Roles, levels, clients and salaries
The best people, in every discipline of the built environment.
Romwood recruits construction project managers, cost consultants and quantity surveyors, site and construction managers, and engineers and data centre specialists, from graduate to partner, for consultancies, contractors and client-side teams in the UK and the US. Nothing less.
- Four disciplines, from graduate to partner
- United Kingdom and United States
- Consultancies, contractors and the client side
Roles we fill
Four disciplines, every level.
We adapt to what each client needs. These are the roles we fill most often.
Project managers
Assistant project manager to director and partner
Consultancy, client side and contractor side. New build, refurbishment and fit-out.
- Assistant Project Manager
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Associate Director
- Project Director
- Director and Partner
- Programme Manager
- Development Manager
- Employer's Agent
- Project Monitor
Cost consultants
Graduate to director and partner
Pre-contract and post-contract. Consultancy and contractor side.
- Graduate Quantity Surveyor
- Assistant Quantity Surveyor
- Quantity Surveyor
- Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Associate
- Senior Associate and Associate Director
- Director and Partner
- Cost Manager
- Commercial Manager
Contractors and site management
Site manager to project director
Main contractors and specialist contractors. Commercial, residential and industrial schemes.
- Site Manager
- Senior Site Manager
- Package Manager
- Construction Manager
- Contracts Manager
- Project Manager (contractor)
- Project Director
Engineers and data centre specialists
Engineer to programme director
Hyperscale and colocation data centre builds, in the UK and the US.
- Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- MEP Coordinator
- Commissioning Manager
- QA and QC Manager
- Controls Specialist
- Construction Manager (data centres)
- Programme Director
Seniority
From graduate to partner.
We recruit at every level. Most of our work sits between project manager and director, where the wrong hire costs the most.
- 01 Graduate and assistant
- 02 Professional and chartered
- 03 Senior
- 04 Associate and associate director
- 05 Director and partner
Who we work with
Consultancies, contractors and the client side.
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Project management consultancies
From boutique practices to international firms.
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Cost consultancies
Quantity surveying and cost management practices.
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Building surveying practices
Practices that also need project managers and cost teams.
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Multi-disciplinary firms
Where project, cost and engineering teams sit together.
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Main and specialist contractors
Site, construction and commercial teams.
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Developers, investors and occupiers
Client-side project and cost roles.
Coverage
United Kingdom and United States.
United Kingdom
London and the major regional centres. We meet on video as standard, and in person where it works for both sides.
United States
New York and Texas. The same disciplines as the UK, plus engineers and data centre specialists.
US salary guide 2026
What the US market is paying.
Base pay for six construction and engineering roles, nationally and for New York and Texas, from official US government statistics. The full guide is free to download. For a view on a UK role or offer, ask us.
- Our US placements run from $80,000 to $220,000, with New York and Texas covered separately.
- Construction managers, cost estimators, civil, electrical and mechanical engineers, and engineering leadership.
Common questions
Questions we are asked.
- What does Romwood Search Associates recruit?
- Project managers, cost consultants and quantity surveyors, site and construction managers, and engineers and data centre specialists, for consultancies, contractors and client-side teams. From graduate and assistant level to director and partner.
- Which countries does Romwood recruit in?
- The United Kingdom and the United States. In the UK, London and the major regional centres. In the US, New York and Texas.
- Do you recruit construction project managers in the United States?
- Yes. We place construction project managers, the construction PMs and construction managers of the US market, plus cost estimators and engineers, with consultancies, contractors and owners in New York and Texas, and with data centre programmes across the US.
- What sectors do your candidates work in?
- Infrastructure, data centres, life sciences, commercial offices and prime retrofit, residential and build to rent, logistics and industrial, education and public sector, hotels and leisure.
- Which firms do you work with?
- Project management consultancies, cost consultancies, building surveying practices, multi-disciplinary firms, main and specialist contractors, and developers, investors and occupiers.
