Career building construction jobs in Ireland

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Career building construction jobs in Ireland

As your lifelong career partner, we’re here to help you find the right job in construction, right now.

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Our recruitment experience in construction jobs

Whatever your reason for making your next move, our industry expertise and extensive employer network means we’re perfectly placed to connect you with opportunities that match your priorities and ambitions. 

As one of the cornerstones of our economy, it’s vital that the construction industry continues to flourish and grow, and for that, your skills are not only needed, but in high demand. Our extensive networks, exclusive relationships and on-the-ground experience make it easy for you to navigate an increasingly complex and evolving jobs market.  

Our track record hiring talented professionals across both the public and private sector is unrivalled, and we’re ready to match you to a range of construction jobs that you won’t find anywhere else, whether you’re looking for an estimator position, a quantity surveyor job, or one of the many other construction roles we recruit for. 

Recruiting for a wealth of roles from site managers to contracts managers, project managers, on-site engineers, site agents, buyers and planners, our construction recruitment specialists have both the unique sector knowledge and the regional insight to connect you to roles that are challenging, varied and above all, truly match your ambitions. 

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CONSTRUCTION JOBS FAQs

Absolutely – the construction industry remained strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has carried on growing since. The industry is robust across all core sectors, including infrastructure, mainstream building, house building and fit-out. 

Good construction skills are always in demand across every sector. The growing skills shortage is seeing this demand only continue to grow. 

We hire for a range of senior positions across the construction industry, including senior site managers, project managers, commercial managers, senior estimators and senior quantity surveyors.

Salaries across the board in construction are competitive, and even more junior roles such as assistant quantity surveyors and assistant estimators can expect an average salary of around €35,000-€37,000 in Dublin. 

A commercial manager meanwhile can easily command €90,000-€100,000 per annum, particularly in Dublin and the east.  

A senior site manager will typically earn €65,000-€70,000, while senior estimator salaries usually range from €70,000 to €80,000. Check out our 2023 Salary Guide for a more detailed breakdown.  

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