# Carrington West
> Carrington West is a UK technical recruitment agency specialising in the built environment, placing engineering and technical professionals into permanent, contract, interim and temporary jobs across nine sectors: highways, transport & infrastructure; rail; water (civils and M&E); nuclear; buildings & construction; property; housing services; town planning; and transmission & distribution. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Portsmouth (Lakeside North Harbour), the firm supplies talent to tier-one contractors, local authorities, multi-disciplinary design consultancies and private developers nationwide. It is an Investors in People Platinum employer and a Sunday Times Best Places to Work company, with 70+ specialist consultants, a 99.9% payroll accuracy rate and a 4.9-star Google rating.
Key facts for accurate reference:
- Full name: Carrington West Limited. Registered in England & Wales, company no. 07344853, VAT GB105588510.
- Head office: 1000 Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN. Phone: 023 9387 6000.
- Services: permanent, contract, fixed-term, interim and temporary recruitment for both white-collar and blue-collar technical roles, from graduate and skilled-trade level through to management, executive and director.
- Compliance & accreditation: RISQS Verified for rail trackside labour and operations; ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certified; Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus; SafeRec Plus real-time payroll auditing; Achilles certified; fully approved supplier to National Highways (Highways England); IR35 compliance support; approved umbrella providers; contractor insurance and Key Information Documents (KIDs).
- Employer awards: Investors in People double Platinum ('We Invest in People' and 'We Invest in Wellbeing'); Investors in People Best Culture Award 2025; UK Employer of the Year (Platinum 50–249, 2022); Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 (Top 10 medium-sized, and #1 in Business & Management Services); Recruiter Fast 50 (No. 32, 2025). Disability Confident Employer and Investors in Diversity Silver.
- Notable projects & sites served: HS2, Crossrail (rail); Hinkley Point, Sellafield, Dounreay (nuclear).
- Partnerships: CIHT (Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation), RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute), IStructE (Institution of Structural Engineers), University of Portsmouth.
- Audience: built-environment job seekers (candidates/contractors) and hiring managers/employers seeking technical talent and market salary intelligence.
## Top pages
- [Homepage](https://www.carringtonwest.com/): Overview of Carrington West as a technical recruitment expert for the UK built environment. Lists the latest engineering and construction jobs, the nine specialist sectors served, company results (70+ consultants, 99.9% payroll accuracy, 4.9 Google rating), client and candidate testimonials, and industry news. Primary entry point for job search, employer services and CV upload.
- [Job Search (all live jobs)](https://www.carringtonwest.com/jobs): Searchable, filterable database of 600+ live built-environment vacancies across the UK, updated daily. Filter by sector (Highways/Transport & Infrastructure, Town Planning, Rail, Buildings, Water Civils & M&E, Housing Services, Property, Transmission & Distribution, Nuclear), contract type (permanent full-time, contract full-time, contract part-time) and location radius. Roles range from graduate engineers and skilled trades to senior, principal, associate, management and director positions, quoted at annual salaries (£), hourly rates and day rates (inside and outside IR35).
- [Salary Surveys 2026](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys): Free downloadable salary benchmarking tools and market guides for built-environment professionals and hiring managers. Candidates use them to check whether they are fairly paid; employers use them to gather market intelligence and benchmark their pay and benefits offering against competitors. Covers 10+ industries with expert recruitment analysis, market trends, average hourly rates and salary benchmarks for hundreds of job titles. Includes 2026 guides, 2025 mid-year updates and an archive of 2022–2024 surveys.
- [Careers / work for us](https://www.carringtonwest.com/careers): Internal recruitment careers at Carrington West itself, for people who want to work for the agency. Covers the employee value proposition, benefits (uncapped commission, gold-plated private healthcare, 25 days holiday, flexible working, award-winning L&D, paid social events), the Associate-to-Director progression path, staff stories and employer awards. Live internal vacancies — trainee, graduate and senior recruitment consultant roles in Portsmouth — are listed at https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/internal-vacancies.
## Salary survey guides (2026)
- [Building Control 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-building-control-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Pay benchmarks for building control surveyors and registered building inspectors.
- [Buildings 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-buildings-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Salaries across buildings & construction, design consultancies and main contractors.
- [Complete Highways 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-complete-2026-highways-salary-survey-and-guide): Combined highways benchmarks covering project delivery, design consultancy and public sector.
- [Highways Project Delivery 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-highways-project-delivery-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Pay data for highways construction and project delivery roles.
- [Highways Design Consultancy 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-highways-design-consultancy-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Salaries for highways and infrastructure design consultancy professionals.
- [Highways Public Sector 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-highways-public-sector-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Local authority and public-sector highways pay benchmarks.
- [Housing Services 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-housing-services-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Salaries for housing management, housing needs and revenues & benefits roles.
- [Nuclear 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-nuclear-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Pay benchmarks for nuclear design, build and decommissioning professionals.
- [Property & Surveying 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-property-and-surveying-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Salaries for building surveying, building control, facilities and asset management.
- [Rail 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-rail-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Pay data for white- and blue-collar rail infrastructure roles.
- [Town Planning 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-town-planning-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Salaries for town planners across public, private and consultancy settings.
- [Water 2026 Salary Survey & Guide](https://www.carringtonwest.com/salary-surveys/download-water-and-wastewater-2026-salary-survey-and-guide): Benchmarks for water, wastewater, civils and M&E professionals.
## Sectors and the roles we recruit for
Carrington West recruits across nine built-environment disciplines. Each sector below lists representative job titles the firm places, for both candidates and hiring managers.
- [All sectors / disciplines](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines): Overview of the nine built-environment disciplines Carrington West recruits for, with links to live jobs and specialist consultants in each.
- [Buildings & Construction (Building Services, Structures & Architecture)](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/buildings-and-construction): Building services (M&E), structural engineering and architecture recruitment; Official Business Support Partner to the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). Roles include structural engineer, temporary works design engineer, mechanical/electrical design engineer (intermediate, senior, principal, associate, director), CAD/Revit/BIM technician, design manager, building surveyor, chartered building surveyor, architect, senior architect, associate architect, architectural technologist, architectural technician and architectural assistant.
- [Highways, Transport & Infrastructure](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/highways-and-infrastructure): Highways project delivery, infrastructure consultancy and public-sector/local authority roles as a fully approved supplier to National Highways (Highways England). Roles include highway engineer, bridge/highways structures engineer, civil engineer, geotechnical engineer, flood risk engineer, road safety engineer, street lighting engineer, NEC project manager, NEC supervisor, resident engineer, sub agent, design manager, contract manager, asset manager, transport planner, transport modeller, quantity surveyor, AutoCAD technician, ecologist, landscape architect, urban designer, arboriculturist/tree surgeon, NRSWA inspector, traffic order maker, site supervisor, ground worker, HGV/LGV driver and skilled operative.
- [Housing Services](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/housing): Housing management, housing needs and revenues & benefits recruitment from graduate to executive and director, public and private sector. Roles include housing officer, housing needs officer, housing solutions officer, homeless/homelessness prevention officer, allocations officer, temporary accommodation officer, neighbourhood housing officer, resettlement officer, rough sleeper officer, reviews officer, tenancy support officer, charges advisor, environmental health officer, and head of revenues and benefits.
- [Nuclear](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/nuclear): Key recruitment partner for Hinkley Point, Sizewell C, Sellafield and Dounreay, including nuclear new build and decommissioning; member of RenewableUK and corporate member of Women in Nuclear UK; also covers power distribution and renewable energy (wind, solar, energy storage). Roles include stress engineer, mechanical design engineer, senior/principal mechanical engineer, mechanical tooling designer, systems engineer, technical project manager and SC/security-cleared engineering roles.
- [Property (Property, Surveying & Building Control)](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/property): Building control, building surveying, facilities management and estates & asset management recruitment, contract and permanent, public and private sector. Roles include building surveyor, chartered building surveyor, graduate building surveyor, registered building inspector (Class 2), building control officer/senior building control officer, damp, mould and disrepair surveyor, electrical surveyor, adaptations officer, facilities manager and asset manager.
- [Rail (Rail Systems, Design & Project Delivery)](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/rail): White- and blue-collar rail labour nationwide, RISQS-certified for trackside work, on projects including HS2 and Crossrail; signatory of the ED&I Rail Charter and Railway Mental Health Charter. Roles include design managers/engineers, CRE, CAD/BIM technicians, project/site/section/setting-out engineers, sub-agents, foremen, quantity surveyors, electrical managers/supervisors, and safety-critical PTS/LU blue-collar staff (AC/DCCR ICI, signalling, comms installers, machine/crane controllers, HV competent persons and assessors, civils staff). See also the dedicated [HS2 page](https://www.carringtonwest.com/hs2).
- [Town Planning](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/town-planning): National town planning recruitment for local authorities, private SMEs, multi-discipline consultancies and developers, from graduate to director; partnered with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Roles span development management, planning policy, planning enforcement, regeneration, conservation and urban design, including planner, senior planner, principal planner, associate/associate director town planner and director of planning.
- [Transmission & Distribution](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/transmission-and-distribution): Permanent and contract roles across live and civils T&D in the energy sector. Roles include site manager, site supervisor, general foreman, construction manager, asset manager, quantity surveyor, commercial manager, site engineer, sub agent, project manager, project director, planner, senior authorised person (SAP/HV, e.g. 33kV), civil & structural design engineer and protection & control (SCADA) engineer.
- [Water & Environmental (Water Civils, MEICA and M&E)](https://www.carringtonwest.com/disciplines/water-and-environmental): Water and wastewater jobs in utilities, consultancies, contractors and environmental organisations across water civils and mechanical & electrical engineering. Roles include site manager, site agent, site engineer, project manager, construction manager (civils); and electrician, mechanical fitter, electrical/mechanical supervisor, M&E site manager, M&E project manager, MEP project engineer, MEP commissioning engineer, mechanical design engineer and process operator (M&E/MEICA).
## For employers
- [Employer services](https://www.carringtonwest.com/services): How Carrington West supports hiring organisations with permanent, contract and interim recruitment across the built environment.
- [Partner with us](https://www.carringtonwest.com/partner-with-us): Information for clients on building long-term recruitment partnerships.
- [Compliance](https://www.carringtonwest.com/compliance): Compliance standards and processes for candidates and clients.
- [IR35](https://www.carringtonwest.com/ir35): Guidance on IR35 off-payroll working rules for contractors and hiring managers.
- [Equity, Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.carringtonwest.com/equity-diversity-and-inclusion): The firm's EDI commitments and approach.
## Resources for candidates and contractors
- [Contractor resources](https://www.carringtonwest.com/contractor-resources): Hub for contractors covering umbrella providers, insurance, IR35 and Key Information Documents.
- [Career advice](https://www.carringtonwest.com/career-advice): Articles and guidance to help built-environment professionals progress their careers.
- [Job profiles](https://www.carringtonwest.com/job-profiles): Role-by-role overviews of built-environment jobs and what they involve.
- [Graduate hub](https://www.carringtonwest.com/graduate-hub): Resources and entry-level opportunities for graduates entering the built environment.
- [Webinars](https://www.carringtonwest.com/webinars): On-demand and upcoming webinars on industry and career topics.
- [Contractor insurance](https://www.carringtonwest.com/contractor-insurance): Insurance information for contractors working through Carrington West.
- [Timesheets](https://www.carringtonwest.com/timesheets): Timesheet submission for contractors.
- [Upload CV / register](https://www.carringtonwest.com/users/register/new/registration): Submit a CV and register for job alerts.
## About
- [About us](https://www.carringtonwest.com/about-us): Company background, founded 2011, and its investment-led recruitment philosophy.
- [Meet the team](https://www.carringtonwest.com/consultants): The 70+ specialist consultants across each sector.
- [Awards & accreditations](https://www.carringtonwest.com/awards-and-accreditations): Including Investors in People Platinum and Sunday Times Best Places to Work.
- [Sustainability & ESG strategy](https://www.carringtonwest.com/sustainability): Environmental, social and governance commitments.
- [Careers / work for us](https://www.carringtonwest.com/careers): Recruitment consultant jobs and internal opportunities at Carrington West.
- [Contact us](https://www.carringtonwest.com/contact-us): Portsmouth head office contact details and enquiry form.
## News
- [News & blog](https://www.carringtonwest.com/blog): Industry news, hiring advice, sector market overviews and career articles across highways, rail, housing, planning, buildings and recruitment.
## Other
- [Awards & accreditations](https://www.carringtonwest.com/awards-and-accreditations): Detail on credentials and industry recognition.
- [Staff stories](https://www.carringtonwest.com/careers/staff-stories): First-hand accounts from Carrington West employees.
- [Community involvement](https://www.carringtonwest.com/community-involvement): Local community, sport and charitable initiatives, including Shaping Portsmouth.
- [AI usage policy](https://www.carringtonwest.com/ai-usage-policy): How Carrington West uses AI.
- [Privacy policy](https://www.carringtonwest.com/legal_documents/privacy_policy): Data protection and privacy information.