Construction recruitment in Preston

The Preston construction market

Lancashire County Council operates one of the UK's largest local authority capital programmes, covering schools, highways, and civic infrastructure. Eric Wright Group is one of the most prominent regional contractors in Lancashire, delivering public sector buildings and housing across the county. The Preston City Deal, worth over £400 million, funds infrastructure improvements, employment sites, and transport connections that create civil and construction management demand. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's capital investment programme at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District Hospital adds healthcare construction project management demand.

Barratt and Story Homes are among the most active housebuilders in the Preston area, with residential development concentrated on the M55 expansion zone to the north and the South Ribble housing market to the south. UCLan's significant campus development programme creates higher education construction management demand. The regeneration of Preston city centre, including the Animate leisure complex and market area redevelopment, creates commercial construction project management activity alongside the public sector framework work.

Preston's construction market draws on a Lancashire-wide talent pool and benefits from lower costs than Manchester, making it attractive for construction businesses serving the North West region. The town's motorway connectivity on the M6 and M55 gives contractors access to both the North West's major cities and the Fylde Coast. Preston's position as Lancashire's administrative capital means a consistent stream of public sector framework and framework-connected work flows through the local market.

Construction employers in Preston

• Eric Wright Group — regional contractor, public sector and housing across Lancashire
• Lancashire County Council — major capital programme, schools, highways, and civic buildings
• Barratt Homes — residential development, M55 corridor and South Ribble housing zones
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — hospital and healthcare capital projects
• Story Homes — residential and mixed-tenure housing, Lancashire and North West

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Construction salary benchmarks in Preston

Preston construction salaries sit 3 to 5 per cent below national average. Public sector framework roles offer defined benefit pensions for directly employed staff. Package vehicles and bonuses are standard at major contractor level.

Construction roles we fill in Preston