercial, education, healthcare, and leisure projects from its Nottingham operations.

Morgan Sindall and Willmott Dixon both maintain East Midlands construction teams covering commercial, public sector, and residential work. Healthcare construction at Nottingham University Hospitals, including the Queen's Medical Centre campus, requires project managers with NHS delivery experience. The tram network expansion and HS2 enabling works generate civil engineering demand that draws from the Nottingham talent pool. Contractors with track records on both city centre and infrastructure work find Nottingham an active and varied market.

Construction employers in Nottingham

• Bowmer and Kirkland — East Midlands headquarters, commercial and public sector construction
• Vistry Group — residential development across Nottinghamshire, volume housebuilding
• Morgan Sindall — commercial, public sector, and mixed-use construction across the East Midlands
• Keepmoat — affordable housebuilding and regeneration schemes across Nottinghamshire
• Willmott Dixon — education, healthcare, and commercial construction, East Midlands operation

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Construction salary benchmarks in Nottingham

Mid-level project managers and senior quantity surveyors earn £44,000 to £60,000, with Bowmer and Kirkland and Morgan Sindall paying at the upper end. Housebuilding site manager roles at Vistry and Keepmoat typically pay £42,000 to £56,000 with performance bonuses. Senior project directors and commercial directors reach £78,000.

Construction roles we fill in Nottingham