Hiring exceptional people isn't easy.

The strongest structural engineers and technicians are rarely active job seekers.

They’re busy leading projects, progressing within their businesses, and often have little reason to speak to recruiters.

That’s why successful hiring requires far more than advertising a vacancy or searching a database.

It requires market knowledge, trusted relationships, sound judgement, and the ability to identify engineers who may not yet have considered making a move.

At Structural Search, we specialise exclusively in Structural Engineering. Through targeted search, direct headhunting and long-term relationships, we help consultancies identify and engage exceptional engineers who are rarely accessible through traditional recruitment methods.

Our approach helps you to:

• Make better long-term hiring decisions.
• Access high-calibre passive engineers.
• Reduce time-to-hire without compromising on quality.
• Improve retention through stronger long-term fit.
• Gain valuable market insight throughout the hiring process.

We’re not generalist recruiters with a structural engineering division.

Structural engineering is all we do.

That exclusive focus gives us an in-depth understanding of the market, credibility with the engineers we represent, and the ability to introduce people who will genuinely strengthen your business.

The Evidence

Anyone can make promises. We’d rather show results.

• 94% success rate on retained assignments.
• Outstanding CV-to-interview and interview-to-offer ratios, with an offer acceptance rate of over 70%.
• Repeat business from many of the UK’s leading structural engineering consultancies.

We focus on quality over quantity, because five relevant CVs beat fifty random ones every single time.

(Your inbox probably agrees.)

Who we work with

We’re selective about who we work with.

Most of our clients are design-led consultancies, ambitious SMEs and growing engineering businesses. Others are established international firms looking to strengthen key areas of their organisation.

Although much of our work is centred on London and the UK, we’ve also built trusted relationships with consultancies across North America.

Because the engineers in our network trust our judgement, we’re equally selective about the businesses we introduce them to.

We want to represent companies that produce excellent work, invest in their people, and provide an environment where talented engineers can build long-term careers.

If we believe your business is somewhere exceptional people will thrive, we’ll invest everything we’ve got into helping you make the right appointment.

Because great recruitment isn’t simply about filling vacancies.

It’s about making appointments that strengthen businesses and careers for years to come.