Construction / Property

We are Howells, a trusted Recruiter within the Construction and Property Services Industry. Over the years, we have built a reputation as Recruiters who deliver, but most importantly, we deliver with integrity, a reputation we are immensely proud of.

We have a proven track record in recruiting across the board, from Trades, to Planners, Central Functions and Senior Leadership teams, and our specialist consultants have in-depth knowledge and experience of the people-centric sector in which we operate.

Our clients include: Repairs & Maintenance Contractors, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Residential Developers, specialist contractors including Passive Fire & M&E, and Facilities Maintenance contractors.

We support with temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment solutions, as well as tailored approaches for projects such as new contract mobilisation.

If you would like to work alongside an organisation who will truly partner with you, working with your key people to develop a bespoke recruitment strategy tailored to your individual needs, please get in touch.

Active jobs

Contract Manager - Repairs and Maintenance

£60000 - £65000 per annum + plus package

Our client is an innovative, and award winning Social Housing Repairs & Maintenance Contractor who are looking for a Contract Manager to join their team based in Dartford. The key function of this role is to manage the team of Managers, Supervisors and trades delivering the repairs and voids service, ensuring a high quality and commercially focused service is delivered.

Carpenter multi

£37000 - £38000 per annum + Van and fuel card

We are currently seeking an experienced Carpenter Multi-Trader to join a well-established reactive maintenance team, carrying out carpentry repairs, installations and general property maintenance within occupied social housing properties across Bromley, Croydon and Wandsworth. The successful candidate will have strong carpentry skills alongside experience in general multi-trade repairs, with the ability to complete a variety of maintenance works within residential properties.

Plumber multi trader

£36000 - £38000 per annum + Van and fuel card

We are currently seeking an experienced Plumber Multi-Trader to join a well-established reactive maintenance team, carrying out plumbing repairs, installations and general property maintenance within occupied social housing properties across South London. The successful candidate will have strong plumbing skills alongside experience in general multi-trade repairs, with the ability to complete a variety of maintenance works within residential properties.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

£30000 - £47000 per annum

We are working with an established property and asset management consultancy who are looking to appoint an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team. Our client works closely with housing associations and local authorities, providing specialist commercial and operational support across repairs, maintenance, asset management and refurbishment programmes.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

£30000 - £47000 per annum

Quantity Surveyor

£50000 - £65000 per annum + + Bonus

We are working with an established property and asset management consultancy who are looking to appoint an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join their team. Our client works closely with housing associations and local authorities, providing specialist commercial and operational support across repairs, maintenance, asset management and refurbishment programmes.

Site Manager - High-Rise Retrofit

plus package

We are recruiting four experienced Site Managers to lead an accelerated retrofit and cladding replacement programme across four high-rise residential blocks in central Bristol. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a specialist contractor delivering capital and retrofit programmes within the social housing sector, with particular expertise in high-rise and high-risk buildings.

Site Manager - Repairs and Maintenance

£48000 - £50000 per annum + plus package

We are working with a leading Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to join their team in Crawley.