Our Specialisms
Specialising in recruitment across the built environment since 2001, we are the market-leader in real estate, property and construction recruitment, executive search, and HR advisory services.
Real estate and construction
recruitment with a difference.
Real estate and construction
recruitment with a difference.
We are specialist recruiters, operating across multiple geographies and specialisms across the built environment, built from decades of experience in international real estate and construction.
Cobalt's Specialisms
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Wednesday Market Insights: The 2027 workforce challenge across the built environment
As employers prepare their 2027 hiring strategies, the challenge isn't simply finding talent. It's understanding where specialist capabilities are becoming harder to secure, where hiring requirements are restricting access to suitable professionals, and how different market conditions should influence recruitment decisions. Drawing on conversations across Cobalt's specialist desks, we examine what employers should be considering before taking their next brief to market.
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Why Your Perfect Building Surveyor Might Not Exist
Why are building surveying roles so difficult to fill? Cobalt's Ashleigh Pearce explores how outdated hiring briefs, salary expectations and inflexible requirements are affecting recruitment, and what employers can do differently in 202
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Employment Rights Act 2025: What Employers in the Built Environment Need to Know
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is changing how employers across construction, real estate, infrastructure and engineering manage their workforce. Maria Sinclair, Managing Director at Cobalt Recruitment UK, explores the key reforms, implementation timelines and practical steps employers should take to prepare.
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