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.

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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Where have all the MRICS Building Surveyors gone?

Where have all the MRICS Building Surveyors gone?

Where have all the MRICS Building Surveyors gone? Ashleigh Pearce explores the UK shortage, from an ageing workforce and chartership bottlenecks to pay pressures and what employers can do to strengthen the talent pipeline.
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Real Estate's Empty Desks Aren't Ours Alone

Real Estate's Empty Desks Aren't Ours Alone

Real estate technology employers are competing with banks, consultancies and tech firms for the same specialist talent. Adam Parry explores what this means for hiring, retention and how employers can widen the talent pool.
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Wednesday Market Insights: The Talent Pipeline Is Under Pressure.  Is Your Strategy Keeping Up?

Wednesday Market Insights: The Talent Pipeline Is Under Pressure. Is Your Strategy Keeping Up?

From Real Estate Technology & Business Transformation to Building Surveying, talent pressures are taking different forms across the Built Environment. We look at what this means for employers, hiring strategies and the wider skills pipeline.
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