721 Construction jobs in Middleton

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!

Job Title: Construction Teacher

Location: Meadowcroft School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4AD
Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum depending on experience (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
UK Applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship

About the Role

Due to continued growth, Meadowcroft School is seeking a passionate and skilled Construction Teacher to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver a practical, engaging, and personalised curriculum to pupils with complex learning needs.

Our learners thrive on creative, hands-on experiences. You'll be working in a flexible curriculum environment, using excellent facilities to plan and deliver motivating lessons that support progress, independence, and confidence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver practical construction lessons tailored to individual needs
• Plan engaging, differentiated learning activities
• Assess pupil progress and adapt teaching accordingly
• Foster positive relationships with pupils, encouraging high expectations
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support pupils with additional needs
• Contribute to wider school development and attend relevant training
• Uphold safeguarding duties and school policies

What We're Looking For:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential
• Strong belief in every child’s potential to achieve
• Resilience and initiative in a dynamic school environment
• Experience managing challenging behaviour positively
• Excellent planning, communication, and classroom practice
• Team-focused with a commitment to professional development
• Ability to create structured, supportive learning environments

This role offers the chance to be part of a dedicated and supportive staff team, making a meaningful impact every day.

About Us

Meadowcroft is an independent specialist day school for pupils aged from 5 to 19, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs across 4 sites in Wakefield. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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Here at Pick Everard, we are passionateabout creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspectiveon the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, driveand positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

Do you thrive in a collaborativeworkplace where your ideas and voice are valued? Would you enjoy working ondiverse projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK? Areyou driven to deliver high-quality work and continuously develop yourprofessional skills?

If you answered yes to the abovequestions, we want to hear from you!

To support our continued growth, we’relooking to appoint a Senior Civil Engineer to join our teams in Manchester orLeeds, delivering a range of wastewater, clean water, and Better Riversprojects.

At Pick Everard, water management iscentral to our work. We’re proud to support major clients like Severn TrentWater, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and the Government of Jersey, while alsocollaborating closely with contractors to develop innovative designs.

Joining a supportive network as part ofa national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance andgenuine scope for career development.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Creating designs from feasibility through to construction and leading the technical design of projects for a variety of projects in terms of size, type, and complexity, both single discipline and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting with the appraisal and design of structures and solutions for pumping stations, sewerage and clean water networks, surface water management, blue and green infrastructure, and detention tanks.
• Mentoring junior colleagues, supporting their development.
• Representing the firm at client meetings, contributing to us winning new work.
• Supporting project and team management and contributing your own innovative ideas to help us find affordable, sustainable and low carbon solutions for our clients.
• Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Find out what it is like to work at PickEverard here .

Our ideal Senior Water Civil Engineer must have:

• A degree or equivalent in civil engineering, working towards a professional qualification.
•   Chartered or near chartered with ICE or CIWEM.
•   CEng with post chartered relevant experience or IEng with post incorporated relevant experience working in wastewater.
•   Experience managing wastewater and/or cleanwater infrastructure schemes.
•   Good knowledge of industry design software packages.
•   Excellent communication skills and a team player with a confident, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
•   A high level broad-based technical appreciation.
•   Very good report writing and presentation skills at project level.
•   Experience in a variety of different forms of contract.
•   Confident liaising with new and existing clients and an ability to build a good rapport with other parts of our inter-disciplinary practice, and with external design teams.
•   Robust problem-solving skills, taking accountability for assigned work.
•   Previous experience writing and presenting reports along with client interaction and work winning (desirable).
•   The ability to lead a sub-team, focused on delivery of high-quality design output.
•   Experience in mentoring and technical management of a design team  

 Unsure you tick every box? We still encourage you to apply as your experience might be a great fit for this role or other opportunities in our team.   

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better. 

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. 

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.  

What we offer  

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect: 

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• orporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 6 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Priv te healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• takeholder pension.
• rofessional subscriptions.
• mployee Discount Scheme.
• yecare Scheme.
• ellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities   

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.  

Accessibility  

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.  

Agencies  

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

#LI-Hybrid

• Responsibility for C&S discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
• Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
• Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
• Production of high-quality C&S engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
• Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with.
• Ensure that work is carried out with relevant codes, standards and procedures, and maintain and develop awareness of current relevant codes and standards.
• Implement company, and where applicable client/ project policies and procedures.
• Communicate effectively with other disciplines to ensure that interfaces are clearly defined and correctly designed.
• Communicate appropriately with other departments, project personnel, vendors and clients.
• Assist in developing the knowledge and skills, including assisting in training and technical development of less experienced team members.
• Line-manage a team of civil engineers carrying out performance management, team development, work allocation and administration of company line-management processes.

• Defining client requirements
• Planning and delivering project tasks undertaken by the C&S team
• Design of new structures, assessment of historic structures, checking and approving C&S documentation from subordinates.
• Development of specifications and sub-contract SOW's including GI / SI contamination scopes
• Optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
• Advise and guidance on specialist discipline matters relating to nuclear sector requirements, regulations, latest technologies and industry best practice.
• Supporting the PM in identifying change, progress reporting, tracking of issues, risks and resolutions

• Significant experience in infrastructure at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
• Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements

• Experience with new and historic structures, optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
• Experience in leading small teams and supporting more junior engineers.
• Knowledge and experience of common forms of contracts
• Project Management experience
• Requirements Management experience
• Temporary Works / Geotechnical

• Minimum BEng Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartership with ICE or IStructE
• CSCS or CCNSG
• Security Clearance or Eligibility to obtain Security Clearance

• Further industry recognised training and qualifications
• Project Management
• CDM
• NEC
• Geotechnical

Planner
Leeds
45-55k plus package

We are currently seeking a Senior planner on behalf of a client of ours who specialise in high-end fit out and refurbishment work across Europe.
You will provide planning management and support to both the pre-contract and contract operations for the business, coordinate with bid and construction teams to manage and control the planning and programming aspects of bid proposals and multiple projects in progress. You will produce, manage, update the construction programme and its communication to internal and external customers and major stakeholders.
You will manage and incorporate change events into the construction programme and jointly with the commercial team, secure full entitlement under the contract.

As an experienced senior planner you will be educated to professional level with a relevant degree or equivalent in a core business discipline and you will have extensive experience in programme and project management, project planning, including programme controls, project review, cost and risk analysis. You will have the ability to plan construction works from first principles, preferably with experience in multi discipline major projects and you will have extensive site experience on business related projects in a management or supervisory capacity.

Green Skills and Construction Development Lead

Salary - £41,014 gross per annum.

Close date 07/09/2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join an aspirational College with big plans. As the College Construction Development Lead, you will work in close partnership with the Curriculum, Commercial and Business Development team and the Head of School to develop and position the College’s offer for Construction covering Green Skills, Renewable Technology and Sustainability. This role will support the growth of learner numbers and create further industry links to ensure delivery models meet employer needs on a local, regional and national level.

You will be involved in the co-creation and delivery of the curriculum and develop resources to support employer need for provision including Full time provision, T Levels, Apprenticeships and Commercial provision. The post holder would also be involved with the delivery of other provision within the Construction department in addition to supporting employer engagement and reputation enhancing for FE and HE.

A key focus of the role is to support the development of students’ employability skills and the industrial currency of the staff within the Centre. The role will, therefore, support opportunities in realistic work environments (RWE) in the Centre.

What we are looking for

You should hold a  recognised Level 3 qualification in Construction and a Level 2 qualification in English and maths. You should also hold a  PGCE or other recognised teaching qualification and be qualified to TAQA (A1,D32, 33) or willing to work towards. You should have excellent sector experience with good knowledge of local and regional employers along with relevant industrial and / or professional experience in the areas of Construction, Green Skills, Renewable Technology and Sustainability.

Our client, a well-established design & build, fit-out, and refurbishment contractor with a turnover of 25M, is seeking a Buyer to join their team based near Halifax. Operating across a wide range of commercial projects valued between 100k and 9M, they have built a reputation for delivering high-quality work across the full construction lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Buyer to work on a wide scope of procurement, from groundworks to final finishes, within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Please note this is an Office-based role.

Buyer - Benefits

• Salary: 35,000 - 45,000 (DOE, open to discussion)
• 28 days' holiday including Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Career progression opportunities
• Supportive commercial team of five.
• Interaction with multiple departments and live project teams

Buyer - Role Overview

• Source and procure construction materials, equipment, and plant hire from groundworks through to final finishes
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
• Negotiate prices, delivery schedules, and payment terms
• Forecast material needs in collaboration with site and project managers
• Monitor deliveries, stock levels, and supplier performance
• Maintain procurement documentation and accurate records
• Ensure timely and cost-effective purchasing aligned with project requirements
• Work closely with commercial and operational teams to ensure smooth site support

Buyer - Requirements

• Proven experience in a buying or procurement role (construction sector preferred)
• Knowledge of plant hire and construction materials procurement
• Excellent negotiation, organisational, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple procurement tasks under pressure
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Experience using SAGE and Collabor8 Online is advantageous (training can be provided)
• High attention to detail and ability to work both independently and collaboratively

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-regarded and growing contractor, playing a key role in the commercial success of varied and exciting projects.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.

Senior Civil Engineer (Roads & Drainage)

About This Role

We are looking for a Senior Civil Engineer with strong technical expertise, and a genuine dedication to sustainable design. You'll collaborate across engineering teams to develop detailed civil engineering designs from concept through to completion.

Your input will strengthen delivery in sectors including data centres, commercial offices, finance, education, hotels & leisure, and mixed-use developments.

What You'll Do

• Own and lead civil engineering design across drainage, earthworks, utilities, and more.
• Guide project teams from feasibility to final delivery.
• Partner with architects, planners, and stakeholders to deliver smart, efficient, and sustainable engineering solutions.
• Ensure designs meet technical standards, safety regulations, and environmental objectives.
• Mentor and support junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, managing expectations and driving repeat business through professional excellence.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified with a BEng or MSc (or equivalent) in Civil/Structural Engineering or a related field.
• Chartered or Incorporated (CEng/IEng MICE), or working towards chartership (strongly preferred).
• At least 5 years of relevant civil design and project delivery experience, ideally including data centre projects.
• Proficiency with Civil 3D, Micro Drainage and/or AutoCAD.
• Strong leadership, communication skills, and client-facing confidence.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for innovation and sustainable engineering.

On Offer :

• 50,000 - 60,000 (potentially more DOE)
• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Generous Holiday Allowance
• Professional Memberships
• Employee Ownership
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Working

To apply, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience or contact Iain Shanley for more information.