WHEN YOU WORK WITH ELEVATE, YOU WORK WITH AN EXPERT.
Our Directors have on average over 15 - 20 years’ experience each in their specialist areas.
The real strength of Elevate is our knowledge of your work.
Experienced technical recruiters for the built environment
Construction
Build
Civils
Residential
Housing
Development
Assets
Repairs
Consultancy
Design
Private Practice
Planning
WHEN YOU WORK WITH ELEVATE, YOU WORK WITH AN EXPERT.
Our Directors have on average over 15 - 20 years’ experience each in their specialist areas.
The real strength of Elevate is our knowledge of your work.
WHEN YOU WORK WITH ELEVATE, YOU WORK WITH AN EXPERT.
Our Directors have on average over 15 - 20 years’ experience each in their specialist areas.
The real strength of Elevate is our knowledge of your work.
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Focused
Every role we recruit for, or candidate we work with, can be assured that their placement will be delivered as a stand alone project and we will focus our expertise on delivering solutions to fully meet their requirement.
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Understanding
As a team, we at Elevate, have decades of experience within the construction recruitment industry. This means we are well placed to fully understand our candidate’s, and client’s, specific needs and strive to meet these with empathetic drive and determination.
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Trustworthy
We will be reliable and honest with our candidates and clients with the, mutual, benefit of creating long term relationships.
Latest Jobs
Property Condition Surveyor
St Austell £36,500 plus benefits - including home working with minimal officeElevate projects are working on partnership with our client, a reputable not for profit local housing provider in Cornwall, to appoint a Condition Surveyor within the Property Services team. Under the overall management and guidance of the Property Services Manager you will assist in delivering and coordinating a surveying service to adopt a zero-tolerance approach for the following areas: • Damp, Mould & Condensation inspections • Stock Condition inspections • Estate Condition inspections • EPC Assessments Excellent benefits include large annual leave allowance, remote / hybrid working , a keen investor in people with training and support for personal development and qualifications
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Programme Manager - EICR Compliance
Swindon £450 to £500 The Role Elevate projects are working in partnership with our client, a registered affordable housing provider, in appointing an experienced Compliance Programme Manager to establish, mobilise and lead a comprehensive Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) compliance programme within Property Services. This is a key contract role responsible for ensuring statutory electrical compliance across a large and varied housing portfolio, delivering the programme using a mixed delivery model of Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) and specialist sub-contractors. The postholder will be responsible for setting up governance, controls, reporting, delivery plans and assurance processes, then driving performance to achieve and maintain 100% compliance. Key Responsibilities Set up and mobilise an end-to-end EICR compliance programme from inception Develop and implement programme plans, milestones, budgets and risk controls Manage delivery through a blend of DLO resources and external contractors Establish robust compliance processes, procedures and audit trails Ensure all works meet statutory requirements, industry standards and internal policies Monitor performance, productivity, quality and cost across all delivery partners Manage contractor performance, KPIs, commercial arrangements and variations Provide clear reporting, dashboards and assurance to senior stakeholders Identify and mitigate risks, including access, data quality and capacity constraints Support wider Property Services Compliance objectives and continuous improvement Essential Experience & Skills Proven experience delivering large-scale compliance programmes within housing or property services Strong working knowledge of EICR, electrical safety legislation and compliance frameworks Experience managing programmes using both DLO and subcontractor delivery models Excellent programme management, mobilisation and stakeholder engagement skills Strong commercial awareness and contractor management capability Ability to work autonomously and deliver at pace in a complex operational environment
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Testimonials
The HR Resourcing Team at the University of Bristol have worked with Elevate Projects over the last 18 months. Matt has supported us and our hiring managers with various contractor roles within the Campus Division, ranging from surveyors, fire safety and compliance roles. We have had good success working with Elevate and they have been able to send over high quality candidates for the roles and filled them successfully. The service we have received has been fantastic and we would not hesitate to send over further requests in the future.
Harriet Hanson, Agency Resource Manager
"I have worked with Gavin at Elevate for nearly 20 years, notably during my time with Willmott Dixon and Midas where we worked on numerous retail developments together. His knowledge of the sector is second to none and he has a very loyal group of freelance people that work for him, so you always know when you have a requirement that he will provide quality, reliable personnel ”.
Matt Sidwell, Associate RG Group
Shepherds Bush Housing Group are a local provider of affordable housing and not profit developer based in Chiswick, West London. Matt Walker, Director of elevate has very strong relationships in our sector and been proactive in his approach to provide us with a number of hard to find specialist staff on temporary and permanent basis over the years and he has earned Preferred Supplier status due to his success.
Recent Appointment via Matt and Elevate include Head of Assets & Compliance, Head of Repairs, Building Surveyor, Neighbourhood Housing Office.
I would certainly recommend Matt and elevate Projects Ltd to any RSL looking to appoint to positions that require a certain level of Regulatory or Technical knowledge.
Clare Hemming, Recruitment Adviser - People & Culture
Having known Gavin for over 20 years now, I can honestly say that you would be hard pushed to find anyone more qualified and sympathetic to meet your needs whether you’re a candidate or an client wishing to fill a position. He will always do his best to put the correct people into the correct vacancies with a view to satisfy all concerned.
As for this new venture, I’m sure that Gavin and his team will carry on these great ethics he has developed over the many years working within and alongside the construction industry.
Pete Sarre, Project Manager - Juniper Homes
‘Midas have a very long standing relationship with Gavin from Elevate Projects, when we use Gavin to recruit for a position, he knows enough about our business culture and the type of people we need for our teams that he will only send over candidates that are relevant to us, making the recruitment process much quicker and easier. We would like to wish Gavin well in his new venture and hope to continue the trusted relationship we have with him and continue to build upon our shared focus of providing excellent customer service by focusing on a positive outcome for everyone ‘.
Derek Quinn, Executive Director - Midas Construction Ltd
“I started using Elevate Projects to provide me with quality & reliable staff, with the knowledge of an experienced team within Elevate to provide exactly what I require, definitely recommend them to others”