Your Trusted Experts in Construction Recruitment

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The construction industry is facing growing challenges, from skills shortages and labour gaps to high turnover rates. These issues can delay projects, increase costs, and disrupt productivity. At Extra Workforce, we understand how critical it is to have the right team in place—precisely when you need them. Whether you require a labourer, traffic marshall, site cleaner, or a dedicated security team to protect your site, we specialise in connecting you with skilled professionals who ensure your operations run smoothly. Our expertise in construction recruitment allows us to streamline the hiring process, delivering the right people efficiently and effectively.

Tailored Recruitment Solutions for Your Business

Finding the perfect fit for your workforce can be a challenge, especially in a competitive labour market. That’s where we come in. Our dedicated recruitment team has a proven track record of sourcing top talent across all areas of construction, from civil engineering to building services.

But we go beyond just filling positions. We match candidates who align with your company’s culture, work ethic, and long-term project goals—helping you build a workforce that drives success.

Contract Construction Recruitment

When you need reliable contractors who can hit the ground running, our contract recruitment services provide fast, flexible, and compliant hiring solutions. We quickly source and brief skilled professionals, ensuring your project remains on schedule and fully staffed.

Our service goes beyond recruitment—we provide full back-office support, including:
Timesheet management – ensuring accurate record-keeping and efficiency.
Payroll processing – handling all financial aspects seamlessly.
Legal and compliance assistance – ensuring full adherence to industry regulations, including off-payroll working rules and IR35 compliance.

By handling the complexities of contract recruitment, we allow you to focus on delivering high-quality projects while we take care of the workforce logistics.

Permanent Construction Recruitment

For businesses looking to build long-term success, hiring the right permanent employees is essential. We assign a dedicated construction recruiter who understands your industry and knows where to find the skills you need.

Using our extensive network and candidate database, we source experienced professionals who fit your specific requirements. Our recruiters manage every stage of the hiring process, ensuring:
Targeted talent acquisition – accessing a pool of pre-screened, high-quality candidates.
Seamless recruitment experience – reducing the time and effort required to find the right hire.
Long-term workforce stability – securing talent that contributes to your company’s future.

At Extra Workforce, we take the stress out of recruitment so you can focus on building, developing, and delivering exceptional construction projects.

Why Choose Extra Workforce?

Industry Expertise – We specialise in construction recruitment, understanding the specific needs and challenges of the sector.
Fast & Efficient Hiring – Whether you need contractors or permanent staff, we deliver skilled professionals quickly.
Full Compliance & Support – Our back-office services ensure smooth payroll, compliance, and legal processes.
A People-First Approach – We match candidates who align with your business values, ensuring long-term success.

If you're looking for a recruitment partner who truly understands the construction industry, Extra Workforce is here to help. Get in touch today and let’s build a workforce that drives your projects forward.

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Extra Workforce Construction Recruitment FAQs

Construction recruitment experts in Birmingham and the West Midlands

These FAQs explain how our security services support construction sites of all sizes across Birmingham.

This guide explains our services, processes and the expertise behind our team so you can make confident and informed decisions. If you have any questions that are not answered here, our support team is available around the clock. You can contact us by email or through our online form. Your security matters to us and we are here to help at every stage.

Cients FAQs

W recruit both contract and permanent workforce. If you are hiring contractors we can manage the process and help you navigate the necessary regulations.

We advertise your job ads on every major job board such as CV Library and Total Jobs etc, as well as our own website , and social media channels on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Job seekers can create a complete professional profile at extraworkforce.uk website to get matched to the right opportunity. We have hundreds of professionals with completed profiles in our database.

Once you create your business profile, you can post you job ad at the website. A recruitment consultant will then be matched to you based on your needs and get in touch to discuss the vacancy further.

Our process begins with a CV review and a pre-screening call. Candidates who pass this stage proceed to a formal interview with our recruitment team for a detailed assessment.

We start charging fee if a candidate that has been introduced to you by us is employed within your company and starts working with you. Until then our service is completely free of charge.

We usually offer an industry leading guarantee period – so you are covered with a replacement, completely free of charge, should anything go wrong with our candidates.

Candidate FAQs

At Extra Workforce, the whole recruitment process is done remotely and there is no need for candidates to visit the office or hand documents and IDs. Current jobs are published on the website. After you apply for for a job a website, we invite you to complete your job application if we think you the are right fit for the vacancy. Once invited, you can complete your job application and get interviewed. afterwards.

Using a specialist, specific agency like Extra Workforce will mean you will have a consultant on your side, that understands what you want, matching you to the right opportunity and pushing to get you through the door. We will help you through the entire process to ensure you get the job you want.

Pay rates can vary depending on your sector, job type, contract length, and size of the recruiting business. We’ll always guarantee that you’ll be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.

Extra Workforce is a leading construction recruitment agency built on reputation and client focus. We leverage deep market connections to provide access to exclusive, unadvertised roles. We then manage your entire application and act as your advocate with the employer.

Holiday is accrued based on 12.07% of your basic pay. Contact the office to request a holiday.

Generally if we think that you are suitable for the role then we will invite to complete your job application within 3-5 working days. If we have not contacted you by then it could be that we felt you were unsuitable for the role. It's always a good idea to call us to double check.

You and most employees in the UK pay tax to contribute towards public services like the NHS, schools, roads, and emergency services. If you earn over the personal allowance set by the government, tax is automatically deducted from your wages through PAYE

Never! We only present your details to a client after we have spoken to you about the vacancy, the company and received your permission to do so.

We don’t provide transport as standard, so make sure to plan how you’ll get to and from work. Most of our roles are easy to get to by public transport, within walking distance.

If you have a complaint or concern, the first step is to contact your consultant. In case they need to escalate the issue to the right person or department to make sure it’s properly reviewed.

The types of jobs we offer can vary depending on demand, the season and your proximity to your workplace. We recruit for a mix of full-time and part-time roles, as well as temporary, fixed-term, and permanent positions.

We specialise in finding opportunities for construction professionals, such as labourers and traffic marshalls.

Using a recruitment agency offers significant advantages for job seekers. Their industry connections and resources can efficiently match your skills with suitable opportunities. Furthermore, they provide invaluable support by negotiating salaries and benefits on your behalf and guiding you through the entire search process. This partnership ultimately saves considerable time and effort.