Hiring with Carrington West

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Looking to hire for your team and want some support from a recruitment expert? Learn more or get in touch with one of our consultants below.

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Why Choose Carrington West to help with your hiring?

Recruitment isn't a one-size-fits-all process. Finding the right people for your business takes specialist knowledge, the right networks, and a process you can trust. For more than a decade, we've helped organisations across the built environment attract outstanding permanent and contract talent.

Here's why clients choose to partner with us.

Specialist sector knowledge

We recruit exclusively across the built environment, so we understand the roles you're hiring for and the challenges your industry faces. Our consultants are experts in the sectors they serve, including:

• Buildings

• Highways, Transport and Infrastructure

• Housing Services

• Nuclear

• Property

• Rail

• Town Planning

• Transmission and Distribution

• Water and Environmental

This focus means we get to know your specific business needs quickly and find you the right people.

A service level to match every role

Recruitment requirements vary by role, so we've created three distinct services for permanent recruitment. You choose the level of support that suits the urgency and complexity of your vacancy.

• Engage: flexible and cost-effective hiring with no upfront fees, drawing on our extensive candidate database, premium job board access and targeted mailing campaigns. Ideal for roles that are important but not immediately business-critical.

• Exclusive: we dedicate more time and resources to your vacancy - with paid LinkedIn job slots, bespoke salary benchmarking and market insights to help you secure the best talent faster.

• Executive: your vacancy becomes our top priority - this is a partnership-driven approach for senior leadership, C-suite and other high-stakes hires, including market mapping, candidate long lists, enhanced screening and extended onboarding support.

More than filling a role

Engaging with us is about building a partnership that delivers real value. With dedicated consultants, a robust compliance process and access to industry-leading tools and insights, we take the burden off your team and ensure a seamless hiring experience.

Alongside permanent and contract recruitment, we can support you with:

• IR35 solutions, advising on policies and processes for your non-permanent workforce in both the public and private sectors

• Payroll management, including contingent worker onboarding, compliance management, supplier auditing and consolidated invoicing

• Talent attraction services to develop and communicate your employer brand

• Market intelligence and salary benchmarking to inform your recruitment strategy

• Full account management across the recruitment cycle, with regular account reviews

An award-winning, accredited recruiter

Since 2011, we've built a reputation recognised across our industry and beyond. Our awards and accreditations give you confidence that you're working with a recruiter committed to the highest standards, and can help you build an Employer Value Proposition that attracts the best talent.

• Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 (Top 10, Medium business), and #1 in the Business and Management Services sector

• Investors in People Best Culture 2025

• Double accredited: 'We Invest in People' and 'We Invest in Wellbeing'

• UK Employer of the Year (Platinum 50–249), Investors in People

Our industry and compliance accreditations include RISQS verification for the rail industry, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, SafeRec Plus and Achilles certification.

We also embed equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do, helping our clients make the right policy and hiring strategy changes to access the entire talent pool - from ensuring women and underrepresented groups are spotlighted during your interview and hiring process, to embedding inclusive language in your job adverts, we help you keep inclusion at the forefront of everything you do.

Let us help you find the talent your business deserves

Tell us about the roles you're looking to fill, and we'll help you decide the level of support you need. Provide your contact details with the chatbot above and one of our specialist consultants will be in touch.