Leggwork

20/10/2026

Last week we introduced you to our Perm team. This week, we are taking a closer look at the people behind it. First up, Luke! 👋

Luke is our Principal Consultant specialising in permanent recruitment across Surveying, Geospatial, Civil Engineering and Infrastructure.

He joined LEGGWORK in November 2024, relocating from Huddersfield to Bristol, and has built our permanent recruitment desk from the ground up. Since then, he has made 20+ placements across six clients, been named our Employee of the Year for 2025 and was promoted to Principal Consultant in September 2026. Not bad going.

What sets Luke apart is his depth of knowledge across some genuinely specialist markets. His core areas include:

🔸 Land and Engineering Surveying: Topographical, measured building, setting out and engineering surveyors.

🔸 Utility Surveying: Utility mapping, PAS128, GPR, underground utility detection and multi-disciplinary survey roles.

🔸 Geospatial and Technical Services: Specialist technical positions supporting surveying, mapping and infrastructure projects.

🔸 Civil Engineering and Infrastructure: Technical, project management and operational appointments across civil engineering and infrastructure delivery.

🔸 Project and Operational Management: Project managers, survey managers and operational professionals helping businesses deliver projects and grow.

In these markets, the detail really matters. Two candidates can share the same job title but have completely different experience in terms of equipment, software, disciplines and site responsibilities. Luke understands those differences, which means clients get better-matched shortlists and candidates get properly represented.

His approach is straightforward. Recruitment should be a partnership, not a transaction. Honest conversations, realistic expectations and keeping the process moving.

If you are looking to make a permanent hire across any of the above, Luke is well worth a conversation.

📞 Luke Norton - 07782 242782

15/10/2026

We have just published a new blog post on the LEGGWORK website! 📝

As recruiters, we see a huge range of CVs every single day. From Directors and Contracts Managers through to Groundworkers and Labourers, a well-put-together CV can make a real difference in securing that next role.

We have pulled together our top tips and tricks for writing a CV that gets you noticed, from leading with a strong personal statement to why including your references upfront can put you ahead of the crowd.

Head to the link below to give it a read.

https://leggwork.com/our-top-tips-and-tricks-for-securing-that-next-interview/

And to our fellow recruiters, we would love to hear your top CV tips too! Drop them below 👇

As an employment agency, we have seen our fair share of CV’s. From Directors, Operations/ Contracts Managers, to Groundworkers and Labourers, it is crucial to have a well-formulated CV, especially if you’re keen to grow your career and take your next steps. In the built environment, there are of...

14/10/2026

Introducing the LEGGWORK Permanent Recruitment Team

Since the start of LEGGWORK, we've primarily serviced contract roles across build, civils and engineering. It's our roots, and it's how we've grown.

Over the past two years, though, Luke has been working hard to establish the permanent side of LEGGWORK. Now, with the addition of Rob, the permanent team is firing on all cylinders to fill your business-critical positions and help solve hiring problems for both build and civils clients.

Luke has 5 years of experience delivering permanent recruitment support in the Civil and Infrastructure Sector across the UK. He specialises in white-collar and executive search, connecting top talent with leading surveying, civil engineering and highways infrastructure firms. Luke covers anything from Site Agents and Geospatial Surveyors to Director/ Executive-level appointments and everything in between. He's also not shy of tackling a niche role. Trusted across the UK Major Projects market (Nuclear and Aviation).

Rob has spent 11 years recruiting for specialist building contractors, covering facades, cladding and envelope systems, internal flooring and wall systems, and superstructure solutions. He recruits project managers, contracts managers, commercial managers and quantity surveyors, mostly for SME and tier 2 firms. He takes an advisory approach, looking at what works best for each client financially and for how their project runs.

If you're hiring permanently across build or civils, get in touch with Luke or Rob to see how we can help.

13/10/2026

Q3 at Leggwork: a quarter in numbers (and a few things that don't fit in a spreadsheet)

We are 75% through 2026, and honestly, we can say before the year has finished that it has been the most interesting year LEGGWORK has had. With a lot of changes and a lot of firsts. However, this Quarter has been focused on development, training and process improvement.

By the numbers:
242 placements
32,993 hours worked on site
835 day shifts covered

Beyond the numbers:
🧡 We've welcomed 4 new team members to Leggwork, including Joe, who joins us covering blue-collar roles in Devon and Cornwall. It's great to officially expand the internal team and strengthen our reach across the South West.
🎈 We spent a fantastic volunteer day with Young Bristol at the Balloon Fiesta, supporting their work with young people in our city.
🍲 Soup Fridays have officially become a thing. Never underestimate what a big pot of soup does for team spirit.

We also ran our latest employee engagement survey, and we're really pleased that our values scored 100% favourable. Which is something we are very proud to have at LEGGWORK, having a team that completely believes in the type of environment and morals we work hard to uphold.

Thank you to our clients, candidates and the whole LEGGWORK team for a brilliant Q3. On to Q4!

09/10/2026

World Mental Health Day

Struggling with mental health is something people face in every workplace, but in construction, the impact has become undeniable. A 2025 CIOB report found that 80% of construction workers surveyed had felt stressed, 68% had experienced anxiety and 38% had experienced depression daily, weekly or monthly over the past year.

For World Mental Health Day, we wanted to share how the Leggwork team look after their mental health. Swipe through to see what helps them.

One thing doesn’t work for everyone, and these are simply what works for us. But if you’re struggling, we hope you can take some inspiration from it.

Looking after your mental health isn’t just about big changes. The small ones add up, and each one helps chip away at the battle.

If you’re finding things tough, please reach out to someone. The Lighthouse Helpline and Mates in Mind details are below

08/10/2026

Over the past few months, we’ve had four new faces join the team, so we’re very happy to share the arrival of Lucy, Rob, Ryan and Joe, all coming into different areas of LEGGWORK.

Lucy and Ryan have joined the Civils team. Lucy joins us as a Trainee Consultant, and Ryan has changed avenues from education recruitment to construction recruitment, coming in as our new Civils Resourcer.

Rob has joined Luke on our permanent team, covering business-critical hires in the build sector.

Joe is flying the flag for LEGGWORK further south, covering blue collar construction across Cornwall and Devon.

Welcome to the team, Rob, Lucy, Ryan and Joe. Great to have you all on board.

30/09/2026

LEGGWORK’s New Look

A few weeks back, we promised a new website... well, technology had other plans!

But good things come to those who wait, and to Mike for having to deal with our unbeknownst-to-us plethora of DNS records.

Our site is now LIVE!

This has been a fantastic new step for LEGGWORK as a company. Creating an online home that truly reflects who we are and what we’re about, alongside being a well-organised place for our clients and candidates.

With easy access to view and apply for jobs, and for clients to contact the exact consultant they need to speak to. No singular ominous mainline number, no uncertainty as to who to speak to, no application form filled with 100 tick boxes. Just key details and a conversation.

Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
https://leggwork.com/

28/09/2026

Monday Job’s Board is here! 💼

Kicking off the week with a great selection of roles across both our permanent and contract teams, covering white collar and blue collar positions.

A few highlights this week:

Contracts Manager | East Midlands - Pre-Cast Concrete - £60,000 + Car & Package
Quantity Surveyor | North West - Dry Lining & SFS - £60,000+ Car & Package
Carpenter | Broadway - High-End Residential - £24-£26/hour
Civil Gang of 4 | Bristol - Civil & Engineering - £23-£28/hour

Plus plenty more across the country!

Get in touch with the team to find out more.

📞 Rob Elford - 07863 751741
📞 Kamila Lalik - 07868 275483
📞 Charlie Kibby - 07575 530862

25/09/2026

Site visits ✨

This week, Kamila and Lucy headed out across Bristol and Wiltshire to catch up with some of our candidates working on a range of infrastructure projects.

First up, they visited some of our skilled machine operators who have just started with a new client, working on a really interesting project removing an old bridge. Always great to check in with new starters and see how they are settling in.

They also stopped off to see one of our engineers busy at work on site, which was a brilliant reminder of the calibre of people we have out there representing LEGGWORK every day.