SME view: the secret to hiring top technical talent

By Luke Smith 2024-12-06T07:00:00

Here’s how an energy performance specialist is eschewing traditional recruitment to attract the scientists, mathematicians and innovators it needs

The skills gap in construction is cavernous: 251,500 extra workers are required to meet construction output by 2028, and in 2023 10,000 more people left than joined the sector.

But these figures oversimplify the issue for construction, where its many subsectors and industries have varied and vast skill needs. Many construction-related roles at the coal face of delivering carbon net zero-ready buildings require skills very different to the stereotypical muddy boots job.

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